Where can I sell my website?
Hey guys,
A few weeks ago I started working on http://redlatinaemprendedora.com/
The website is geared towards latin American entrepreneurs. It has all the basic functionality, plus a Discourse installation all set up.
The issue is that I lost momentum due to not being able to gather critical mass, and I'm looking to selling it.
Friends have recommended me to use https://flippa.com/ but you gotta pay for listing your website.
What services do recommend/use for buying and selling websites, preferably places in which you don't have to pay for listing your site?
Thanks to all!
You joined IH in April, you started a website a few weeks ago and already want to "sell" it (for free) because you didn't gain "critical mass" within a couple weeks?
I'm not sure what you were expecting, or whether or not you expected Facebook level growth overnight... but what exactly would I be buying if I were interested in your website? Traffic numbers? Revenue? Your social footprint?
I just don't see why anyone would buy it.
Flippa is probably the best known. Unfortunately it is the barrage of framework websites with a few Amazon associate links and Google Ads that make Flippa the junkyard that it is.
FE International is for larger established businesses (reputable).
I've even seen people list their junk on eBay.
Heck, even writing a story here on IndieHackers geared to "Why I'm selling X and the lessons I've learned" might even get you some interesting leads. But they'll ask the same things I've asked (and likely much more).
Thank you for the blunt feedback, it gave me a lot to think about :-)
If the site isn't worth enough for you to pay a small listing fee than it's not worth enough for anyone to buy.
To be honest your site isn't worth anything at the moment to a site buyer. It's a directory with very minimal content and an empty forum with too many categories. It wasn't even interesting enough to keep its creator involved for a month. You need traffic, deep content or tech to make a sale worth it.
I'd suggest you try doing some networking with the latin american community to try and grow it or just shut it off if you really have no interest. You won't get enough for it to justify the time spent trying to sell it.
You are right, I can't justify putting time and money in something I lost interest in building. Big lesson learned tho :-)
Thanks for your comments!
I think if you do this long enough you're bound to have at least a few projects that you lose interest in quickly. Good luck with your next one.
How much for the website?
Thank you for answering , I was thinking something around $60, which is half of what I spent in services.
I already took it down, I was just paying month to month without using it, that's why the offer. If you are interested I'd help you set it up. Some people charge $99 for Discourse setup alone.
https://blog.discourse.org/2014/04/install-discourse-in-under-30-minutes/
EmpireFlippers.com
Great resource, thanks for sharing!
Make it worth something before you sell it and pony up the fee to those providing the service for you to actually sell it.
You are right James, a lot more work is needed to get something meaningful for it, but that's not what I'm up to.
As I mentioned in the comments above, I learned a big lesson from this posts and your feedback already :-)