I am Possibly Looking to Sell Broke Professionals | Bloggers Lair | Yakezie Forums

I have only been blogging for four months (but do have 140+ posts), but with the new house and things intensifying at work, I feel my work output and results have plateaud (sp?).  Sedo appraises the value of the site at $1,000-$2,000 but I think that must be high because I have never really monetized it.  I may not ultimately sell it, but if I could find the right price and more importantly the right home for our site, I would be more than happy to let it go.  Some stats are: 4,000-5,000 visitors per month on average, visitors stay 3+ minutes per visit, Alexa Ranking of 119,023, 170+ feedburner subscribers.  Email me at webhost@brokeprofessionals.com if anyone is interested.  I am going to wait until the end of friday and see if I have a sufficient offer, otherwise I will accept that the site is not ripe for sale and continue on, to either sell later or continue developing it.  Thank you.  

I tend to agree with Sustainable PF. You've done a lot in a short period of time, and perhaps your current posting schedule has helped. However, is it too intense to be a regular frequency? People can get burned out easily, even with far fewer posts than daily. 

How about 3 posts per week (or even less as Sustainble PF suggests), and then see what happens? You've gotten off to a great start, so selling for $1k or $2k seems like you're throwing away something with potential. Just my 2 cents.

There is no rule you have to comment elsewhere, hang out @ Yakezie, tweet, facebook or anything BUT write.  While all these things "help" (help what?) every time I read "rules of success" the writing is always king.  Do what you are passionate about first and foremost.  Just my $0.02.

Another reason that I would not sell is because you can come back and make $1000 per month….

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brokeprofessionals said:

Thanks guys, but I feel like the problem isn't so much writing (which I really enjoy) but rather everything else that goes along with blogging.  If I could get $1,000 from a decent buyer I would sell immediately and I don't think I would ever look back.  I don't suspect I will even get an offer that high, however. 

I think I would rather take the bird in hand for the $1,000.00.  If selling my blog for $1,000.00 was such a bad idea I would think I would already have offers for it, lol. 

Buck,

Not sure what I would do but I know I can't do this at less than 100%.  That is why I am thinking about selling in the first place.  It's not burn out, so much as a strong desire to work more on my job.  I also would like more time to work on my latest novel idea (I have written unsuccessful, read unpublished novels before).  Couple that with increased housework and it is clear that selling the blog might free up more time for me to work on other pursuits.   

i think if you started to monetize your site a bit more you could easily be making some good income from it  – even if you just let it sit.  Having 140+ pre-written posts ready to monetize and maximize would be awesome. It can take a lot of time to build up that much content! Unfortunately i don't have the time right now to do it, otherwise i might buy your site.  I'll be you could find a buyer at that price though. that'sactually pretty affordable for a site with that much content.

moneysmarts said:

i think if you started to monetize your site a bit more you could easily be making some good income from it  – even if you just let it sit.  Having 140+ pre-written posts ready to monetize and maximize would be awesome. It can take a lot of time to build up that much content!

 

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We have 173 posts but 90 or so are our "tips".  Writing so often means less time to "monetize and maximize", not that we know how to do so even if we had the time.

I think the challenge for the BPs is that they are passionate about their topic as it applies to them directly.  It would take a specific person or persons to be able to follow up their content with similar drive and personal knowledge.

Financial Student,

Thanks for the encouraging words, but I think my site has mostly "regular" readers who do not click on adsense at a high rate.  That said, I have not optimized my site at all for that kind of thing.  I have problems seeing my site as an asset considering how it has cost me hundreds of dollars and thousands of hours of time.  It seems more like a failed business then an asset, although perhaps I am being too impatient.  Money and time is tight for us right now with the house and all, and my day job as a lawyer is only getting busier.  I think in the right hands the site could be an asset and like I said, we love writing, but things are getting tight. 

Thanks again for the encouraging words.