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In Website flipping part 1 we considered some basic do’s & don’ts, and in part 2 we talked about building a site with the end objective in mind. Now that we’ve built our site, tracked our stats, and generated some sales and traffic, it’s time to sell.

There are a lot of places to sell a website, but some are definitely better than others. While my biggest sales was through an ad on Craigslist, that was for a “business” that had been profitable for over 6 months, rather than a site built specificlly for flipping. For flipping, I find Sitepoint Marketplace to be the best venue; Digital Point is also very good. While the sheer volume of site flipping on Ebay is very high, it is not the place to get your best offers. [Read more →]

In Part 1 of Secrets to Website Flipping, we looked at the 3 “fundamentals” that determine profitability: traffic, revenue, and unique content. In Part 2 we’re going to consider initial choices and considerations when building a site to flip. Part 3 will look at selling.

Perhaps the most common ‘mistake’ when building a site to flip is to build it from a seller’s perspective. This almost guarantees a less-than-ideal sale. [Read more →]

Website “flipping” has become a very hot topic. Unfortunately, most marketers who try to develop a business in flipping websites fail. A quick perusal of Sitepoint or Digital Point demonstrates this - only a small fraction of website auctions result in a sale.

(EDIT: Matt Mickiewicz, one of SitePoints founders, stopped by to point out “Approximately 36% of the auctions on SitePoint’s Marketplace end with a winner being declared.” See comment below).

Website flipping can be extremely lucrative - just not the way most new “flippers” are going about it. Here is Part 1 of a 3-part series on successful flipping, how to build a site to flip. [Read more →]

Regardless of what you do online, if it involves Internet marketing, you need traffic. Conversions are necessary of course, but without traffic, there isn’t anything to convert.

After many years online, after many failures and some successes, I have refined my “formula” for generating traffic. It works, it’s repeatable, and it’s sustainable. [Read more →]

Article marketing is all the rage these days - and for good reason: it works! Article marketing is free, and can generate hi-quality targeted traffic to your site or offer indefinitely. A one-time effort that pays dividends for a long, long time.

Here’s how to get your keyword article to the top of the heap, while providing serious, long-lasting benefits: [Read more →]

One of the best ways to profit in Internet Marketing is to have your own product - we’ve all heard this before. But how exactly do you go about creating your own info-product? There are many ways, from buying & editing PLR material, to hiring a copywriter on Elance.

Here’s a new, interesting, and (potentially) free method: dictate it over the phone! [Read more →]

Regular readers of this blog already know we promote Xsitepro; you also know we only promote products we use ourselves. We’ve been using Xsitepro extensively for over a year. With the exception of our blogs, everything we do, from websites to salespages, is done in Xsitepro. There simply isn’t anything comparable when it comes to ease of use and power. [Read more →]