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I heard the current metric is 2x annual earnings now, and previously 5x annual earnings.

I wouldn't think twice about accepting $1,000,000. Whenever I read this stuff, I always remember the building time that went in to grow these sites. Crystal at BFS is an amazing anomaly. Most bloggers take years to build up a massive site

Budgeting in the Fun Stuff said:

I'd sell for $1,000,000.  But I would hope I could tell people because it is weird to find out months later when a site is owned by someone new…

 

I'll buy your site for $1,000,000.  Will you take a post-dated check?

I'd probably sell in a heartbeat for a cool mill – however, I think evan makes a good point – most of us are never going to see this.  Also, I didnt know many of these blogs were owned by quintstreet until today. 

Jeffrey Trull said:

The thread is called "Would Your Blog Sell for $1,000,000"? and not "Would You Sell Your Blog for $1,000,000?" Not to be rude, but I think the answer is obvious for just about anyone here.

 

In my opinion, time has been the biggest asset of those blogs. They started before everyone else and kept it going. They have great content, too, which played a big part (but I still think that's secondary to the time element).

I agree. The older blogs have an advantage. There is such strong competition now for us newbies.

Miss T @ Prairie Eco-Thrifter said:

I agree. The older blogs have an advantage. There is such strong competition now for us newbies.

True, I wonder what would have happened if I would have thought of blogging five years earlier.

Well, the good news though is that if you stick with it, you'll keep moving up in terms of experience.  I've seen so many drop off over the years.

MoneyIsTheRoot said:

Oh yea…1 million and Im starting a new site lol!  My minimum is probably $50,000 and I would sell and start over, why not?  But yea, I would reiterate what most said, who would offer me that much anyways? Only in my dreams.

A friend of mine owned moneybluebook and he inspired me to start my own blog. i was amazed at how much money he brought in every month. however, he cannot start another blog due to non-compete clause they made him sign. So starting a new blog would not be an option if you were to sign a similar clause.

i would sell mine for 1 million without hesitation. I only make $10k a year so that's 100 p/e.

MoneyBeagle said:

Charles @ MoneyGreenLife said:

A friend of mine owned moneybluebook and he inspired me to start my own blog. i was amazed at how much money he brought in every month. however, he cannot start another blog due to non-compete clause they made him sign. So starting a new blog would not be an option if you were to sign a similar clause.

I would probably never agree to a non-compete lasting for more than 6-12 months.

I would 100% sign a non-compete if the price was high enough.  Everyone has their price, and I would venture to guess that price is a lot lower than a cool million for most people on this forum. 

I liked MoneyBlueBook I haven't been over there in  like 2 years…how is he doing? 

Jason@LiveRealNow said:

Another one sold.

The Simple Dollar is now a property of Cut Media.

I always liked Simple Dollar but with all the announcements lately, I figured this was just a matter of time.  Trent seemed to be one of the most 'real' voices out there.  I sure hope that doesn't change.

FMF, are you next? :)