Hey guys, I wrote up a blog post the other day dealing with buying & selling sites for a profit. Thought I'd share with you, hope you will find it useful: http://www.affiliatepimpin.com/flippin-sites-for-profit-thinking-outside-the-box/
Nice story and advice! I've been doing the same thing for years. In fact, years ago, I developed Yahtool. It would take a list of expired domain names and checked to see if any were listed in Yahoo. Those that came up were available to register, but still listed in Yahoo. My first expired domain name I found in Yahoo, I sold it for $500. It was a domain name about RVs. I built a site on it with a pic of an RV and a way to submit RVs for sale. I hacked up a guestbook script to allow people to post their RVs for sale. But, the key ingredient to selling it was the fact that it was in Yahoo. This was back when Yahoo had just started charging the $299 directory listing fee. It's harder to find available domain names in directories now, but your advice about finding website owners who are willing to sell is excellent.
hey great post...i'm definitely going to use your method a lot more often after I get a few sites up and running the way that I like I've made a few unsuccessful offers to buy sites before...but more perseverance is the key
I absolutely DISAGREE with the idea that Sitepoint is not a place to buy. I've bought over 50k worth of sites on Sitepoint...all of which have grown substantially....because SEO was not fully exploited. These were owners that wanted to sell "quickly" because they were no longer interested in the sites that they put out for sale. The sites were neglected and it was apparent from the drop in traffic.
nice methods though but so bad i dont have much budget for that. sure i would do the same if i got more revenue from my site. thanks for the idea.
i have thought of beginning with but bot when man make a push is it only the domain there is pushed or is it everything?
While I can say there are opportunities on Sitepoint for purchasing, I think the bigger picture here is there could be even bigger opportunities outside of that. Plus, you don't have to get into a bidding war since you may be the only person making the webmaster an offer.