In a blog post on Flippa.com it looks like they have improved integration with Escrow.com. The big difference now is that, instead of making payment via Flippa’s platform, both parties are directed to complete the transaction safely and securely on Escrow.com. Redesigned Sale Completion Area We’ve also taken the opportunity to redesign our Sale Completion Area. Buyers and … [Read more...]
Niche Pursuits review on Flippa – not great
Brady Cargle over at NichePursuits.com published a review on Flippa. The review is focused on buying websites at Flippa. From the article: Flippa is a lower end marketplace for online business owners. It’s a pretty good place to sell your site if you don’t mind dealing with a lot of tire kickers. I can’t recommend that anyone buy a site on Flippa though. There are just too many scams out … [Read more...]
Flippa changing pricing again
In May I wrote about Flippa changing their pricing and it looks like they have done it again. It looks like a better deal to list a domain which was $15 and now 10. Last time all listings, regardless of type, size or location, are charged at a $15 per month listing fee. So starter sites and apps are unchanged and established websites are now $49 to list. The changes make sense they raised the … [Read more...]
The good, the bad and the ugly – Flippa 2019 Edition
Back in 2016 we started a series here that looked at the best and worst about companies in the domain industry. Over the last 30 months a lot has changed at many companies so we are revisiting the good, the bad and the ugly. Each post will deal with just one company, readers are encouraged to share their positive and negative experiences. Suggestions for improvement are also … [Read more...]
No! .com investors are not threatened by new gtld’s
So I read an article on the Flippa blog by Max Guerin that seems to want take shots at .com investors, Rick Schwartz and the "traditional domain press." In an article titled "The Rise of Alternative Domains" Guerin starts out the gate with cheap shots, Some domain investors have been complaining about new gTLDs (new general top-level domains) seeing in them a threat to their almighty … [Read more...]
Domain Magnate talks buying and selling websites
Flippa posted an interview with Michael Bereslavsky, the founder of Domain Magnate. I have always seen Michael on Namepros but I was not aware of all the websites he sells. Michael is a broker partner of Flippa. According to the post, Michael has used Flippa for several years and has had 49 transactions on platform totaling $446k. In the video interview below, Michael talks about his … [Read more...]
Flippa changes pricing again
Last November I posted how Flippa had changed their pricing model. Well just 6 months later and they are changing the pricing model again. Back in November 2018 the pricing changed to the following: Asset Sales including the sale of a domain, app or starter site, i.e. something not generating any revenue, can be sold for a listing fee of $25 and success fee of 10%.Self Service Business … [Read more...]
