Web site owners put up websites for all sort of reasons; some of them want to create a home based business and use the website as a revenue source, while some others want to make themselves known and maybe get their opinion across the target audience. Whatever the reason truly is, at some point they might need to sell their website.
This is not always as easy as it sounds, unless you follow some guidelines. It can be a very crucial and important business decision so you need to make sure that you know what you are doing and that you have actually sold it for the right price.
- Determine your website’s value. You cannot sell your website without knowing its values. An accurate evaluation could be the sum of personal opinion and objective characteristics. Most users and website owners sell their website for ten times the net profit, although this is something that could be controversial and too simplistic. You need to estimate the value using different characteristics. For instance the domain name, the size, the exposure, visibility and rankings. The customer list and leads base is also something you can include in your estimate.
- Evaluate the branding status of your website. A well known brand name can sell for more. If your site is getting some attention from media, then it is obviously popular – or has the potential to become more popular. Make sure that you calculate that too.
- Find the right place for the sale. There are numerous online venues where websites are being sold today; among them are eBay and several websites owned by Website Brokers. You can determine how and where you want to sell your website. A broker might get better prices for you, but he will require his commission, so maybe eBay could be a great chance for you.
- Find your statistics. People who will be interested in your website will probably like to take a look at your statistics and Page Rank or other technical details, so you need to be prepared. Make a list of unique visitors per week or per month, the bandwidth used and the revenue statistics.
- Be honest and objective, especially if you have created a good website. This can help you acquire a better price and attract more dependable and reliable buyers. You will avoid many scammers if you are well prepared.
I would urge you all to follow this guidelines and if you managed to sell your website, don’t forget to come back here and thank me. 
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Hey Nice blog here I’m adding it to my rss feeder, hope you update often!
Hi Derek, I’m not sure I’d try to sell a website on ebay, there are better places, like digitalpoint.
Ebay just seems to be full of scammers trying to sell rubbish websites to people who don’t know better.
I found this blog through Google mate. I kind of liked the theme alot.
Are you a member of digitalpont by any chance ??
@wedding ties: i was once a member of digitalpoint, btw, which keyword terms did you search in google to reach here?
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