Comments on: Due Diligence 101 for Website Buyers: Tread Carefully With Trademark Domains http://www.flipwebsites.com/buying-websites/due-diligence-101-for-website-buyers/ How To Make Money Online Fast with Website Flipping Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:49:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Ryan http://www.flipwebsites.com/buying-websites/due-diligence-101-for-website-buyers/#comment-1617 Ryan Tue, 29 Mar 2011 17:48:00 +0000 http://www.flipwebsites.com/?p=153#comment-1617 Just wanted to mention, and this sounds obvious, but you should always verify that the seller actually owns the website they're selling! You should also do everything you can to verify traffic and income claims. Contact the seller, on the phone if you have to, and make sure every things legit. If someone claims they're making $1,200 a month off of 1,000 unique visitors and they're only selling affiliate products or have adsense, unless they have extremely targeted traffic, top of the line copywriting, and the products are expensive, then it's probably made up. Like Travis said, your gut will tell you somethings wrong. Most of the time it's right! Just wanted to mention, and this sounds obvious, but you should always verify that the seller actually owns the website they’re selling!

You should also do everything you can to verify traffic and income claims. Contact the seller, on the phone if you have to, and make sure every things legit. If someone claims they’re making $1,200 a month off of 1,000 unique visitors and they’re only selling affiliate products or have adsense, unless they have extremely targeted traffic, top of the line copywriting, and the products are expensive, then it’s probably made up.

Like Travis said, your gut will tell you somethings wrong. Most of the time it’s right!

]]> By: Travis http://www.flipwebsites.com/buying-websites/due-diligence-101-for-website-buyers/#comment-74 Travis Sat, 20 Feb 2010 17:22:06 +0000 http://www.flipwebsites.com/?p=153#comment-74 Missy: Great suggestion...duh. I can't believe I forgot to install that plugin. Thanks for the reminder. I'll get it up this weekend. Take care. Travis Site Admin Missy:

Great suggestion…duh. I can’t believe I forgot to install that plugin. Thanks for the reminder. I’ll get it up this weekend. Take care.

Travis
Site Admin

]]> By: Missy http://www.flipwebsites.com/buying-websites/due-diligence-101-for-website-buyers/#comment-73 Missy Sat, 20 Feb 2010 17:12:50 +0000 http://www.flipwebsites.com/?p=153#comment-73 Thanxs for the reply, Travis. Also could you add the "subscribe to comments" wp plugin, so commenters get notification of replies. Cheers! Thanxs for the reply, Travis. Also could you add the “subscribe to comments” wp plugin, so commenters get notification of replies. Cheers!

]]> By: Travis http://www.flipwebsites.com/buying-websites/due-diligence-101-for-website-buyers/#comment-71 Travis Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:33:01 +0000 http://www.flipwebsites.com/?p=153#comment-71 Missy: I'm not sure I completely understand your questions but the owner of the trademark "owns" the trademark. Thus, no other websites can have the trademark in their domain unless it's authorized. The point of my article was that you need to be very careful about buying a website where the domain has a company name or product name in it. Travis Site Admin Missy:

I’m not sure I completely understand your questions but the owner of the trademark “owns” the trademark. Thus, no other websites can have the trademark in their domain unless it’s authorized. The point of my article was that you need to be very careful about buying a website where the domain has a company name or product name in it.

Travis
Site Admin

]]> By: Missy http://www.flipwebsites.com/buying-websites/due-diligence-101-for-website-buyers/#comment-70 Missy Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:20:17 +0000 http://www.flipwebsites.com/?p=153#comment-70 Does the trademark holder take ownership of the site and keep it as is, or do they delete it? or wwhat happens to a domain taken by trademark? Does the trademark holder take ownership of the site and keep it as is, or do they delete it? or wwhat happens to a domain taken by trademark?

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