Comments on: Buying Long Established Websites On The Cheap http://www.takemorerisks.com/buying-long-established-websites-on-the-cheap.html A Northern Irish Blogger on Web Development, Domaining and Site Flipping. Thu, 08 Apr 2010 10:53:48 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Peter http://www.takemorerisks.com/buying-long-established-websites-on-the-cheap.html/comment-page-1#comment-30173 Peter Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:46:43 +0000 http://www.takemorerisks.com/buying-long-established-websites-on-the-cheap.html#comment-30173 This is a great idea, one I'm going to try. Also on old domains, I bought a domain for a local community site last year. It had been used before and when I checked the back links I discovered it had about 2 dozen PR 2 and 3 links pointing to it! Once I had uploaded my new website it was indexed in no time. This is a great idea, one I’m going to try.

Also on old domains, I bought a domain for a local community site last year. It had been used before and when I checked the back links I discovered it had about 2 dozen PR 2 and 3 links pointing to it! Once I had uploaded my new website it was indexed in no time.

]]> By: Brandon Hopkins http://www.takemorerisks.com/buying-long-established-websites-on-the-cheap.html/comment-page-1#comment-6493 Brandon Hopkins Sun, 06 May 2007 19:40:50 +0000 http://www.takemorerisks.com/buying-long-established-websites-on-the-cheap.html#comment-6493 Matt, post again if you have any success with this method. I've tried it in the past when I've come across dead sites that were in my niche, but haven't ever found anyone to follow through with a deal. Matt, post again if you have any success with this method. I’ve tried it in the past when I’ve come across dead sites that were in my niche, but haven’t ever found anyone to follow through with a deal.

]]> By: Camaro Mike http://www.takemorerisks.com/buying-long-established-websites-on-the-cheap.html/comment-page-1#comment-6357 Camaro Mike Fri, 04 May 2007 20:04:21 +0000 http://www.takemorerisks.com/buying-long-established-websites-on-the-cheap.html#comment-6357 If you are fortunate enough to enjoy some top serp positions for your keywords then you should contact the webmasters for the other sites on the first serp page. I have the top two results for one of my terms and just picked up the site with numbers 4 and 5. In this case, the owner of the site lost interest and never monetized the site. There are zillions of old sites out there that rank well in the serps for long tail keywords, but have not been touched in years. Another sure sign of a potential seller is if the site still looks like the day it was created, typically in the late 1990s. We have all seen these sites: flashing gifs, obnoxious colors, 100% fluid widths, outdated html tags, etc. My dream is to own page one of the serps for some of my favorite terms. If you are fortunate enough to enjoy some top serp positions for your keywords then you should contact the webmasters for the other sites on the first serp page.

I have the top two results for one of my terms and just picked up the site with numbers 4 and 5. In this case, the owner of the site lost interest and never monetized the site.

There are zillions of old sites out there that rank well in the serps for long tail keywords, but have not been touched in years.

Another sure sign of a potential seller is if the site still looks like the day it was created, typically in the late 1990s. We have all seen these sites: flashing gifs, obnoxious colors, 100% fluid widths, outdated html tags, etc.

My dream is to own page one of the serps for some of my favorite terms.

]]> By: Community Building Blog http://www.takemorerisks.com/buying-long-established-websites-on-the-cheap.html/comment-page-1#comment-6288 Community Building Blog Thu, 03 May 2007 16:15:27 +0000 http://www.takemorerisks.com/buying-long-established-websites-on-the-cheap.html#comment-6288 What a great article! I am getting sick of the rubbish I see for sale over at the SitePoint marketplace and had never even considered the methods you suggest in this post. - Martin Reed What a great article! I am getting sick of the rubbish I see for sale over at the SitePoint marketplace and had never even considered the methods you suggest in this post.

- Martin Reed

]]> By: Gerard McGarry http://www.takemorerisks.com/buying-long-established-websites-on-the-cheap.html/comment-page-1#comment-6285 Gerard McGarry Thu, 03 May 2007 15:28:49 +0000 http://www.takemorerisks.com/buying-long-established-websites-on-the-cheap.html#comment-6285 I'm not sure it's really a moral blindspot - these are folks with dead websites. Sure, you'll maybe make money down the line, but not without a fair amount of work to resurrect the site. That's work the original owner wasn't willing to put in. In some respects, they may be glad to be rid of the site. I’m not sure it’s really a moral blindspot – these are folks with dead websites. Sure, you’ll maybe make money down the line, but not without a fair amount of work to resurrect the site. That’s work the original owner wasn’t willing to put in.

In some respects, they may be glad to be rid of the site.

]]> By: Adam Ferguson http://www.takemorerisks.com/buying-long-established-websites-on-the-cheap.html/comment-page-1#comment-6276 Adam Ferguson Thu, 03 May 2007 13:40:53 +0000 http://www.takemorerisks.com/buying-long-established-websites-on-the-cheap.html#comment-6276 Sounds like a good plan. I guess there could be a moral blindspot here somewhere, but it's not that big. I rarely find issue with separating a fool from his money anyhow. Good luck. Sounds like a good plan. I guess there could be a moral blindspot here somewhere, but it’s not that big. I rarely find issue with separating a fool from his money anyhow. Good luck.

]]> By: LennyP http://www.takemorerisks.com/buying-long-established-websites-on-the-cheap.html/comment-page-1#comment-6265 LennyP Thu, 03 May 2007 09:00:11 +0000 http://www.takemorerisks.com/buying-long-established-websites-on-the-cheap.html#comment-6265 This is some real good advice. Good luck on your endeavor. I bet using this you can find some real strong diamonds in the rough. This is some real good advice. Good luck on your endeavor. I bet using this you can find some real strong diamonds in the rough.

]]> By: Gerard McGarry http://www.takemorerisks.com/buying-long-established-websites-on-the-cheap.html/comment-page-1#comment-6263 Gerard McGarry Thu, 03 May 2007 08:00:15 +0000 http://www.takemorerisks.com/buying-long-established-websites-on-the-cheap.html#comment-6263 Sounds like a fantastic idea, hunting down old websites and renovating them. You get aged domains, existing (aged) backlinks, no sandbox issues. Keep plugging at it, you'll eventually get someone who'll be interested in transferring a domain over to you. I've gotta hand it to you Matt, you're a bloody genius... Sounds like a fantastic idea, hunting down old websites and renovating them. You get aged domains, existing (aged) backlinks, no sandbox issues.

Keep plugging at it, you’ll eventually get someone who’ll be interested in transferring a domain over to you.

I’ve gotta hand it to you Matt, you’re a bloody genius…

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