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    First time purchase, analysis of future risk. 

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    petertdavis
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    Published on 26 August 2014 4:15 pm
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    I think focusing on the site operations and viability going forward is exactly the right place to put your attention. One ...
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    Step-by-Step Plan to Build a $5000 per Month Passive Income Website Portfolio 

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    David S
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    Published on 9 August 2014 4:31 am
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    Dave, for what is worth, my comments were directed solely to the content of the book you described in the original post. ...
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    how do I assess the market for a product 

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    Thomas
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    Published on 30 July 2014 2:48 pm
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    It's difficult to know where the market will be in 2-3 years time, but you can look at current trends and see which direction ...
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    Hello - Another Website Buyer Here 

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    timginn
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    Published on 20 June 2014 10:29 am
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    I suppose I qualify on both counts (new and somewhat dormant). For my first purchase, I was prepared to spend around $10K. ...
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    How Much Weight Do You Attach To Link Profile? 

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    Philondon
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    Published on 11 June 2014 7:33 pm
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    With more recent (last 2-3 years) Google algo changes, link profiles have become an issue, where they were less so before. ...
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    Setting up an online store on an existing site (on wordpress) 

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    ritildag
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    Published on 21 May 2014 8:16 pm
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    Hello,

    I have recently set up a website for a client using wordpress, a free theme. I would like to set up ...
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    Buying and selling a business without a broker 

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    David S
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    Published on 21 May 2014 6:22 pm
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    There have been several threads over the years discussing buying websites without a broker. There is an interesting article ...
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    Online vs Offline businesses? 

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    petertdavis
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    Published on 17 April 2014 8:20 am

    I think the startup costs are definitely lower for an online business. Even if you need to hire a Wordpress developer such ...
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    Buying a website? STOP! Read our Guide to Website Due Diligence first 

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    Kay
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    Published on 30 March 2014 1:54 am
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    So you want to buy a website. Maybe you're fed up with the humdrum nine-to-five (or longer!) slog of working your backside ...
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    height of shill bidding on Flippa 

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    David S
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    Published on 14 March 2014 5:34 pm
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    There will probably never be many lawsuits in this industry.

    If someone gets scammed out of $5,000 or $10,000, ...
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    The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Getting Reviews 

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    Published on 6 March 2014 1:56 am
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    I'm not sure how relevant my viewpoint is. Many people on this forum seem to equate selling something with something underhanded. ...
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    Website helping carers 

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    Published on 18 February 2014 9:03 pm

    There are two issues we can help with: Cutting the hosting costs, and monetizing the site. I will come to monetizing later, ...
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    Ideas for brand building 

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    crabfoot
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    Published on 3 October 2013 5:49 am
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    The choices are whether to use a keyword domain, a brand domain, or a brand-keyword domain.

    There are people ...
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    Flipping Sites 

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    grynge
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    Published on 20 August 2013 2:06 am
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    The forum seems to get a lot of people interested in Flipping Sites, what I think people forget about is Flipping Sites ...
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    Why the Minisite Boom led to today's gloom 

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    crabfoot
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    Published on 18 August 2013 2:03 am

    About 10 years ago savvy people were forecasting that web search would have to move from being "free" to "paid". ...
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    Anyone know about disclaimers? 

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    David S
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    Published on 4 July 2013 6:26 am

    JimWaller raised a very good point. We sometimes lose sight of the fact that the primary purpose of the disclaimer should ...
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    KD Suite Review 

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    dsieg58
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    Published on 14 June 2013 2:20 am

    It's been awhile since I posted and I've got a nag screen telling me I better post something. The truth is, while I've been ...
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    Is the internet for small businesses obsolete? 

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    dsieg58
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    Published on 10 April 2013 1:31 pm
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    Man, have things changed.

    The internet, back in the day was supposed to "level the playing field" ...
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    Conversion strategies - what are you doing? 

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    Slowdive
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    Published on 4 April 2013 4:32 am
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    The trick to converting anything well online or off line is knowing your target audience well and understanding what triggers ...
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    Bing Ads Fraud 

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    dsieg58
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    Published on 26 March 2013 11:11 am

    First of all, I'm really sorry to hear about your experience. What makes it worse is when companies which should be 'above" ...
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