Comments on: 3 Easy Places to Find Private Party Buyers for Your Website

By: Ben Cook

Ben Cook — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 08:27:36 +0000

@Swastik: hey, thanks for coming bye! Actually the size of the text in the comment box is on the list of things that need changed. I'm hoping to move the site over to using the Thesis theme soon and I believer that will take care of it. Anyway, I'm glad you've had success with previous buyers. A lot of site flippers have been surprised by how often they are willing to buy sites again and as you said, then you don't even have to bother listing them for sale etc. For the little amount of time it takes to put together, it's a great resource to have.

By: Swastik

Swastik — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 05:26:53 +0000

Hey,

(First time comment ; Why is this text so small?)

Anyways, I have seen a lot of success in selling to previous buyers. You don’t even have to list it, just ask a couple of them. If it’s a quality product, more likely they’ll take it.

Excellent post!

By: Ben Cook

Ben Cook — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:00:35 +0000

@Desmond – DesmondBlog.com: It doesn’t have to be that difficult, although it probably does depend on the topic of your blog. Just mention that your selling (or considering selling) and would prefer to sell to someone who already is a part of the “community” that surrounds your blog. Ask anyone interested to contact you and if you don’t get any inquiries, you’ve only lost a few minutes of your time that it took to write the post. In my experience you’ll at least get a couple of contacts and you might well wind up with a sale.

By: Desmond - DesmondBlog.com

Desmond - DesmondBlog.com — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:45:01 +0000

It’s kind of hard to convert blog readers to buyers. Hmmm

By: Wynter Jones

Wynter Jones — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 16:28:34 +0000

Like Dan, I used to be very “cut-and-run” with my website flips, but I have grown to stop doing that and follow up with buyers because if they are thoroughly happy. They will definitely buy again from me.

I haven’t built a list of buyers, but I do know a site-flipper who has done that and is able to close auctions within days just from e-mailing their list of buyers. Buyers actually appreciate it when they are told first.

By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:41:22 +0000

I haven’t sold to previous buyers, namely as at the time I was very much ‘cut and run’ with my sales. Once the transaction was done, I just wanted to forget all about the site, and hence the client. I’ve heard though its best practice to always ask them if they are ok with you storing their details.

I was hired privatly once by a buyer who wanted a copy of one of my sites – they had lost the auction at sitepoint – but sadly the deal fell through.