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Discussion in 'Sites' started by joaquin, Mar 25, 2006.

  1. harpo

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    #61
    }}History is the one topic that never runs old. You can simply let this website sit and it will continue to generate income endlessly. I even get one or two article submissions every month from my users! You could simply upload those and let the website age. I am sure it will continue to acquire backlinks and will ultimately achieve better rankings even if you do nothing. Check "Castles" in MSN and it comes in the first page of results. By the way, for the term "Medieval Castles" it's been #1 in MSN for as far as I can remember. As you can see, this website is loved by the Search Engines}}
    ''''taken from your post''

    i checked what you said but in the msn result your website was not even on the first three pages for "medieval castles"....??? you said its number one for as long as you can remember??????
    Im interested but have alot of questions???
    has there been any paid advertizing???
    any paid links??
    also will any links dissapear when the site is sold??
    Thanks
     
    harpo, Mar 26, 2006 IP
  2. joaquin

    joaquin Well-Known Member

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    #62
    Oh, it was #1 yesterday, probably will be back up tomorrow. Search engines are unpredictable, but it's been #1 ever since the site was 1 month old at MSN.

    Yes, there has been paid advertising. I sold a couple of links two months ago which brought $100 in revenue. I am sure more could be made.

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    also will any links dissapear when the site is sold??" I am not sure which links you are referring to, since none of them are under my control. Every link is going to stay. Thanks.

    You say you have a lot of questions. Please ask them right here for everyone to see. This website is as legit as can be.
     
    joaquin, Mar 26, 2006 IP
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    #63
    Here in the uk i see medieval castles as #3 msn #12 google.

    Its a nice genuine site harpo, I dont think you will find anything underhand about it.

    Some of the top buyers on DP have been bidding on this and they are no fools.
     
    Amilo, Mar 26, 2006 IP
  4. Abbadox

    Abbadox Active Member

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    #64
    Just checked google has it at # 12 and MSN at # 13, search engines jump around depending on which data center you get so it will vary some.
     
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  5. joaquin

    joaquin Well-Known Member

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    #65
    Very true. Also note that it's very hard to rank a website for its main keyphrase in Google in less than a year. Nevertheless, this website has been up to #7 a couple of weeks ago. Every new page I write has been indexed and place in the top 20 in less than a week at Google. Some pages rank #1! This is only going to improve as time passes and medieval-castles.org becomes more established. Also note that "Castles" is #5 in MSN. That keyword alone has brought about 2k unique visitors just this month. It shouldn't be too hard to make it a #1 and triple those visits.

    4.2k bid at SitePoint. Thanks everyone for the interest.
     
    joaquin, Mar 26, 2006 IP
  6. joaquin

    joaquin Well-Known Member

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    #66
    By the way, the site is showing a PR of 5. Highest BID 4.3k. I am going to sleep now, will answer PMs in the morning.
     
    joaquin, Mar 26, 2006 IP
  7. Jat

    Jat Peon

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    #67
    Some questions:

    1. Please let us know about the copyright status of the content - both articles and photographs.
    2. What script are you using for the dynamic pages?
    3. Will you help in moving the site to the buyer's host?
    4. There is a mention of another site "Medieval weapons" - do you own it and is that included in the deal?
    5. Do you guarantee that the content is unique and that you will not create or help create another similar site?

    Thanks,
    Jat
     
    Jat, Mar 26, 2006 IP
  8. joaquin

    joaquin Well-Known Member

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    #68
    Some answers:

    1. Please let us know about the copyright status of the content - both articles and photographs.
    The content was 100% written by me. All the pictures of the inner pages were either sent to me or their copyright has expired. Some were taken by me, such as here: http://medieval-castles.org/index.php/medieval_chess_history_lessons_origins_i. Pics at the homepage are all available for use provided credit is given, which can be seen at the bottom.

    2. What script are you using for the dynamic pages?
    As mentioned in the main thread, this site uses a real modification of the EVO blog.

    3. Will you help in moving the site to the buyer's host?
    Yeah, I will move everything, change Adsense, database, etc.

    4. There is a mention of another site "Medieval weapons" - do you own it and is that included in the deal?
    I am not sure where you are reading that? I do not own any other "Medieval" site.

    5. Do you guarantee that the content is unique and that you will not create or help create another similar site?
    I won't use the content for any other site, it will stay with medieval-castles.org.

    Thanks! Any other questions, feel free to ask.
     
    joaquin, Mar 27, 2006 IP
  9. Jat

    Jat Peon

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    #69
    My bid $ 4,400

    Jat
     
    Jat, Mar 27, 2006 IP
  10. joaquin

    joaquin Well-Known Member

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    #70
    Great, Jat is the top bidder. Auction ends midnight CST. BIN lowered to 7.5K.
     
    joaquin, Mar 27, 2006 IP
  11. Will.Spencer

    Will.Spencer NetBuilder

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    #71
    My wife will love this site -- $4,500.
     
    Will.Spencer, Mar 27, 2006 IP
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  12. joaquin

    joaquin Well-Known Member

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    #72
    Will = Top bidder. Thanks!
     
    joaquin, Mar 27, 2006 IP
  13. joaquin

    joaquin Well-Known Member

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    #73
    High BID is $100 more than the previous one, so:

    HIGH BID = 4.6k from PM.
     
    joaquin, Mar 27, 2006 IP
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    #74
    Very good site. Goodluck to the winner.
     
    wamchu, Mar 27, 2006 IP
  15. joaquin

    joaquin Well-Known Member

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    #75
    5,000 bid from SitePoint! There are about 8 hours left to go for this auction. Any more questions, please ask or PM me. I am going to be away for an hour or two, but will be back.
     
    joaquin, Mar 27, 2006 IP
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    joaquin Well-Known Member

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    #76
    I am back. High bid is still 5k. Thank you all.

    On a side note, check "Medieval Castles" on MSN. Back where it has always been.
     
    joaquin, Mar 27, 2006 IP
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    joaquin Well-Known Member

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    #77
    Received a bid of 6k from SitePoint!
     
    joaquin, Mar 27, 2006 IP
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    joaquin Well-Known Member

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    #78
    Well I received the BIN, but in parts. Buyer wants to pay 2.5k upfront and payments thereafter. I will continue this auction until midnight, if nobody offers upfront BIN, or more than 7K, I will sell it to him.
     
    joaquin, Mar 27, 2006 IP
  19. Abbadox

    Abbadox Active Member

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    #79
    Midnight, What time zone? (sorry if I missed it)
     
    Abbadox, Mar 27, 2006 IP
  20. kashem

    kashem Banned

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    #80
    Hi
    For give me if you find me irrelevant here asking you such question.
    I m new to dp and buying a site and looking for buying a site that earn some money , but as per dp rule I can not create any thread with my question.

    Would you please hint me which are the issues I must check before buying a site?
     
    kashem, Mar 27, 2006 IP