Comments on: How To Kick Start Your Internet Marketing Career http://mjthompson.net/530/how-to-kick-start-your-internet-marketing-career/ The Ramblings Of An Internet Marketer Sun, 20 May 2012 17:37:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: garry Booton http://mjthompson.net/530/how-to-kick-start-your-internet-marketing-career/#comment-1004 garry Booton Mon, 02 Aug 2010 08:16:20 +0000 http://mjthompson.net/?p=530#comment-1004 Regarding buying web sites that already are listed and may have some traffic going to them, some things are not all they seem. You need to do your research as some people will actually buy traffic to send to a site before trying to sell it on Flippa. I believe Go daddy also offer some sort of auction for sites already indexed by google. I agree with you Mark that purchasing a site that is already indexed is a good way to start a new site as long as you do your research into the site before buying it. Keep up the good work Mark Garry Booton http://homeeasyearn.com Regarding buying web sites that already are listed and may have some traffic going to them, some things are not all they seem. You need to do your research as some people will actually buy traffic to send to a site before trying to sell it on Flippa.

I believe Go daddy also offer some sort of auction for sites already indexed by google. I agree with you Mark that purchasing a site that is already indexed is a good way to start a new site as long as you do your research into the site before buying it.

Keep up the good work Mark
Garry Booton
http://homeeasyearn.com

]]> By: Mark http://mjthompson.net/530/how-to-kick-start-your-internet-marketing-career/#comment-995 Mark Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:32:22 +0000 http://mjthompson.net/?p=530#comment-995 It depends on the person, and on the type of site they buy, if they are prepared to work at it they will usually increase the value and increase the income. It depends on the person, and on the type of site they buy, if they are prepared to work at it they will usually increase the value and increase the income.

]]> By: Anthony http://mjthompson.net/530/how-to-kick-start-your-internet-marketing-career/#comment-994 Anthony Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:06:12 +0000 http://mjthompson.net/?p=530#comment-994 Do people who buy websites, thinking they can just do the promoting, succeed very often? Do people who buy websites, thinking they can just do the promoting, succeed very often?

]]> By: Mark http://mjthompson.net/530/how-to-kick-start-your-internet-marketing-career/#comment-993 Mark Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:11:20 +0000 http://mjthompson.net/?p=530#comment-993 Rich, I agree with you which is why I said <blockquote>On the negative side I probably would have ended up taking a totally different path and I wouldn’t have had such a good grasp on the basics. That last point is the problem with taking short cuts , you don’t learn and master all the finer points of site creations and promotion.</blockquote> However you can learn a lot by reverse engineering the sites you buy you still need to learn a lot but you can reduce the learning curve. Rich,

I agree with you which is why I said

On the negative side I probably would have ended up taking a totally different path and I wouldn’t have had such a good grasp on the basics.

That last point is the problem with taking short cuts , you don’t learn and master all the finer points of site creations and promotion.

However you can learn a lot by reverse engineering the sites you buy you still need to learn a lot but you can reduce the learning curve.

]]> By: Rich Russell http://mjthompson.net/530/how-to-kick-start-your-internet-marketing-career/#comment-992 Rich Russell Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:50:10 +0000 http://mjthompson.net/?p=530#comment-992 Hi Mark I am surprised to see you recommending buying websites for people who are just starting out. Knowing what to look for in a site to buy is a skill in itself. And I don't believe there is such a thing as a site that you buy and then just sit there and watch it make money. You still need to know how to promote it. Personally, if you have more money than time, I would still go for a good keyword tool and outsourcing content. Don't obsess about making money and treat your first couple of sites as an experiment. If you really need to make money NOW, do something that you already know how to do and know you can get paid for. Just my two cents. Rich Hi Mark

I am surprised to see you recommending buying websites for people who are just starting out. Knowing what to look for in a site to buy is a skill in itself. And I don’t believe there is such a thing as a site that you buy and then just sit there and watch it make money. You still need to know how to promote it.

Personally, if you have more money than time, I would still go for a good keyword tool and outsourcing content. Don’t obsess about making money and treat your first couple of sites as an experiment.

If you really need to make money NOW, do something that you already know how to do and know you can get paid for.

Just my two cents.

Rich

]]> By: Travis @ Flip Websites http://mjthompson.net/530/how-to-kick-start-your-internet-marketing-career/#comment-991 Travis @ Flip Websites Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:55:04 +0000 http://mjthompson.net/?p=530#comment-991 Mark: Thanks for the plug;) Great article, as always. I agree with you 100% regarding Flippa's willingness to look the other way when sellers put in estimated monthly revenue figures. It drives me crazy. Flippa's stance is they are strictly a marketplace and even if they wanted to get into the business of verifying these figures, they don't have the man power. Buyers need to read the entire auction listing once or twice to be sure they know exactly what they are getting. It also goes without saying to study any screenshots, videos, and attachments sellers might provide. I can't tell you how many times I've looked at a listing thinking it was making $x/month only to discover after looking through EVERYTHING that it wasn't making that at all. Thanks for the head's up on the WebsitesForBuying site. I need to check that out. Travis Mark:

Thanks for the plug;) Great article, as always. I agree with you 100% regarding Flippa’s willingness to look the other way when sellers put in estimated monthly revenue figures. It drives me crazy. Flippa’s stance is they are strictly a marketplace and even if they wanted to get into the business of verifying these figures, they don’t have the man power.

Buyers need to read the entire auction listing once or twice to be sure they know exactly what they are getting. It also goes without saying to study any screenshots, videos, and attachments sellers might provide. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve looked at a listing thinking it was making $x/month only to discover after looking through EVERYTHING that it wasn’t making that at all.

Thanks for the head’s up on the WebsitesForBuying site. I need to check that out.

Travis

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