How to Flip Websites

For now I have not tried to flip websites, but having come across this, I recognized it as informative, with many resources to get you started. Perhaps on my way to make My First 2K I will flip websites, but for now, my focus lies elsewhere. Still this is a great tutorial for the overall process of such a venture. Please enjoy:

How to Flip Websites

Step 1

1. The first thing you need to do if you want to learn how to flip websites is understand the importance of market research. More specifically you need to understand what kind of websites people are buying. It's much easier to sell something if the person is looking to buy exactly what you are selling. I do my research on how to flip websites at Sitepoint.com. You want to look at the "startup websites for sale" under the Marketplace section. Basically you are going to look at the site the people are bidding on or flat out buying. Write down the topics of those sites. Also, notice what type of site it is (blog, adsense site, affiliate sales site, etc.). Take note of how much these sites are selling for. Don't underestimate this step! It is very important if you want to learn how to flip websites.

2. Step 2

3. 1. The next step of how to flip websites is decide on a topic/niche for your website. This is where you apply what you learned in step 1 (Market Research). Make a decision on the topic and style of your website. Go to Namecheap.com and register a .com domain name for your site. You want a .com domain name because you'll be able to sell your site for more money than a .net or .info.

   2. Step 3

   3. 1. The next step of how to flip websites is finding somewhere to host your website. I only recommend one hosting company and that's Host Gator. They have packages starting at like $8/month. If you are serious about how to flip websites or internet marketing in general you need to have your own hosting. Sell your first site and you'll have several months already paid for.

      2. Step 4
      3. Then next step of how to flip websites is actually building the site. I recommend using Weebly.com for building your websites. It's free to use. Again, this is my recommendation on how to flip websites. If you have another way to do any of these steps please do what you are most comfortable with, because all that matters is that you succeed. I know there are many ways to flip websites. I also recommend that you upgrade your Weebly account from the free version once you get going. You are allowed more sites on your account and don't have to have the Weebly advertisement on the bottom of the website. If you get stuck using weebly there are many videos on youtube that show you how to build a website.
         
      4. The design of the site should be the following: (or something similar)
         
         - Home page- have a picture and a 500 word article about your topic. You also should make a custom header. (Use a free header creation program like Xheader)
         - Books page- Use Amazon's affiliate program and place a widget on this page.
         - Video's- Put some youtube videos related to your topic on this page.
         
         The key of how to flip websites is make it seem like you've put some time into this site. Anyone can just make a site using weebly and post it for sale in 10 minutes. But you need to make it look like you spent some time on this. The best way to do that is to actually spend some time on it!
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      6. Step 5

The next step of how to flip websites is to list the website for sale. List it for sale on Sitepoint's "startup websites for sale" section. This will cost you $10. It's worth it because Sitepoint is the KING of website marketplaces. Look at listing for sites for sale that are similar to your site (you should have done this in step 1 but do it again!). You want to write your listing similar to the other listings. You are using what works...I'm a firm believer of if it's not broke don't fix it! I recommend a starting price of $1 with a reserve price of your rock bottom price which you need to determine.

There are no guarantees but, if your first site doesn't sell...move on to another one. Focus more on the market research. You will learn something new each time you go through the process of how to flip websites.

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these are eHow steps that were posted by Michael T Foy

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