Comments on: Instead of Flipping Houses, Try Flipping Web Sites For Fun and Profit http://writerunderground.com/2008/08/05/instead-of-flipping-houses-try-flipping-web-sites-for-fun-and-profit/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=instead-of-flipping-houses-try-flipping-web-sites-for-fun-and-profit writing about writers and other letter-related debris Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:15:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Websites tagged "freelancing" on Postsaver http://writerunderground.com/2008/08/05/instead-of-flipping-houses-try-flipping-web-sites-for-fun-and-profit/comment-page-1/#comment-1455 Websites tagged "freelancing" on Postsaver Thu, 11 Dec 2008 13:17:20 +0000 http://copywriterunderground.com/2008/08/05/instead-of-flipping-houses-try-flipping-web-sites-for-fun-and-profit/#comment-1455 [...] - Karen Tumulty charges racism where it isn’t saved by carycrusiau2008-11-20 - Instead of Flipping Houses, Try Flipping Web Sites For Fun and Profit saved by vannessarocks2008-11-17 - Freelance Blues saved by cxcheng2008-11-17 - Making Easy Money [...] [...] – Karen Tumulty charges racism where it isn’t saved by carycrusiau2008-11-20 – Instead of Flipping Houses, Try Flipping Web Sites For Fun and Profit saved by vannessarocks2008-11-17 – Freelance Blues saved by cxcheng2008-11-17 – Making Easy Money [...]

]]> By: Tom Chandler http://writerunderground.com/2008/08/05/instead-of-flipping-houses-try-flipping-web-sites-for-fun-and-profit/comment-page-1/#comment-1454 Tom Chandler Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:29:36 +0000 http://copywriterunderground.com/2008/08/05/instead-of-flipping-houses-try-flipping-web-sites-for-fun-and-profit/#comment-1454 Graham: The mantra of "location, location, location" applies here. After all, you're looking for a bad Web site in a great niche - not a good site in a crummy niche. Evaluating the potential market is critical; I write the #1 blog in a small market - small enough that the idea of someone buying my site seems pretty far-fetched. Of course, I wonder how you do the calculations whereby you decide to build your own site as opposed to buying another. Graham: The mantra of “location, location, location” applies here. After all, you’re looking for a bad Web site in a great niche – not a good site in a crummy niche.

Evaluating the potential market is critical; I write the #1 blog in a small market – small enough that the idea of someone buying my site seems pretty far-fetched.

Of course, I wonder how you do the calculations whereby you decide to build your own site as opposed to buying another.

]]> By: Graham Strong http://writerunderground.com/2008/08/05/instead-of-flipping-houses-try-flipping-web-sites-for-fun-and-profit/comment-page-1/#comment-1453 Graham Strong Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:31:14 +0000 http://copywriterunderground.com/2008/08/05/instead-of-flipping-houses-try-flipping-web-sites-for-fun-and-profit/#comment-1453 Wow, what a great idea! Obviously, as the example you gave, it is not a flat-out time-wasting nightmare, but I would imagine it would be even more speculative than house flipping. You watch those shows and you know that people want granite counter tops, stainless steel appliances, hardwood floors, and big, clean bathrooms. But what makes a great website? I mean, are there common features to a website that make them more attractive to the average buyer, or is it more subjective (and therefore harder to make the "dream" website)? Or perhaps it just comes down to traffic... Since one of my value-added services is website design, I do think this is worth looking into. In fact, I'm going to start researching later today. Thanks for the tip! ~Graham Wow, what a great idea!

Obviously, as the example you gave, it is not a flat-out time-wasting nightmare, but I would imagine it would be even more speculative than house flipping.

You watch those shows and you know that people want granite counter tops, stainless steel appliances, hardwood floors, and big, clean bathrooms. But what makes a great website? I mean, are there common features to a website that make them more attractive to the average buyer, or is it more subjective (and therefore harder to make the “dream” website)?

Or perhaps it just comes down to traffic…

Since one of my value-added services is website design, I do think this is worth looking into. In fact, I’m going to start researching later today.

Thanks for the tip!

~Graham

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