Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Website Buying Tips

By John Collins


The Internet is a dynamic thing and so is the way that we deal with it. One of the fastest changing things about the Internet is the way that we buy and sell sites. It is a lot like dealing with real estate. You can begin investing on websites . If you want to try and buy websites then here are some of the things that you should know:

Traffic- Before you decide to buy a website, you should try to find out how much traffic it is getting. The best and easiest way that you can get this data is to ask the site owner to set up Google Analytics on the site and then to give you access to it. You can get the data that you need through that.

Revenue- Another important factor that you need to discover is the amount of money that the website is actually making. You need to ask for the information from the owner of the site and the best way for him to send the data is to send some screen-shots displaying the amount that the site is generating.

Roots- You have to do research on the website and find out about its roots. How old is the domain name? How many times did it changed hands? You need to find out if it really is an established site like what it is claiming or your money that will go down the drain.

Know the Best Marketplace- You need to know about the best marketplace where you can get the website that has the kind of background that you need. Find the best places to shop for site.

Handling the Transaction- After you have identified the site that you want to purchase your next move is to be able to handle the rest of the transactions well enough. You need to give out a price for the site that is fair and be able to handle the rest of the deal until the end.

These are just some of the things that you need to know when you want to start buying up websites.




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