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Selling Funny photos and comment site with awesome theme - Slappost.com

Discussion in 'Sites' started by mneodor87, Dec 19, 2012.

  1. #1
    I'm selling my funny photo and comment site (think 9Gag.com) since I don't have time for it anymore.

    The domain name is SlapPost.com, and I built the site's template myself. The idea was to have people upload stupid things they saw/found online and people would then "slap" it.

    The domain expires in July so there's a long time left on the domain. I'll push it to your account for free and will send you the site's files and SQL database to import into your site.

    Here is a screenshot of the site and its Analytics-

    slappost.jpg
    analytics.jpg

    I have AdSense on it (through Google's DFP Small Business) but only assume < $1 a month earnings.

    EDIT: I got some of the same questions a few times through PM, so let me answer those here-

    1) Most of the traffic is direct, though I had some SEO work and Digg posting a few months ago.
    2) The script is built on Pligg though I have heavily customized the script and almost entirely spam-proofed it. This includes an image upload script that I purchased ($10) and modified.
    3) I built the theme/template myself, and that comes with the site :)
    4) The images from the submission go with the site too, and they aren't reposts that I'm aware of. They should be original/unique to the site so no copyright worries I imagine.

    Thanks!
     
    Last edited: Dec 19, 2012
    mneodor87, Dec 19, 2012 IP
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    basketmen Well-Known Member

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    #2
    wow reserve not yet met still
     
    basketmen, Dec 19, 2012 IP
  3. mneodor87

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    #3
    The reserve is at $30, so almost there :)
     
    mneodor87, Dec 19, 2012 IP
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    readersnation Well-Known Member

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    #4
    Its a direct traffic, from where is it coming ?

    How do you market it ?
     
    readersnation, Dec 19, 2012 IP
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    mneodor87 Member

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    I had some SEO work done a few months ago, with backlinks and optimization, but the only social presence was from posting things to Digg.
     
    mneodor87, Dec 19, 2012 IP
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    readersnation Well-Known Member

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    But it shows as direct traffic and not referral traffic.Its not even from search engine. How do you justify the traffic ?
     
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    Most of the direct traffic comes from Pligg spammers who scrape for URL structures that match known Pligg default settings. They add those sites to a bot list to try to automate the registration and submission process. I didn't change my settings when I first set it up a few months ago so the site got added to their lists.

    Since then I've almost entirely spam-proofed it. I re-wrote much of the script, from registration to submission to prevent this. ~20 direct visits still come every day, but only 2 or 3 spam submissions get through every week, but it used to be 200 a day.
     
    mneodor87, Dec 19, 2012 IP
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    jayrash88 Member

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    How many members and who post the content - you or members?
     
    jayrash88, Dec 20, 2012 IP
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    What is the price ?
     
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    mneodor87 Member

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    #10
    @jayrash88most of the content came from members of the site, but I had 2 accounts I posted a few things under.

    @omariobrosthe price is $75 buy it now, or the current high bid is $55 (look up at the top). Someone had approached me via PM to BIN but never did, so it's still available.
     
    mneodor87, Dec 21, 2012 IP