Know-How Exchange : SEO/SEM

The best way to sell the sites is to show more than traffic - it's to show revenue. Why not add Google Adsense (to pick one solution), and show how much $ your sites make?

Before you sell, it's a good idea to know how much the domain is worth. Market prices for domain names can run from a few dollars to thousands of dollars for premium names. The domain name "Loans.com", for example, sold for $3,000,000 just a few years ago. The key to deciding whether or not to sell a domain name you own is to determine its worth to you if kept and, alternatively, how much a buyer is willing to pay. You may have heard ‘rags to riches’ type stories of cheap domain names resold for hundreds of thousands of dollars. During the good old days of the Internet boom this was possible. However, things have slowed down considerably since then and there it is very rare to hear of a domain name sold for more than $10,000. However, while big deal domain sales do occur less often in today’s domain market, selling domain names can still be very profitable. Short, catchy, top level domain names are selling for upwards of $5,000 on the domain aftermarket. Other longer, but still usable, names may be worth hundreds of dollars.

When determining your site’s value, you may need to do some research online. It is often a good idea to compare different websites on the Internet and to see which sites catch your eye. You can make a mental note of the methods used on websites that were appealing to you; then you can use those ideas when creating or updating your own website. The design of a website is very important when you are trying to sell an existing site online. The design should be bold and colorful, but should not be too busy. You may want to use colors that relate to the theme of the site as well. For instance, if you are selling bottled water, it would be logical to use shades of blue on your website. However, no matter how brilliant the website design is, the purpose of the site must also be useful for the website to sell. A good website will revolve around an interesting idea or useful type of business. To reflect the purpose of your website, you should include clear, informative content that is easy to understand. A website with a clear and interesting purpose is very likely to sell on the Internet.

Unlike my friends above, I do not agree with using Google Adwords...

Heres the thing...some sites exist purely to drive traffic, affiliate sites, some exist to spread knowledge, and some exist to sell.

Work out which one you have, make it the best, and when it gets a good ranking, with lots of back links, and some customers then sell it.

In order to sell a site it has to have a value to people. What is the value of the site?
Why do people visit?
Are you selling something?

The example you gave directoryrs.com has Google Page Rank of 0, which is not so great.

Directory sites do not have a lot of value as they are pretty easy to create and no one really uses them. You may get visits, but does it translate into business for anyone. I have not read any articles about how to optimize a site to get into a directory. How to get in to a search engine, now that is a different story. How often do you use a directory when looking for something? I don't, Google, Yahoo, etc work well for me.

I guess I am not seeing any great value in the site you gave an example of.

Mike