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Can You Really Make Money Flipping Blogs?

Written by: Trent Brownrigg

Article Overview: Four steps to make money from blog flipping.

Can You Really Make Money Flipping Blogs?

I get questions all the time from aspiring internet marketers and people looking to make money online. A question in an email I received recently was, "Can you really make money flipping blogs?" and I decided to write an article to answer that question for everyone.

The quick answer is that you can make money doing almost anything. However, I think the question he was really asking was, "Is there a good possibility of making a lot of money flipping blogs?" It depends on what your definition of a lot of money is but for most people the answer is definitely yes you can make a lot of money flipping blogs. And, it can be done with relatively little effort on your part if you're willing to spend some money to take a few shortcuts. This article will outline the basic process.

Step one - This is really simple. You have to decide what kind of blog you want to flip. This decision should be based on demand for a particular niche. If you don't know how to find a good niche that's no problem, just go to sites that allow you to buy and sell blogs like the Sitepoint Marketplace and take a look at the listings. You'll see what people are bidding on and what is selling well. This is the best way to research because it is from real live information that you can actually see.

Step two - Get a domain for the blog. You want the domain name to closely match the niche of the blog. So if you are building a blog about online dating, you want to get a domain that has the keyword phrase "online dating" in it. This will make the domain much more attractive to buyers because it is descriptive and will help rank in search engines.

Step three - Get a template and create the content for the blog. You can create or buy a professional blog template, or use one of the many free templates available online if you must. The content will consist of the articles/posts and any product that you might to include with the blog. Yes, you will get more out of the blog flip if you offer a product that they can sell along with the blog. Make sure it is a unique product and not some garbage PLR product that you picked up somewhere.

Having quality content will greatly increase the amount people will be willing to pay for your blog so if you can't create the content yourself, go to a site like Elance.com and have it created for you. It can be done cheaply enough so that you'll still make a nice profit on the sale of the blog.

Step four - Head over to the Sitepoint Marketplace or another site where you can sell blogs, and put the blog up for sale. Make sure you have a very attractive listing for the blog. Excellent copywriting skills will come in handy for this part of the process because a great description increases your chances of selling the blog for maximum profit.

It is more than possible to build a blog every week and sell it for as much as $500 or more. It's not uncommon to see blogs go for thousands of dollars! That's a lot of money for what little work you really have to do. Essentially it amounts to getting a domain, outsourcing some work and putting up an ad. If you can get the outsourced work done quickly or do it yourself quickly, you can easily build more than one blog per week.

So, the answer is yes, you really can make money flipping blogs, and lots of it!

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