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MidasGirl · 10-17-2009, 06:12 PM

Has anybody here actually sold a website they owned? I'd appreciate some guidance on how to go about doing this.........

Thanks.

KenBWM · 10-17-2009, 08:21 PM

I have never sold a site, but I think GoDaddy hosting can do the transaction and make everything legal.

MidasGirl · 10-17-2009, 08:34 PM

Thanks Ken. I do know godaddy has some sort of a marketplace to sell websites, domain etc.

Now that I think of it, I think it's geared toward selling domain names only.

spirit4711 · 10-17-2009, 09:51 PM

Selling a site is similar (but much smaller scale) to selling a business. Lots of info to be found on that.

What specifically do you need to know? And what country are you in? (For the legal stuff.)

MidasGirl · 10-17-2009, 10:19 PM

@spirit -- I'm in the US. Actually from all the research I've been doing today I've gotten lots of useful help from a couple of people who've done it. I have a pretty good idea of how to go about it now. Thanks so much.

spirit4711 · 10-17-2009, 10:44 PM

So write an eBook on it and sell!

iDreamCatcher · 10-18-2009, 12:00 AM

I sold domain just because guy contacted me.
When buying site - people are looking if it has moneymaking potential.
Old? Well established? Traffic? Backlinks? Brand is known? Content?

Everyone essentially want to get something for nothing - so if you can convince that by buying your site people will recover their investment tenfold - this might work

Gleb

vMike · 10-18-2009, 01:27 AM

I sold and bought many sites. What exactly do you want to know and what ranges are we talking about $$?

allen080105 · 10-18-2009, 02:53 AM

I sold my first blogspot blog.

If you can, see if you can sell it to someone you know and that knows you, but also at least make sure to sell it to a person who has owned or currently owns a website. I put a "site for sale" message at the top of the website I wanted to sell but I didn't get it sold until I started proactively emailing other website owners to see if they were interested. They'll probably want to know things like how much potential it has, how much money does it make per month/year, how much upkeep, how personal is it etc. Good luck with it!

MidasGirl · 10-18-2009, 02:49 PM

@allen, I agree with you. My site is an SBI site, and I have gotten a lot of help from the SBI forums on how to go about it. Duh, I should have started there first.

Thanks DaffyDuck for that tip.

I actually would much rather sell it to someone who already is familiar with (and believes in) SBI as it would make it so much easier.

I've gotten quite a few interested inquirers so this should go well.

MidasGirl · 10-18-2009, 02:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vMike

I sold and bought many sites. What exactly do you want to know and what ranges are we talking about $$?

Will pm ya........

MidasGirl · 10-18-2009, 02:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iDreamCatcher

Everyone essentially want to get something for nothing - so if you can convince that by buying your site people will recover their investment tenfold - this might work

Gleb

I am a Marketing major and have been in business most of my career so I am familiar with the tricks of those who want something for nothing. I am looking to get a win/win deal and only will sell to someone who isn't looking to get something for nothing.

iDreamCatcher · 10-18-2009, 02:54 PM

Whats website that you want to sell (if it's not a secret) ?

MidasGirl · 10-18-2009, 02:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spirit4711

So write an eBook on it and sell!

What an idea!!!

MidasGirl · 10-18-2009, 02:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iDreamCatcher

Whats website that you want to sell (if it's not a secret) ?

It's not. I've had it as part of my sig most of my time here.

iDreamCatcher · 10-18-2009, 02:58 PM

Syntax error? Invalid domain...

MidasGirl · 10-18-2009, 03:10 PM

Sorry. Fixed it.

iDreamCatcher · 10-18-2009, 03:18 PM

You seems to did quite a work on this site - decent organic traffic + plenty of backlinks.

Does potential buyer need to be locked into SBI hosting or he can move it anywhere without destroying URL structures?

MidasGirl · 10-18-2009, 03:27 PM

From looking at the SBI FAQ, I conclude that you can certainly move your domain to a different host, you just wouldn't of course be able to use the SBI tools any longer. Of course, I imagine anyone looking to move to a different host would be doing so because they didn't need to use SBI.

10-17-2009, 06:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
MidasGirl Family Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Off this forum from 10/27/10 to 10/27/11. Yay me! Posts: 2,944	Selling a website Has anybody here actually sold a website they owned? I'd appreciate some guidance on how to go about doing this......... Thanks.

10-17-2009, 08:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
MidasGirl Family Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Off this forum from 10/27/10 to 10/27/11. Yay me! Posts: 2,944	Thanks Ken. I do know godaddy has some sort of a marketplace to sell websites, domain etc. Now that I think of it, I think it's geared toward selling domain names only. Last edited by MidasGirl; 10-17-2009 at 08:39 PM.

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KenBWM Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Chicago Posts: 35	I have never sold a site, but I think GoDaddy hosting can do the transaction and make everything legal.

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spirit4711 Family Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Nong Seng Posts: 3,975	Selling a site is similar (but much smaller scale) to selling a business. Lots of info to be found on that. What specifically do you need to know? And what country are you in? (For the legal stuff.)

10-17-2009, 10:19 PM	#5 (permalink)
MidasGirl Family Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Off this forum from 10/27/10 to 10/27/11. Yay me! Posts: 2,944	@spirit -- I'm in the US. Actually from all the research I've been doing today I've gotten lots of useful help from a couple of people who've done it. I have a pretty good idea of how to go about it now. Thanks so much.

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spirit4711 Family Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Nong Seng Posts: 3,975	So write an eBook on it and sell!

10-18-2009, 12:00 AM	#7 (permalink)
iDreamCatcher Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 421	I sold domain just because guy contacted me. When buying site - people are looking if it has moneymaking potential. Old? Well established? Traffic? Backlinks? Brand is known? Content? Everyone essentially want to get something for nothing - so if you can convince that by buying your site people will recover their investment tenfold - this might work Gleb

10-18-2009, 01:27 AM	#8 (permalink)
vMike Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 462	I sold and bought many sites. What exactly do you want to know and what ranges are we talking about $$?

10-18-2009, 02:53 AM	#9 (permalink)
allen080105 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 165	I sold my first blogspot blog. If you can, see if you can sell it to someone you know and that knows you, but also at least make sure to sell it to a person who has owned or currently owns a website. I put a "site for sale" message at the top of the website I wanted to sell but I didn't get it sold until I started proactively emailing other website owners to see if they were interested. They'll probably want to know things like how much potential it has, how much money does it make per month/year, how much upkeep, how personal is it etc. Good luck with it!

10-18-2009, 02:49 PM	#10 (permalink)
MidasGirl Family Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Off this forum from 10/27/10 to 10/27/11. Yay me! Posts: 2,944	@allen, I agree with you. My site is an SBI site, and I have gotten a lot of help from the SBI forums on how to go about it. Duh, I should have started there first. Thanks DaffyDuck for that tip. I actually would much rather sell it to someone who already is familiar with (and believes in) SBI as it would make it so much easier. I've gotten quite a few interested inquirers so this should go well.

10-18-2009, 02:54 PM	#13 (permalink)
iDreamCatcher Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 421	Whats website that you want to sell (if it's not a secret) ?

10-18-2009, 02:58 PM	#16 (permalink)
iDreamCatcher Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 421	Syntax error? Invalid domain...

10-18-2009, 03:10 PM	#17 (permalink)
MidasGirl Family Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Off this forum from 10/27/10 to 10/27/11. Yay me! Posts: 2,944	Sorry. Fixed it.

10-18-2009, 03:18 PM	#18 (permalink)
iDreamCatcher Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 421	You seems to did quite a work on this site - decent organic traffic + plenty of backlinks. Does potential buyer need to be locked into SBI hosting or he can move it anywhere without destroying URL structures?

10-18-2009, 03:27 PM	#19 (permalink)
MidasGirl Family Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Off this forum from 10/27/10 to 10/27/11. Yay me! Posts: 2,944	From looking at the SBI FAQ, I conclude that you can certainly move your domain to a different host, you just wouldn't of course be able to use the SBI tools any longer. Of course, I imagine anyone looking to move to a different host would be doing so because they didn't need to use SBI.

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