Tips For Buying A Website - 2

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Page Count

A web site with 5,000 pages is worth more than a web site with only 5 pages.

Tip: Don't listen to how many pages a seller says the web site has. Check with the search engines. Web pages that are not indexed by the search engine do not have much value. If the seller has web pages that aren't being indexed, there may be hidden problems with the web site.

Domain Name

A web site with a great domain name is worth more than a web site without one.

Tip: Make sure that the domain name does not have potential trademark violations. Don't buy "buying-and-selling-on-ebay.net" and wait for eBay to sue you. They will.

Copyright Compliance

A web site which is built with copyrighted material can cost you a lot more than what you pay for it.

Tip: Check the text of the website for originality using Copyscape.

Tip: Check the web site graphics using Google Image Search.

Tip: Lyrics and Ringtones are copyrighted material. Don't buy this type of site unless you know this material was used with permission.


These are some of the good tips for buying a website,  I agree with all of them – the copyrighted material is really important to me, who wants to buy a dinky website and try to make some money to turn around and get involved in a multi million dollar lawsuit?

Not me.