Flippa – the new Sitepoint Marketplace short review

Towards end of June 2009, all websites on sale at Sitepoint Marketplace were transfered to Flippa.com, the new home for buying and selling websites.

Boy, if you were one of those people lucky enough to read a whole load of comments prior to the change of venue, one sentence summed it up.  A whole load of resistance.  From sellers, buyers, on the fencers.  As for me, who has sold a couple of websites on the original Sitepoint Marketplace, I haven’t any opinions yet on the new marketplace, Flippa as I haven’t used Flippa to sell my websites yet.  I supposed I should try out.  I must admit however, that initially I have reservations doing so, as all things new.  Having said that, after browsing the new Flippa listings for sometime and using the filters and so on to get a hang on the feel of the new place, I have a few good things to say.

About Selling or Flipping Web Sites

Site Flip, PimpMyFlip, websiteflippingsecretsexposed, siteflipincome, flippersvault, siteflipgurus, flipidol, flipmastery -  are just some of the names of websites that have come out in recent months to cater for the popularity of the subject.

No offense to the owners, but most of the ebooks or course hype about getting good income quickly by selling or flipping websites without cautioning the readers or members to check for latest trends of website buyers’ needs, not allowing the them to stand out from the rest simply by leveraging on their strengths and leading the understudy to commit themselves to the same paths as the gurus.  This is the internet, after all, where yesterday’s news could hurt someone’s income drastically.