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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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dsieg58
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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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crabfoot
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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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