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7 Tips On How To Buy A Work From Home Website On Ebay



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re you looking to buy a         day would YOU sell it? I know I   
ready-made work at home         wont. So why is this person       
website of business on          selling his or her website? They  
Ebay? I'm floored at how many         always list a few "excuses" like, 
work at home "websites" and           "I have no time to run this       
"businesses" are listed daily.        website" or "I build them so I    
They all promise to make you a        can sell them". Honestly, if you  
millionaire fast or that you can      had a website that's making you   
earn $5000 a month starting right     money, you would FIND the time to 
now. Although there are               run it and improve it, not sell   
legitimate listings, there are an     it off. Be weary about these      
alarming number of listing that       claims of HUGE profits. If it     
simply scream out "SCAM!".            looks too good to be true, it     
Unfortunately many people don't       just might be!                    
hear it or don't look for the                                           
signs. Before you fall victim to      2) Ask for Verifiable proof of    
such a scam and waste your money,     income.                           
here are 7 tips to help find the                                        
right website.                        If the website is claimed to be   
                                      making profit, the seller might   
1) Look out for Outrageous            show you a PICTURE of his or her  
"Income" or "Income Potential"        income statement. Sadly these     
                                      PICTURES can be easily altered to 
Many listings claim that the          say ANYTHING that a person wants  
website or business makes HUGE        to - including showing profits.   
amounts of profit or has the          Pictures of Paypal statements can 
"potential" of making a huge          be easily doctored to show        
profit. This is your first sign       profits. If the profit statements 
of a possible scam because if YOU     are real, the owner should have   
had a website that made $500 a        no objection to faxing you a copy 



of the statement, plus statements     of the traffic. The seller might  
for previous months. Plus the         have purchase "guaranteed"        
owner should be able to show          traffic just to make it LOOK like 
DIRECT relations between the          an established website. Demand    
website being sold and the            website statistics for at least 6 
statements. Often owners will         previous months and study them.   
have multiple websites that tie       If you see a sudden spike in      
into ONE paypal address. And they     traffic, then you know            
might show you a statement of         something's up. And even if you   
that profitable paypal account.       don't see a sudden increase,      
But the fact of the matter is         where is the traffic coming from? 
that the actual profit is from        What are the seller's advertising 
multiple websites and the             methods used to get that traffic? 
particular website on sale might      Once you purchase the website,    
not even be profitable. This is a     will you continue to get the same 
business transaction so make sure     benefits of advertising and       
you treat it like one and ask for     traffic? Is the seller willing to 
verifiable proof. Don't settle        show you how to advertise? If so, 
for mere PICTURES on a website as     how much will it cost per month?  
proof.                                Do the math and see if the        
                                      website will indeed be profitable 
3) How long has the website been      after the costs. Don't buy        
established for?                      websites that are new yet claim   
                                      to be established. Really         
Many websites are claimed to be       profitable websites are at least  
"established". This means that        an year old and can show you      
the seller claims that the            proof of its establishment. Also  
website has been around for some      use tools such as www.Alexa.com   
time and has regular traffic and      (Alexa) and type in the URL of    
customers. Look into the source       the website to see exactly WHEN   



it was established. Alexa's           millionaire? Or would you have to 
reports can't be doctored by the      sell the SAME information to      
seller and is a credible source.      others at $49.00 a pop to become  
Do your research before you place     one? You'll need to make 20408    
your bid.                             sales at $49.00 to become a       
                                      millionaire. Often, there's       
4) Beware of so-called                always a catch like that in       
Millionaires promising to make        offers by these so-called self    
you a millionaire.                    made millionaires. They don't     
                                      love you. They love your money    
If YOU were a millionaire why         and they ask it upfront. If they  
would YOU be selling information      were in a charitable mood why     
about how to become one on ebay?      don't they just GIVE you the      
If you were that generous, why        secret and once you make your     
don't you donate your money to        million let you pay them $49.00   
charity? Or better yet GIVE that      of out it? Ask them that before   
information away for free? Why        you buy these websites or         
CHARGE for information? I see         "secrets".                        
many so called Millionaires                                             
selling their "secrets" starting      5) Be weary of instant "Cookie    
at $49.00. If you had so much         Cutter" websites.                 
money what would $49 be worth to                                        
you? It's a drop in the ocean.        Many websites on sale are simply  
Unless the seller BECAME a            replicates of a site and are put  
millionaire by selling his            up for sale many times. This      
"secrets" for $49 to people who       means that you are not the only   
thought they can be millionaires      one who's got a website like      
themselves. So if you bought such     that. This produces competition   
a website, would YOU                  and when you are starting out,    
automatically become a                you don't want to have a fierce   



completion. These types of            Work at home businesses that are  
"cookie cutter" websites lose         SOLELY built on adsense are a     
their identity in the market.         disaster waiting to happen. Don't 
Basically the mentality of your       get me wrong. Adsense is a very   
visitors would be "You see one,       good source of income. But it     
you've see them all". YOUR            should NOT be your ONLY income.   
website won't be unique. And you      The Adsense revenue is directly   
end up fighting an uphill battle.     related to your website traffic.  
Opt to buy unique websites that       If you lose traffic you lose      
aren't sold many times over and       income. If a seller boasts high   
over again. You can easily spot       profits through adsense, ask for  
cookie cutter websites if you         verifiable proof of income for    
search ebay. You'll see the same      previous months and see how much  
theme such as "legal forms" or        profits were from adsense and if  
"paid to drive" websites. Don't       it was the ONLY source of income. 
waste your time or money on           Don't put all your eggs in one    
these. Save your money to buy a       Adsense basket. It's tempting but 
unique website. It will pay your      you'll be flirting with trouble   
back many times over.                 if your website doesn't have      
                                      another method of income.         
6) Beware of Adsense Earning                                            
statements                            7) Pay attention to the number of 
                                      bids.                             
Adsense is the new way of                                               
starting an instant income            If a website catches your         
stream. You get paid by Google        attention don't bid on it until   
for showing ads on your website.      you can get a feel for it's       
Many websites claim they have a       worth. The number of bids on it   
daily Adsense income of say $50       can give you a rough idea about   
or a monthly income of say $3000.     what kind of an opportunity it is 



and whether it's worth your time      found. Make sure you check out    
and money. If a website has 0         WHO those bidders are and their   
bids and has a buy it now price       feedback as well. Don't be fooled 
of $49.00 it's probably not worth     by false bids.                    
your money. It could well be                                            
another cookie cutter website. If     There you go. 7 tips on how to    
the website has many bids and         select a work at home website at  
there's still plenty of time          ebay. I hope that your search     
before the auction ends, and the      will reveal the ideal business    
price is fairly high then it          for you and I pray that you       
might be actually worth that          follow my tips and not end up     
price. Remember that you aren't       losing your money. Take care this 
the only person doing research.       holiday season and spend your     
Many bids means many others have      money wisely.                     
done research and like what they      

                              






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