Questions 41 public, 4 deleted

1. 

   Posted by:

   bostondan (+6)

   Date:

   Thu, 17 Aug 2006 02:18:05 GMT

   Ranks #1 for .......?

2. 

   Posted by:

   cubfan (+5)

   Date:

   Thu, 17 Aug 2006 02:58:22 GMT

   please PM keyword referrer screenshots and proof of revenue for this year month by month.

3. 

   Posted by:

   sexesc (+3)

   Date:

   Thu, 17 Aug 2006 03:01:22 GMT

   please post, TRAFFIC, REFERRER, REVENUE!

4. 

   Posted by:

   deven316 (+3)

   Date:

   Thu, 17 Aug 2006 03:14:25 GMT

   Why is your Alexa tracking like a flatline and the rating so poor?

5. 

   Posted by:

   vcigar (+5)

   Date:

   Thu, 17 Aug 2006 03:24:10 GMT

   "Why is your Alexa tracking like a flatline and the rating so poor?" I have no idea.

6. 

   Posted by:

   cubfan (+5)

   Date:

   Thu, 17 Aug 2006 03:31:23 GMT

   please post traffic details...

7. 

   Posted by:

   bostondan (+6)

   Date:

   Thu, 17 Aug 2006 04:23:57 GMT

   and so I ask again:

   Ranks #1 for .......?

8. 

   Posted by:

   jg123 (+5)

   Date:

   Thu, 17 Aug 2006 04:26:24 GMT

   "I took the site down about a month ago." - You took down the site? If it was making money how come you took it down?

   thanks

9. 

   Posted by:

   vcigar (+5)

   Date:

   Thu, 17 Aug 2006 05:11:48 GMT

   I keep putting ranks #1 for cigar shop and it keeps getting deleted!!! Is this against the rules??

10. 

    Posted by:

    vcigar (+5)

    Date:

    Thu, 17 Aug 2006 05:37:15 GMT

    I took it down because I couldn't handle the customer service. I have a full time job and other side projects and I've been trying to sell it on sedo. Amazingly enough I only took down the real homepage and people were still ordering through the old URL's that were in the engines. So I finally took down the checkout page the other day. The site made money but is just too much for me to handle.

11. 

    Posted by:

    vcigar (+5)

    Date:

    Thu, 17 Aug 2006 08:36:23 GMT

    I believe I have got most of what you all asked for posted now. I will be on a plane most of the day tommorrow but I will try to respond to any more questions tommorrow night.

12. 

    Posted by:

    fishbizbob (+3)

    Date:

    Thu, 17 Aug 2006 18:26:47 GMT

    Revenue of ~ 28K in teh past year, how much is NET INCOME, since that's all that really matters in business.

    Interesting that you take down a site and then try and sell it for a minimum of 2.5 years revenue, doesn't make sense to me.

    I look forward to getting more info from you.

13. 

    Posted by:

    WineGuy (+13)

    Date:

    Thu, 17 Aug 2006 22:18:22 GMT

    PM me the size of the opt-in email list if there is one please

14. 

    Posted by:

    Zander (+3)

    Date:

    Thu, 17 Aug 2006 23:10:18 GMT

    # Established: 16 Aug 2006
    # Uniques/Month: 4,500
    # Monthly Revenue: 3000

    HUH? Can you please explain that?

15. 

    Posted by:

    vcigar (+5)

    Date:

    Fri, 18 Aug 2006 00:10:30 GMT

    # Established: 16 Aug 2006 I don't know where you got this from. Check here http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://vcigar.com
    # Uniques/Month: 4,500
    # Monthly Revenue: 3000

    "HUH? Can you please explain that?" very easily, The traffic is only for the last month, thats all the data I have in my logs. The revenue data I averaged since June. If you look at the revenue for August it is only $261, and it would be lower but people were getting into the site through other pages then the homepage and ordering even though the site did not have a functional homepage. Just the other day I took down the checkout form so now no one else can order.

    Obviously traffic was higher in previous months but I don't have the data. People can't seem to realize why I pulled the homepage down so if you must know I will share more about myself. I am doing very well with other sites and consulting. I started to feel overwhelmed from everything that I do. So I took it down not because this business wasn't doing well but because I just had too much on my plate and I figured it would sell fast. It took me a while to realize that sitepoint is the place to sell website businesses. I wish I had listed it here in the first place.

    Everything I have posted is legit. I will get tax returns and maybe some files from authorize.net would help.

16. 

    Posted by:

    Zander (+3)

    Date:

    Fri, 18 Aug 2006 05:50:52 GMT

    * URL: vcigar.com
    * Established: 16 Aug 2006
    * Uniques/Month: 4,500
    * Monthly Revenue: 3000
    * PageRank: 3
    * Listed: 16 Aug 2006

    Cut and pasted from your description above. That's where I got it from. 16 Aug 2006 was 2 days ago, so accorrding to you it's only 2 days old.

17. 

    Posted by:

    sknydave (+3)

    Date:

    Fri, 18 Aug 2006 13:38:52 GMT

    Come on man lets use some common sense here. I stay out of for sale threads but good lord sometimes you guys just make it impossible for anyone trying to sell anything

18. 

    Posted by:

    cubfan (+5)

    Date:

    Fri, 18 Aug 2006 14:21:27 GMT

    Guys, if you're not serious stay out of the thread and leave the guy alone. I agree the listing isn't perfect but c'mon.

19. 

    Posted by:

    fishbizbob (+3)

    Date:

    Sun, 20 Aug 2006 18:30:11 GMT

    Still waiting on answer to my "Legit" question from Thur 8/17. 28K is GROSS amount of sales, WHAT IS NET???

20. 

    Posted by:

    niklasjm (+5)

    Date:

    Wed, 23 Aug 2006 13:21:05 GMT

    So the site relaunched 2005 after it has been down for some time has the revenue been steady or and is vcigars.com included aswell
    please PM keyword referrer screenshots and proof of revenue for this year month by month.

21. 

    Posted by:

    vcigar (+5)

    Date:

    Thu, 24 Aug 2006 05:28:50 GMT

    You can see the orders attached above along with refererrs. These are the domains that will also be included in the auction if the person wants them.
    VCIGAR.BIZ 11/16/2006
    Renew Now! Active - Public
    Upgrade Registration

    VCIGAR.COM 6/30/2008
    Renew Now Active - Public
    Upgrade Registration

    VCIGAR.NET 11/20/2006
    Renew Now! Active - Public
    Upgrade Registration

    VCIGAR.ORG 11/20/2006
    Renew Now! Active - Public
    Upgrade Registration

    VCIGARS.COM 10/24/2006
    Renew Now! Active - Public
    Upgrade Registration

22. 

    Posted by:

    vcigar (+5)

    Date:

    Thu, 24 Aug 2006 05:31:13 GMT

    Current dropshipper charges wholesale plus 20 percent. Markup on cigars is usually well above %100 of wholesale.

23. 

    Posted by:

    niklasjm (+5)

    Date:

    Sat, 26 Aug 2006 15:19:16 GMT

    Ok thanks do you have any screen shots of the traffic stats (for example awstats etc) and from authorize.net
    And did you buy the name for $350 vcigar.com etc because it was for sale for that before so. Just need all info before i bid

24. 

    Posted by:

    niklasjm (+5)

    Date:

    Tue, 29 Aug 2006 13:01:56 GMT

    ok if you don't want to sell for any higher price, im not bidding without any screen shots

25. 

    Posted by:

    Cigarlover (+3)

    Date:

    Tue, 29 Aug 2006 23:23:05 GMT

    HI
    Just a couple questions to see if I want to bid on your site...
    I'm looking for net $$$ made with gross being $28,800. Will you post that prior to the end of your sale?
    Will current vendor(s) work with new owner with a contract for current markup? Will you supply vendor information for direct contact? What is the percentage of merchandise ordered shipped? Are all brands in stock at all times?
    Since your shopping cart is not working right now, can it be tested to see if it is compatible with my current card processor? Since the cart comes with the site, can it be customized to accomodate new and or additional products?
    Does a client contact list come with the site?

    I hope to hear from you soon to determine my bidding strategy.
    Thanks

26. 

    Posted by:

    vcigar (+5)

    Date:

    Wed, 30 Aug 2006 15:30:59 GMT

    I will supply the vendor contact information and I am pretty sure that he will work with you no problem but I cannot guarantee this as I have no control over the supplier. I am thinking he does not even really need to know the company has changed hands you will just need to update the credit/debit card on file with him. I cannot warranty the shopping cart with work with other card processors either. It is programmed in asp classic and if it doesn't work with your processor it shouldn't cost too much to have someone fix it. There are also a lot of free carts out there you could use instead.

    About the net income I will try to see if I can get my accountant to come up with this.

27. 

    Posted by:

    Cigarlover (+3)

    Date:

    Wed, 30 Aug 2006 19:18:53 GMT

    HI once again
    Just a couple more questions to see if I want to bid on your site.
    I guess my question was vague about whether or not you can customize the shopping cart to add or remove items.
    Also, can I hire and ASP developer to make changes to the cart that comes with the site?
    Thanks so much for your quick response. I hope to get the rest of my questions answered today.
    Cigarlover

28. 

    Posted by:

    vcigar (+5)

    Date:

    Wed, 30 Aug 2006 21:25:39 GMT

    I can supply any screen shots from authorize.net. Just let me know what you would like to see and ill post it wither by PM or above. I should be able to answer any questions by the end of the day today.

29. 

    Posted by:

    Cigarlover (+3)

    Date:

    Wed, 30 Aug 2006 21:30:13 GMT

    HI
    I didn't ask about screen shots...I asked if the shopping cart could be customized to add and or remove products AND if I can hire an ASP Developer to make changes that come with the site? I hope to hear from you soon. Thanks

30. 

    Posted by:

    vcigar (+5)

    Date:

    Wed, 30 Aug 2006 21:49:14 GMT

    Let me get with the developer and ill find out about any modifications that can be made to the cart. Hopefully I can have that answered tonight.

31. 

    Posted by:

    vcigar (+5)

    Date:

    Thu, 31 Aug 2006 05:01:47 GMT

    Just added the authorize.net screenshots. There are two screen shots available to see:
    One from May2 2005 to Aug 17 2006
    The other is from August 2 2005 to August 17 2006

    I can answer any other authorize.net questions quickly. Hope this helps.

32. 

    Posted by:

    vcigar (+5)

    Date:

    Thu, 31 Aug 2006 11:42:42 GMT

    Cigarlover in the cart it is very easy to add and remove products and you can definately hire and asp developer to make changes to the asp code as you see fit as you will have full access to the code.

33. 

    Posted by:

    niklasjm (+5)

    Date:

    Thu, 31 Aug 2006 14:26:20 GMT

    Do i have to have a us company to get a authorize.net account, someone told me that

34. 

    Posted by:

    cubfan (+5)

    Date:

    Thu, 31 Aug 2006 16:25:47 GMT

    this is not meant to be a negative comment, but there seem to be a large number of returns or refunds. can you clarify?

    thanks.

35. 

    Posted by:

    vcigar (+5)

    Date:

    Thu, 31 Aug 2006 16:56:38 GMT

    The refunds are because our cuurent supplier would be out of stock on a particular order. We would just issue a refund and send an email to the client. Over the past 2-3 months the inventory data file hasnt been updated so most of these refunds happened recently. There were many orders that we refunded after we took the site down (the orders that were coming in through the url's in the search engines), we refunded all of those, maybe 15 orders or so.

    That being said that is one of the reasons it would be best to partner up with a local supplier.

36. 

    Posted by:

    vcigar (+5)

    Date:

    Thu, 31 Aug 2006 20:42:55 GMT

    We have been getting emails even with the site down from people wanting to order. We have recieved 3 seperate emails just today with people asking why they cant checkout.

37. 

    Posted by:

    akagorilla (+3)

    Date:

    Thu, 31 Aug 2006 22:32:55 GMT

    If the winner wants to become an affiliate for Thompson Cigar, I can give you a percentage of every gross sale of our products. The payout will be higher than any other cigar company can offer. Contact me through my affiliate blog at thompson affiliate dot com.