The owner of a recently acquired forum/blog has been focusing on improving its search engine rankings to boost traffic and aims to become more engaged with the forums. However, due to the busy nature of their primary business, they have limited time for this network site and are considering selling some sites to free up time for business growth. The forum requires attention from someone who can actively participate, as it currently does not have regular members, despite receiving daily posts. The vBulletin license cannot be transferred. Traffic and revenue screenshots will be provided later, and interested parties can view other available sites from a certain network page and make offers.
Regarding revenue, the only current source is Google Adsense, which has been yielding modest monthly earnings (e.g., £25 in the first half of July). BuySellAds was installed two weeks ago, but no sales have occurred yet. Traffic details reveal 21,000 unique visitors and 35,000 page views, with most traffic coming from search engines (63.42%). The site receives traffic to the blog, encouraging forum registrations. Current search engine ranks show potential, with keywords ranking on Google.co.uk and Google.com, slowly driving increased traffic. More effort, especially in securing backlinks, could elevate the site to compete with other significant web design forums. Rankings for certain keywords vary, with some keywords having higher visibility on search engines like Google and Yahoo.
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1. Look for verified sellers. Sellers should verify their email, phone, and government ID. When a seller has completed all verifications, we identify them with a checkmark like this:
2. Review financials. Financials are seller-provided inputs. Always ask for verified financials. Ask for a tax return or request access to their dashboard. if it’s an ecommerce store get a transaction report.
3. Review traffic. Sellers can grant you access to Google Analytics. Ask for read-only access to verify site traffic.
4. Schedule a call. Communication is key. The best way to find out more is to speak directly with the seller. For your protection, keep all communication within Flippa.
5. Make the offer on Flippa. We’re here to help. Flippa does not charge buyers and by making an offer on Flippa you’ll get access to our post-sales support team.
1. Agreements & Contracts.
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