04-21-2018, 12:29 PM
Great info in the replies here !!!
I have read and watched and listened to hype about flipping and have been skeptical of it:
'Just make sites and sell 'em, and make bazillions of $$$ !!'
Nope. Not buying it. That never set right with me.
It seems over-simplified as the great replies here clearly indicate that it actually is.
I can see where making sites to order for established businesses would be profitable for those who have what it takes to be a designer (I don't have this talent) but that idea, vs. making sites for sale and then trying to get them sold ??
That has got to be a krap shoot at best.
Also, I've looked at the stats and such at flippa and I wasn't impressed.
Comparison:
Back when 5.25" floppy disks were the norm, all I had to do was to have boxes of them on hand along with pre-cut sticky labels and cases for them - and whammo - they'd sell.
That high demand faded and it was quite easy NOT to get stuck with a bunch of uselessly outdated stock.
Fast-forward to 2018:
What does one do with a domain and site that doesn't sell...besides eating it, that is ?!?
@Wecanbothwin and @Midastouch:
for noticing my sig !!
I believe very strongly in the power of gratitude in general - and even more strongly in showing it when in a sharing situation like this wonderful forum is.
IMO, without taking the few extra moments to express gratitude to those terrific folks who work at sharing so generously of their time and efforts here - the rest of us are no better than a mob at a blue-light sale clobbering each other to get the best deal on a pair of cheapo socks !!!
I have read and watched and listened to hype about flipping and have been skeptical of it:
'Just make sites and sell 'em, and make bazillions of $$$ !!'
Nope. Not buying it. That never set right with me.
It seems over-simplified as the great replies here clearly indicate that it actually is.
I can see where making sites to order for established businesses would be profitable for those who have what it takes to be a designer (I don't have this talent) but that idea, vs. making sites for sale and then trying to get them sold ??
That has got to be a krap shoot at best.
Also, I've looked at the stats and such at flippa and I wasn't impressed.
Comparison:
Back when 5.25" floppy disks were the norm, all I had to do was to have boxes of them on hand along with pre-cut sticky labels and cases for them - and whammo - they'd sell.
That high demand faded and it was quite easy NOT to get stuck with a bunch of uselessly outdated stock.
Fast-forward to 2018:
What does one do with a domain and site that doesn't sell...besides eating it, that is ?!?
@Wecanbothwin and @Midastouch:

I believe very strongly in the power of gratitude in general - and even more strongly in showing it when in a sharing situation like this wonderful forum is.
IMO, without taking the few extra moments to express gratitude to those terrific folks who work at sharing so generously of their time and efforts here - the rest of us are no better than a mob at a blue-light sale clobbering each other to get the best deal on a pair of cheapo socks !!!