I flipped a website today - how realistic is this business and how much I made

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I want to be transparent so I thought I'd break down today's website flip. I've been talking more about this side hustle of mine and there's been interest.

So, I share how I started, how it works, how much I made and how you can start, if you want.

What is website flipping?

I build, grow and sell websites for profit.

For example, build a site for $20 and sell it for $400, netting $380.

I've been doing this for years.

For examples, let me know - I don't know if posting the url is allowed

You can also buy and flip a website, where you invest $X then grow the site and sell it for profit. I've never done this before but, I've partnered with investors in this.

I sold a website to an investor for $2,500, grew it for her and worked on it and helped her flip it for $6,500 a few months later (like 3-4 months).

How much can you make website flipping?

The sky's the limit, honestly.

My last flip not counting today's made me $2,500. I also have one for sale for $40K. I've also sold sites for $12K, $5K, $8K, $4K, and my all-time high is $81K for a website flip.

Starter sites sell for $200 to $500, usually, in my experience.

So, if you flip 4 a month at $400 each, that's $1,600, just an example.

Seasoned/aged sites sell for $1K+ each.

Is it worth it?

I think so. It takes me a few hours to build these sites. You can flip it for the short-term (a starter site) or hold it over the long-term (a seasoned/aged site).

Generally, the older a site, the more valuable it is.

So, I do a mix of both, creating a regular income stream for myself. I do this for a side hustle all throughout the year. And, I've made over six figures from website flipping.

How much did I flip today's site for?

I've flipped sites for between $100 to $81K each.

Today's flip was for $100.

Tbh, I haven't flipped a site for this low of a price in a long time.

I recently reduced the price of this website to encourage a quick sale and it worked. I still profited in the end and this sale will potentially lead to more opportunities, which is a nice side effect of website flipping.

Why I like this side hustle?

This is one of my longest-running side hustles.

I've tried a bunch of different gigs but, the reason I stuck with this is because:

  • The expenses are low ($20 to $50 to build/flip a website)
  • Solopreneur friendly
  • Good for introverts - I don't have to talk to people face-to-face or on the phone
  • Its flexible - I work the hours I want
  • Lucrative - I've made a nice amount from this side hustle
  • No social media, no emails, no DMs, not selling-intensive
I don't hear a lot of people talking about flipping websites but, it's been around for a long time and continues to grow.

With as long as I've been doing it, I do teach others now and my students (1000s) have had success with this.

Do you do website flipping?

Have you heard of it?

Would you try it?
 
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