How accurate are free analytics tools? While Google Analytics is the most widely-used analytics tool, many other sites offer traffic analysis, which can be helpful in competitor research, ad planning, or when researching a prospective website purchase. The KissMetrics blog compares the accuracy of a few well-known analytics tools. A guide to avoiding the start-up’s typical mistakes More »
Flippa’s founders, Mark Harbottle and Matt Mickiewicz, with the Founder of the Internet, Vint Cerf, at the 14th Webby Awards We’ve been getting a lot of questions lately about the people behind the scenes who make Flippa happen. There’s information about Flippa on our About Us page, but what about the individuals that bring it More »
Today’s post is by Chris Yates of the website flipping blog FlipWebsites.com. Chris is one of the organisers of the Internet Investment Summit, happening May 18 – 20 in Las Vegas. Note that early bird tickets end 20 April! Have you ever considered what it would be like to buy or sell a site valued More »
Over $1 Billion in Online Businesses Sold In 1 Week It’s been a big week for online acquisitions. Facebook paid $1 Billion for Instagram, Condé Nast paid $14 Million for ZipList, Yammer bought oneDrum.com, and Swayable.com was sold for $25,000. No prizes for guessing which of those happened on Flippa (HINT: it wasn’t oneDrum.com). Be More »
Today’s post is by David Gass of BuyingAndSellingwebsites.com. David is one of the organisers of the Internet Investment Summit, happening May 18 – 20 in Las Vegas. Note that early bird tickets end 20 April! Ask five website buyers what they think your website is worth, and you’re likely to get five different answers. Each More »
Another Panda Refresh in Latest Google Search Update Google announced their latest changes to search. It’s a long list but not incredibly informative which has led to significant confusion. Some think it means anchor text is devalued. Others disagree. Any first-hand experiences of the impacts of this yet? Going Social Many website owners are fed More »
Some of the most-frequently asked questions on Flippa are on the topic of selling a website. What makes a good listing? How can sellers make sure that their listing is viewed by as many people as possible? What’s the best way to manage bids and questions from potential buyers? After the success of our More »
Social apps, big cities, sports and Kanye West: we’ve got something for everybody this week, all around the theme of web businesses and the buying and selling of websites. Facebook Fake Ownership disputes are never fun, especially when the property at stake is as big as Facebook. Instead of relying on forging email send times and More »
While every seller hopes to receive a large number of bids on their Flippa auction, managing these bids can be a time-consuming process. In an effort to save time, some sellers are tempted to simply choose the “Automatically accept bids for most users” for their listing. Is this a good idea? Bid management basics More »
Zak Muscovitch’s last post on copyright and trademark was wildly popular and prompted a great discussion in the comments. He has agreed to expand on his original post with his perspective on buying a website. After spending about 12 years as an Internet lawyer who specializes in website and domain name transactions and disputes, More »
