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    The truth about Internet Marketing "Gurus" and their business

    http://www.theverge.com/2012/5/10/29...online-monster

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    tke71709 May 11th, 2012 06:00 PM Go to last post
    Clinton-

    A More Comprehensive Glossary of Online Business Terms

    The below is an extract of what I've posted in our VIP Lounge:

    Glossary of Online Business Terms

    Affiliate – A person or business who sells products and services on behalf of merchants. The merchant provides a code, known as an affiliate link, which the affiliate then places on their website. It enables the merchant to track

    Clinton May 15th, 2012 06:00 PM Go to last post
    akirk-

    Precise website content is becoming critical

    An interesting article about planned Google changes here:
    http://googleblog.blogspot.co.uk/201...hings-not.html

    Categories: Running Website Businesses  Technical Issues 
    akirk May 17th, 2012 06:00 PM Go to last post
    akirk-

    When does the sales process begin?

    In traditional business there are a number of strategies that conclude with a sale:
    - build the business for growth

    akirk May 19th, 2012 06:00 PM Go to last post
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    Master List of Active Webmaster Forums and Marketplaces 

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    Thomas
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    Published on May 4th, 2012 05:30 AM

    This list will obviously change regularly as sites become more popular or the opposite. You can sometimes pick up a bargains ...
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    How potential influences the sale price 

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    akirk
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    Published on April 4th, 2012 09:56 AM

    Clinton, I am not sure that I totally agree with you

    If there is potential in a business - then what the ...
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    Should you give a potential buyer a copy of your code? 

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    Jacqueline
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    Published on February 28th, 2012 11:54 AM
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    12 years ago I developed a couple of websites targeting expatriates and started a private limited in Singapore. In 2006 ...
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    How To Transfer A Site You've Just Bought 

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    Clinton
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    Published on January 5th, 2012 06:08 PM
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    4. Tips on Selling Websites

    You've bought the site. Do you transfer it or do you leave it where it is? And if you do want to transfer it, where do you start?

    To Transfer Or Not To Transfer, that's the question

    If the seller recommends his hosting company highly, the history shows they've treated him well, the site has had little to no downtime (check using Netcraft), support questions were answered promptly and efficiently, and the charges are reasonable, there is the temptation to stay put.

    The status quo implies

    - no stress of moving. For some sites you'll have to move not just files and pages but databases and programs - can be tricky.

    - dealing with the devil the site knows. While another hosting company ...
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    What attracts buyers to a site and what makes them bid higher? 

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    Clinton
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    Published on August 1st, 2011 04:20 PM

    An extract from a VIP Lounge thread:

    30 things that make a site more appealing to the buyer and increase the selling price.


    [*] prime real estate i.e. good ...
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    Which Company Is Worth More and Why?? 

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    KenW3
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    Published on July 5th, 2011 02:46 AM
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    Baron, let's see if I can help some by expanding on the business valuation structure I have dealt with over the last several decades. It may be a long post, but if you're dealing with ...
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    Top 10 Items to Prepare When Selling Your Website 

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    Michael Gravel
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    Published on September 30th, 2010 01:03 PM
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    “What information do I need to have?” That is most often the first question we get when we engage a client. Selling an ...
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    What is your exit strategy when buying a site? 

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    benitez17
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    Published on August 31st, 2010 10:21 AM
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    I have bought dozens of sites over the years, but I have never sold a single one of them. When I buy a site, I plan on ...
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    Help Me Value My Forums 

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    ChrisG
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    Published on August 25th, 2010 07:55 AM
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    Hey guys,

    I currently run a gaming news website that takes roughly an hour a day (22 hours a month) to maintain, ...
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    Quality & Education - What makes for a quality website 

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    WSYSBroker
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    Published on August 18th, 2010 08:17 AM
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    Most people on this forum are buyers looking to purchase quality websites. Depending on who you talk to, the term “quality” ...
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    Get The Right Price For Your Website 

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    Clinton
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    Published on August 11th, 2010 07:11 AM  Number of Views: 616 
    Categories:
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    2. Selling A Website,
    3. Tips on Selling Websites

    There are numerous ebooks and blogs on how to increase the price you get when you sell your site. Unfortunately, most of them are targeted at the low-end $100 sites. Top tips tend to be on

    - What day to list your site on
    - How long to list for
    - How to "bump" your listing thread to get more people seeing it
    - How starting the bidding at $1 will attract more people to your auction
    etc.

    The main ...
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    Flippa keeps quiet about security breach compromising user accounts 

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    Published on July 20th, 2010 06:24 AM
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    5. Other Sites: About Flippa, SP, DP,
    6. Technical Issues

    Word on the street is that Flippa got hacked (headsup, Flipfilter) about a week ago. Nice image of the Flippa admin screen at the is-hacked.com link. The alleged sequence of events is

    1. Flippa Got Hacked (no big deal in itself) ...
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    Precisely $500/Month Potential 

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    hooperman
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    Published on July 14th, 2010 10:49 PM  Number of Views: 446 
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    4. Affiliate Programs,
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    6. Other Contextual Ads

    Has anyone else noticed an increase in the number of auction titles that name the exact monthly potential that the site ...
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    How do You Find a Niche? 

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    LukeMoulton
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    Published on January 15th, 2010 05:50 AM
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    Thought this might be a good topic for discussion as everyone has their own methods for finding niches.

    How ...
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    How to avoid escrow scams? 

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    Published on January 10th, 2010 02:55 PM
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    We know that escrow.com is not the safest option for the transaction of buying/selling a website. First of all, they don't actually handle the buying and selling of sites ...
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    Attracting Quality Sites to the Marketplace - Your Ideas? 

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    LukeMoulton
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    Published on January 7th, 2010 06:36 AM
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    One of the challenges we face is attracting new quality sites to the marketplace. I know investors among you are getting ...
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    drop ship site sold for 100K, built from scratch 

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    Published on January 5th, 2010 07:53 AM
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    I was looking for a "general lounge" forum but couldn't find one... so I'll post my find here instead.
    Today, ...
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    Matteo

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    It is the simultaneous strength and weakness of WordPress that it offers simplicity for the user, and opportunities for the knowledgeable to exploit the user's lack of technical knowledge.
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    You can read it yourself however two that leapt out at me where. Custom Contact...

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    Dave McM

    Fair point. I did check the rating before using -...

    Fair point. I did check the rating before using - the output of both chargers is identical.

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    akirk

    yes - increasingly people are using mobile /...

    yes - increasingly people are using mobile / tablet as their only computer...
    if you have access to email / calendar / google / facebook / twitter / youtube from your phone - what else do you need?...

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