I'm interested in selling one of my sites, mostly to see what the experience is like. I've selected one of my oldest and smallest sites, which I have long neglected. It's a five page site about a popular medical device. Site has less than 1,000 visitors per month, Google PR3, grosses about $50/month from Adsense and nets about $20/month after traffic costs. I would include my keyword lists with the sale. Questions: Where is the best place to list this site for sale (Sitepoint, Digital Point, eBay or other?) What do you think the site will sell for? What can I do to market this site in the best possible way? Also, I appreciate links to any resources that outline how to manage and the sales process, especially the mechanics of transfer and payment. I look forward to reading everyone's advice!
I think right here would be the best place to sell it. Most sites sell for content, then 1-2 years revenue (you'll more often see them go for 1 year).
Yes digitalpoint is probably the best marketplace available right now, especially since sitepoint has gone down hill.
Post a thread in the "Sites for Sale" subforum here http://forums.digitalpoint.com/forumdisplay.php?f=52 I'd suggest you make it an auction so that you can get the best price, specify a minimum reserve (if you want). Make it a 3 - 7 day auction, that allows enough time for prospective buyers to see it yet isn't too long a time that bidders lose interest. Typically, adsense based sites go for around 6-10 months income - so with $20/month that means a likely price of $120-$200. Is that ok by you? You might get a little more if the domain name is attractive. Most likely option for payment is Paypal, given the above price range. Make sure you get your funds, then transfer the domain / content. Domain transfer is usually a push from your account to the buyers account with the same domain name registrar. Re content transfer - if this has a separate hosting / cpanel, you can provide access; otherwise, backup the site, zip it, and either email or provide a download link. Hope this helps.
Exactly what I was looking for newrhodes, thanks! I of course just got all of my data and exhibits prepared and tried to post the auction, only to find out that I have to wait until I'm a DP member for two weeks.