Hi All, I had a holiday home in the UK, which I just very recently sold, (2 days ago) prior to selling my holiday home I used to rent it out, all this was done via my own personal website. However the new owners don't plan on hiring it out therefore have no need for a website, so I am thinking of my options, one being to sell the site. The site is 2 and a half years old and is ranked page 1 on Google, Yahoo, MSN and most of the smaller SE's for all the keywords a visitor would search. (and has retained this ranking for 2 years and 3 months), some main keywords it is even listed number 1 on Google etc. It is only a small site but it generates a monthly income of between £1,380 a month in low season and £2,280 in high season and the only outgoings are £54 a year hosting. I really would appreciate any help in how to go about pricing the site Many Thanks Dee
Typically sites can go anywhere between 4-12 months worth of 'profit', althought I've read a few places stating 12-24 months worth of 'revenue'...but don't fall for that even though it may compell you because it's absolute nonsense comming from people who don't have a clue what they're talking about. If you carry out your market research of website aquisitions in general, you'll come to the conclusion that websites end up selling for 3-5 months revenue/profit in MOST cases!! Trust me, I know... However, it does indeed come down to the TYPE of website you're selling, how established it is, long-term average revenue, market potential, possible external influences and a range of other factors come into play.. You could also try to expose your website sale offer to established business owners within the 'same niche'...who may see more value than your average 'wannabe entrepreneur'... Hope that helps, and good luck finding the 'right' buyer!
Hi, thanks for taking the time to reply Well the site that the holiday home is sited on of course already has there own website and besides them the only real market I could aim for are private owners, who haven't jumped on the net train yet It is well esablished and gets returning visitors all the tie as well as new ones. If I base my pricing on 3-5 months profit it's between £5290- £9510, Quite a big difference And the holiday home owners I know wouldn't expect to pay that for a website, although I would be pleased especially with the later
I just sold one of my websites for 24 months worth of revenue. My site was only about 2 years old. I know it's possible, but I think I got lucky. I don't really know much more about this beyond that.