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So you’ve just bought a website, and decided to transfer your new site to a different hosting company. The process of taking ownership of a site and transferring from one host to another can be daunting, but it’s a valuable experience and often a good idea. We spotted a fantastic how-to on the transfer process [...]

Welcome to 2012, Flippa blog readers! Today’s post is all about the Secret Seven. No, not the children’s detective books written in the 1950s  – Flippa’s Secret Seven are useful Flippa tools that, for one reason or another, are often overlooked. Let’s jump right in, shall we? 1. Advanced Search. Our Advanced Search lets you [...]

Now that we’ve been around for over 2 years, we have had a lot of exposure to how different people go about buying websites. Some get it right and others evidently need a little more coaching on how to effectively buy websites with confidence. As much as we try to make the process of buying [...]

This is a guest post by Martin Gessner, author of the ‘Site Buying Method’ – a guide to understanding how to research and purchase sites for sale. One of the great things about buying an online business is that there is a great deal of information that is publicly available. You can do market research [...]

Recently we’ve had a few website sellers come to us saying they’d love to list on Flippa but they’re not entirely comfortable with everyone — maybe competitors or current customers — knowing their website is for sale. Given the pivotal role of the website’s domain in our listings, this was not possible… until now. Furthermore, [...]

As always, this week in February is a massive one for everything marketing – primarily due to the huge focus on the very high profile ads that ran for Super Bowl XLV. Does anyone in the business of buying or selling websites really care about whether or not Volkswagen’s Darth Vader was better than E*Trade’s [...]

More than 55% of the auctions on Flippa result in a sale, which is not a bad success rate. However, of those which finish unsuccessfully, almost half have bids – they just fall a little short of the seller’s reserve. Until now, these sellers were left with two options: Re-list their website and go through [...]

Flippa lists more and more websites for sale every day and at times it can be challenging to identify the “diamonds in the rough”; those websites that fit your buying criteria. This post focuses on how you can use the Advanced Search feature to filter the website auction listings so you can find sites that [...]

Just a quick one today! Matt Mickiewicz, Flippa and SitePoint founder—and all-round nice guy—brings his sharp Canadian mind to bear on our advanced search, giving you a good overview of it while only taking two minutes from your busy day: Matt’s Advanced Search Presentation (1m 54s) We’re pretty happy with this feature, as it gives [...]