10/06/2005

How to Buy, Improve and Flip a Website

"Given the time it takes to get a new website off the ground...and the amount of work and effort it takes to create a site, produce content and build backlinks, the prospect of buying a ready established domain and website is very appealing. If you have a sound understanding of search engine optimization and the industry you work in online, you should have no problem finding under optimized websites, or perhaps fully fledged web e-commerce businesses to buy. By adding content, fixing title tags, linking structure and all the other good search engine marketing practices you can very quickly start reaping rewards. Sites with quality traffic but no monetization strategy are huge opportunities ready for you to step in, stick some advertisements up, use your AdSense optimization skills and boom, start profiting immediately. Alternatively you might look for sites that augment your existing web enterprises and purchase the targeted traffic to effectively 'buy customers'. No matter what your strategy, the web is ripe with opportunities for smart investors and you don't have to have a wallet the size of Rupert Murdoch's to start buying and profiting. "

Read more in this post from Entrepreneur's Journey found via this Small Business CEO post.