The website, established in July 2009, is up for sale due to the owner's inability to maintain it since November 2009. It features unique content and benefits from 20-30 backlinks from articles on platforms like Ezinearticles, Buzzle, and Articlesbase. An additional 10-15 backlinks were self-built from related blogs, along with some viral backlinks. The Wordpress site, hosted personally by the owner, has revenue generated solely through Google AdSense. Despite no further promotion since November 2009, earnings have remained consistent, peaking during holiday seasons. Monthly income figures from July 2009 through April 2010 vary, with a high of $1,497.69 in November 2009 and a low of $0.80 in July 2009.
The site's current performance indicates that with extra promotion and link-building effort, there is potential to significantly increase monthly earnings. Although the site lacks Google Analytics installation, alternate traffic data from awstats shows that search engines are the primary traffic sources. The site ranks on the first page for several high-demand search terms related to steam cleaners.
The owner, seeking transparency, invites any questions before bidding and notes that PayPal payments require clearance due to prevalent fraud. Additionally, the owner is open to providing tips to the winning bidder to help bolster the site's performance, whether for ongoing earnings or leveraging link juice.
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