Comments on: 6 Methods to Enhance Profitability for Flipping Startup Websites

By: Travis

Travis — Mon, 31 May 2010 15:43:13 +0000

NYThemes:

Very good point. There indeed may be some (perhaps many) buyers who are looking for strictly “fixer uppers.” However, in today’s current flipping market, if a startup website doesn’t have at least good content and/or some promotion (and I would even add a good domain), ugly STARTUP sites aren’t going to sell that well.

Travis

By: nythemes

nythemes — Mon, 31 May 2010 06:15:40 +0000

i think ugly sites might sell better for some. Certain if not most buyers are looking towards fixer uppers, thinking that uploading a nice template will increase a lot of website’s value. When you sell an already pretty site you are taking that away from them. just a thought …

By: Travis

Travis — Sun, 23 May 2010 17:58:44 +0000

Kifayat:

I have heard of XHeader. It’s made by the same company behind XsitePro. Both are solid products. I haven’t used XHeader myself but it’s free so it would certainly be worth trying. Another free graphics editor is Gimp.

If you don’t have the money to outsource, that’s o.k. You’ll just need to spend some time learning how to make your own headers using programs such as XHeader, Gimp, etc.

I personally recommend WordPress as a site builder because there are so many themes available for free. Many of the themes out there look superb right out of the box. You don’t even need to do anything with them except maybe add a header and change some colors.

Travis

By: Kifayat

Kifayat — Sun, 23 May 2010 09:29:26 +0000

Hi Travis,

I read somewhere that one could use XHeader.com to create headers – have you heard about it and what is your view on it?

What is one can’t afford the money to outsource – what is the alternative in creating at least a presentable “saleable” website?

Thanks.

By: Travis

Travis — Sun, 23 May 2010 03:41:35 +0000

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for all your kind words. I hope I continue to meet your expectations! If I ever slip, just let me know. Take care.

Travis

By: MakeMoneyAdvertising

MakeMoneyAdvertising — Sat, 22 May 2010 21:42:41 +0000

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By: Travis

Travis — Thu, 20 May 2010 13:44:12 +0000

PLR Pete:

Great moniker:) I can answer your question because you’re describing me perfectly. I have absolutely no sense of design and I’m slightly color blind to boot so I have to outsource all of my design work. The most important graphical element on a website is the header and you can have those created for as little as $25 – and sometimes cheaper if you find a WSO or someone over at the Digital Point forum trying to break into the design business. In general, though, I would budget between $30-$50 for a header.

As for your comments about PLR, I completely agree with you. My point in the article was that people shouldn’t just throw up a bunch of PLR articles “as-is” on their websites and then try to flip them. By all means use PLR articles as a basis for your OWN articles or rewrite them significantly. Finally, as I mentioned PLR articles are great for putting ebooks or online courses together to give away for free to build a list!

Travis

By: PLR Pete

PLR Pete — Thu, 20 May 2010 08:54:47 +0000

You mentioned that we can create graphically appealing websites, what if we don’t have the design or technical skills to create a design or code the design? How much would that affect overall profits if we have to outsource it?

Using PLR content is easier, but it must be viewed as a framework on which to write your own content!