Comments on: How to sell your 2 year old blog for £8.5m http://www.here.org.uk/2008/10/how-to-sell-your-2-year-old-blog-for-85m.html Welcome to Kieron's blog - the life and times of an Internet Marketeer Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:45:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Money Academy http://www.here.org.uk/2008/10/how-to-sell-your-2-year-old-blog-for-85m.html/comment-page-1#comment-12376 Money Academy Wed, 06 May 2009 14:07:28 +0000 http://www.here.org.uk/?p=1140#comment-12376 i found it hard to sell my own blog after its value become millions , because there is somethings not have price but for people which have more than blogs ( not personal ) they can keep selling it . i found it hard to sell my own blog after its value become millions , because there is somethings not have price but for people which have more than blogs ( not personal ) they can keep selling it .

]]> By: 10 predictions for 2009 http://www.here.org.uk/2008/10/how-to-sell-your-2-year-old-blog-for-85m.html/comment-page-1#comment-10939 10 predictions for 2009 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:07:44 +0000 http://www.here.org.uk/?p=1140#comment-10939 [...] 2009 will be the year of the super-blog. Last year we saw Bankaholic sell for $15m and this is just the beginning. With super blogs like Perez Hilton already charging $54,000 for a [...] [...] 2009 will be the year of the super-blog. Last year we saw Bankaholic sell for $15m and this is just the beginning. With super blogs like Perez Hilton already charging $54,000 for a [...]

]]> By: Juno http://www.here.org.uk/2008/10/how-to-sell-your-2-year-old-blog-for-85m.html/comment-page-1#comment-10726 Juno Fri, 12 Dec 2008 06:05:50 +0000 http://www.here.org.uk/?p=1140#comment-10726 It is amazing that a blog has been sold for such a good cost. Though there are many sites available at cheap rate and the sale of this blog has pushed everyone to open their eyes wide. The reason is SEO, wordpress and the content which has made the blog to be ranked high. It is amazing that a blog has been sold for such a good cost. Though there are many sites available at cheap rate and the sale of this blog has pushed everyone to open their eyes wide. The reason is SEO, wordpress and the content which has made the blog to be ranked high.

]]> By: bestcred http://www.here.org.uk/2008/10/how-to-sell-your-2-year-old-blog-for-85m.html/comment-page-1#comment-10572 bestcred Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:35:43 +0000 http://www.here.org.uk/?p=1140#comment-10572 The owner of bankaholic did a great job for his website to be sold for $15 million. This should be an inspiration to anyone who owns a website or a blog. The owner of bankaholic did a great job for his website to be sold for $15 million. This should be an inspiration to anyone who owns a website or a blog.

]]> By: Simon http://www.here.org.uk/2008/10/how-to-sell-your-2-year-old-blog-for-85m.html/comment-page-1#comment-9297 Simon Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:58:20 +0000 http://www.here.org.uk/?p=1140#comment-9297 If ever anyone was looking for insipration when starting their own business, this story would be it. Thanks also for the great article, it's always nice to read an analysis of why a site has been successful. If ever anyone was looking for insipration when starting their own business, this story would be it.

Thanks also for the great article, it’s always nice to read an analysis of why a site has been successful.

]]> By: Freebies http://www.here.org.uk/2008/10/how-to-sell-your-2-year-old-blog-for-85m.html/comment-page-1#comment-9170 Freebies Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:37:57 +0000 http://www.here.org.uk/?p=1140#comment-9170 His design is also perfectly monetized regarding the ad placement and all. His design is also perfectly monetized regarding the ad placement and all.

]]> By: Quality Nonsense http://www.here.org.uk/2008/10/how-to-sell-your-2-year-old-blog-for-85m.html/comment-page-1#comment-9160 Quality Nonsense Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:36:24 +0000 http://www.here.org.uk/?p=1140#comment-9160 Google's link count figures are meaningless, and have been for years now. Case study: Google says my blog has 94 backlinks vs 9.5k links at Yahoo Site Explorer. Google’s link count figures are meaningless, and have been for years now.

Case study: Google says my blog has 94 backlinks vs 9.5k links at Yahoo Site Explorer.

]]> By: kenny mc bride http://www.here.org.uk/2008/10/how-to-sell-your-2-year-old-blog-for-85m.html/comment-page-1#comment-9159 kenny mc bride Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:22:47 +0000 http://www.here.org.uk/?p=1140#comment-9159 Must admit, it is an amazing amount of money for a blog! not sure it is value for money, especially in today's climate but if I was offered that amount of money for my blog it would take me a nano-second to say yes! Well done to him! Must admit, it is an amazing amount of money for a blog! not sure it is value for money, especially in today’s climate but if I was offered that amount of money for my blog it would take me a nano-second to say yes! Well done to him!

]]> By: Mark http://www.here.org.uk/2008/10/how-to-sell-your-2-year-old-blog-for-85m.html/comment-page-1#comment-9158 Mark Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:24:56 +0000 http://www.here.org.uk/?p=1140#comment-9158 It isn't 8500 uv's - the site Kieron linked to shows 262k estimated visitors, 156k uniques. It also has a subdomain cdrates.bankaholic.com which quantcast shows some seemingly (estimated) impressive numbers. No real mention has been made of readership/memberships or other revenue streams, though rough numbers of 156k uniques/month = 1.872mm uv/year. On simple terms of one years history their cost per visitor = $12.4mm USD / 1.872 yrly uv's = $6.62 / uv. Or £3.77 @ gbp/usd 1.75. Think about it as £3.77/click to break even, it starts to look a little more realistic. It isn’t 8500 uv’s - the site Kieron linked to shows 262k estimated visitors, 156k uniques. It also has a subdomain cdrates.bankaholic.com which quantcast shows some seemingly (estimated) impressive numbers. No real mention has been made of readership/memberships or other revenue streams, though rough numbers of 156k uniques/month = 1.872mm uv/year. On simple terms of one years history their cost per visitor = $12.4mm USD / 1.872 yrly uv’s = $6.62 / uv. Or £3.77 @ gbp/usd 1.75. Think about it as £3.77/click to break even, it starts to look a little more realistic.

]]> By: gadget http://www.here.org.uk/2008/10/how-to-sell-your-2-year-old-blog-for-85m.html/comment-page-1#comment-9157 gadget Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:56:33 +0000 http://www.here.org.uk/?p=1140#comment-9157 Hmm, I'm with you Lee. Let do the maths.. 8,500 uv per month at 5% conversion is 5100 - at say, £100 each that would be £0.5m commission pa. So £8.5m is 17 yrs multiple. Hmm, I’m with you Lee. Let do the maths..
8,500 uv per month at 5% conversion is 5100 - at say, £100 each that would be £0.5m commission pa. So £8.5m is 17 yrs multiple.

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