How can I go about purchasing a website?

I know how to bid and everything I just don't know how the actual transfer from person to person works..... any help?

 

After you win the bid.
You pay the seller.
Then the seller will push the domain to you and sent you the website db and files to you.

 

Can you explain the termenology, I have no idea lol

 

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Typically it varies depending on the site to some degree. Higher value sites can take longer to transfer, and you may go through extra steps of escrow.

Typically you pay the money for the site. Many people vary on how they like to receive payment. For me, I prefer a WIRE transfer.

Then, once the money is received in full. I will begin prepping the site for transfer to their server. Again, depending on the site. There are going to be some things that need to be prepped for or backed up before you transfer. I typically will send a hard copy with tracking number as well as the virtual site. That is done in a peer-to-peer transfer handled by your/host.

I will then transfer any licenses for content, docs, 2257/ID (adult content) and any other invoices or things needed for taxes and such. The very last thing I transfer is the domain.

That way I know money received, not scams or shams, and all the rest is completed before I surrender the site as a whole.

Keep in mind, I do a lot of adult sites and they are going to have different things that apply then some adsense blog. Also my sites are going to be for thousands of dollars. So having extra precaution for me is key. On some $25 blog, who cares.

Good luck.

 

Very informative post . Thanks for posting it.

 

I sold a blog, but it was blogspot, I just gave the ownership to the seller.

 

Yeah depends on how much value is involved and the amount of security

 

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What do you mean by pushing a domain and the database files, how exactly do you transfer those?

 

Here's a detailed article on how to take over a website you've just bought.

Note: It does differ from just transfering a website you already own from one server to another. This article specifically addresses the taking over a site you've purchased. It includes everything from changing WHOIS to changing affiliates code/Adsense publisher ID etc.

Hope that helps. If you have further questions the forum in my signature has experts who would gladly post detailed forum answers to specific questions about transferring websites - they do it week in and week out.

 

Thanks everyone! +rep

 

indeed a very interactive and interesting thread this one. lots to learn and did learn some.

 

go to godaddy.com for domains

 

Make just sure you use escrow.com...you have been warned...

 

but for a full website, the best place is flippa.com, or the buy/sell/trade section of digital point forum

 

you can always use escrow service and get payment by stages. the more stages the better but it may be troublesome. If you trust the seller or buyer, you don't need too many stage of payment

 

For me, I sell smaller websites, so the steps I go through are less precautious. First I discuss payment with the buyer. I always ask for money via paypal, with the paypal account being VERIFIED. Then, I will save all my files as a .zip and either send them a hard copy or email it to them. Depending on the size, I may also have to upload it to a file hosting company so they can download it. Then, transfer the domain name. I ask they have a godaddy account, as it makes transferring the domain to them very easy (I register all my domains with godaddy, so others may not).

 

I agree with the poster above that said to make sure you use Escrow.com

It's too easy for someone to dispute a PayPal charge and get their money back.

Escrow transactions are much more secure.