Whether you are buying or selling a website and/ or a domain, landing the best deal depends on several factors, features, and services.
For example, if you are looking to buy or sell a web host, you have to check out the select features.
Reliability of the service, especially in terms of the uptime of the service, data transfer, disk storage, unmetered bandwidth, drag/drop site builders, subdomains, and international domain name support, are some of the things you might want to check.
Fortunately, your search for the best web hosting service or where to buy a domain or a website has been made easier by online entrepreneurs. There are numerous websites where you can buy or sell your domain or websites.
The websites are full-service-brokers who oversweet the whole process. They also vet the parties selling or buying, determine the value of the website or the domain, and ensure the safety/ security of the transactions.
Also called flipping websites, these sites are run by the best in the industry, and if you are looking for a website for your company or a domain name, then these are the sites you should try.
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Flippa
You might not know this, but Flippa was the pioneer company in the selling and buying of domains, as well as websites.
With thousands of domains and websites listed on the site, chances are, you will always find something for your business.
Regarding the security of the payment, Flippa features an escrow protection system which allows for the safety, and you do not have to worry about being scammed.
Domains and websites are sold through an auction system where interested customers place bids for the price of the site, and the seller can accept the price, or not.
Note that there also is an absolute price in Flippa, meaning if an interested buyer pays that absolute price, it means that the site will be sold to them at that price, with all the other bids rejected.
Statistics from Flippa show that it has more than 800,000 registered members with at least $5 million worth of businesses sold on a daily basis.
Shopify Exchange
This is Shopify’s marketplace. It allows owners to offer their e-commerce websites and domain names for sales, whether those websites are established or new.
Most of the businesses in this marketplace are Shopify stores which are listed using Shopify’s official exchange app. This means that Shopify will automatically generate a list that is based on actual data on the site.
Ones posted, the current owner of a Shopify account cannot change the traffic information or revenue. It is, therefore, among the most transparent sites, especially when it comes to the determination of the value of a store.
Empire Flippers
Empire Flippers represents a highly specialized marketplace for selling and buying websites.
All sellers are vetted in a thorough process that involves the examination of the website’s traffic and earnings’ history.
Once these elements are vetted, and the website is determined to be stable, the verification process is complete. Only the verified and qualified websites are listed, with the listing based on Empire Flippers’ net monthly profits.
The profit quoted represents the average profits of between 3-12 months.
This marketplace is not free with buyers required to pay a 5 percent refundable-deposit before they access the site’s info. By doing this, only serious prospects are on the site.
You might also like the fact that Empire Flippers handles the communications between the sellers and the buyers.
FE International
FE International is the other site you might want to visit if you wish to buy or sell your website.
Unlike other marketplaces, FE International is specific in that it offers mergers-and-acquisitions’ advisory services to (SAAS) software-as-a-service, mid-market e-commerce sites, as well as content businesses.
It’s also different in that it’s a specialty site that caters to business sales needs within the 5-7 figure income range.
With its high standards, FE International reports that it’s completed over $75M worth of business acquisitions, as well as a minimum of 425 business sales.
Other than its reputation and successful portfolio, you might also like the fact that the sellers and the buyers go through a thorough vetting process. As a buyer, you will pay 2.5 percent transaction fee.
The final selling price of websites sold here cost a maximum of $1,000.
Sedo
The Search Engine Domain Offers (SEDO) represents the searchable domain workplace. It offers several services to the sellers/ buyers of domain names.
Other services offered include appraisals and parking for domain names done by a professional team. It has at least 2 million customers registered on the site, 2,500 domains sold monthly, and 4 million worth of parked domains.
BuyDomains.com
If you are looking for a place to buy or sell the premium domain names, you might have heard about BuyDomains.com.
It’s one of the oldest marketplaces for premium domains.
The site is easy to use. After you enter the phrase or the word of your preferred premium domain name, you will receive a list of the relevant domain name’s asking price to which you can either buy or make a counteroffer.
Igloo
This is another premium marketplace for buying and selling domain names.
It lists and also sells all types of domains since it is equipped with all the tools and details needed by your business.
Its intuitive UI makes it easy for sale and purchase of domain names. And with their custom templates, you don’t have to worry about negotiating online.
FreeMarket.com
You might also want to try FreeMarket.com which is a fully-fledged service brokerage site for selling and buying of domains and websites.
The sites ensure the safety of your transactions with its built-in system of payment (escrow) where buyers’ funds are held while the sellers transfer the ownership of the site or the domain.
The other top names include WeSellYourSite, WebsiteBroker.com, BizBroker24, and Side Projectors.
Keep in mind that websites flipping is a billion-dollar industry, and this exposes you to online scammers. So, before you pay your money, even with an escrow service, you should verify the credibility of the site first.
