How much are we talking about? For anything less than $500 i would usually use PayPal although they are not my favorite company in the world. There is also escrow. I usually get payment first but if it is a high price then the buyer may be hesitant.
Its easy Here’s how you should construct a “site for sale†post on a forum. 1. Tell us the URL: Yes it may seem obvious but there are so many paranoid affiliate marketeers out there tha they don’t tell us what the site is! Again, you see the usual “pm me for the URL†rubbish. I mean come on, you’re selling the site for goodness sake so just tell us what it is. 2. Traffic: Try and provide stats for at least the last 12 months, back up with screenshots. Not only that but tell us where the traffic comes from, is it natural traffic or PPC? If it is natural then from what search engines and from what search terms. If it is PPC then again, what keywords and how much do you spend? 3. Earnings: How much does the site earn? And from what methods? Affiliate programmes? AdSense? etc. 4. Niche: Tell us about the niche your site operates in, is it big? In terms of traffic and revenue. Remember although you may be an expert in your niche and know everything there is about it, don’t assume your buyer will. 5. Users: Do you have a database of users who have subscribed to your site? If so how many? Do you email them on a regular basis? 6. PageRank etc.: Yeah I know PageRank doesn’t mean much but the fact is its still one of the first things that people look at when looking at the potential of new sites. So include the PageRank, Alexa and Technorati (if applicable) rankings. 7. Hosting: Where is your site hosted and how much do you spend a month on hosting? All very important when working out ROI. 8. Backlinks: How many links to your site are there out there? 9. Workload: How many people work on the site at the moment? How many hours a day/week do you spend updating/managing the site? Again, all of this is vital when making purchasing decisions. 10. Unique Selling Point: What is the USP of your site? If say it’s a cashback site then what makes your site different from the 50 billion other cashback sites in existence? Really sell your site and tell the world why it is so special and the best thing since sliced bread.
For payment methods, you can use escrow.com. This is safe for both buyer and seller. That is the method we generally use when we buy sites.
1) Buyer usually makes the Payment to the Seller first (Paypal for lower price / Escrow.com for higher price). 2) After the Seller has successfully received the Payment from the Buyer, the Seller typically pushes the Domain Name to the Buyer, and gives the Server Access (Login, Username, and Password) to the Buyer for transferring the Website to the Buyer. 3) Aside from the Seller providing some initial support to the Buyer during the Ownership Transition of the Domain / Website, the sale should be complete.
Yes very nice tips. I currently have many sites i want to sell as i have had so many ideas and not enough time to execute on all of them. So these tips help