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Tips for Buying a Website

How I Avoided Making a $1100 Mistake!

December 3, 2009

As I was surfing Flippa yesterday, I came across a website auction that peaked my interest. What got my attention was the $450 per month in net profits claimed by the seller. As I read the rest of the auction details, I became even more interested. The website 100perday.com, was advertised as: This is NOT [...]

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Flippa’s Marketing Manager Buys His First Website

December 1, 2009

Last week, Luke Moulton joined Flippa as its new marketing manager. In an effort to better understand the marketplace and its users, Luke decided to purchase his first website, www.pregnancyworkoutdvd.com. In a post on the Flippa blog, Luke reveals the website he purchased and his pre-purchase keyword research, competition analysis and website valuation. In the [...]

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How to Avoid Buying a Website Banned by Google

November 23, 2009
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Imagine this: You just plunked down hundreds or thousands of dollars buying a website. Sure, the website is under-monetized and a bit of a fixer-upper, but you can see that with a little optimization, you could have a very profitable site on your hands. Then, after hours spent tweaking every little detail, you add google [...]

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