Comments on: On Website Valuation

By: Pete

Pete — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 23:02:39 +0000

Of course, the best thing about real estate investment is that property prices only ever go up!

[giggle]

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:25:39 +0000

I think Facebook gets a “most popular site on the internet” premium.

There has been a lot of M&A activity this August, if you follow business news as I do you would have noticed it.

In discussing the news there is always discussion of valuations, and while we’re talking companies, not websites, they’re both growing businesses. Just today I saw a summary of recent Dell acquisitions, and the average multiple was 10x trailing revenue, not profit, gross revenue.

So a website that did $100,000 a year would be worth a cool 1m under that valuation.

By: OutsourcedMyLife

OutsourcedMyLife — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 03:29:55 +0000

Hey Chris, I read this post a while ago and really enjoyed it. Well, today I read an article about a possible FaceBook IPO and a potential valuation at 50 BILLION $$!
http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2010/08/20/the-case-for-a-50-billion-facebook/

Well, in the article they say Facebook is expected to earn nearly $1.8 billion in revenue in 2011. Hmm, if my math is right that is about a 25 times annual multiplier at a $50 billion valuation.

I’m very interested in your thoughts!

By: OutsourcedMyLife

OutsourcedMyLife — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 23:14:42 +0000

Chris, I love your writing style and the way you look at problems and solutions! I especially liked your take on website evaluations and doing an apples to apples comparison of other investments.

I own a portfolio of sites and all but one are ones I started and manage myself (some as old as 13 years). I’ve never sold a site since I don’t need the money and my goal is to continue to build my portfolio of passive income.

I have the money to buy more sites and the skills to run and monetize them, but I’m not very good at finding sites for sale. It would be great to know how to find more opportunities or partner up with smart people (HINT) that would allow for a mutually beneficial opportunity.

If you know of a way to combine my resources with someone else, please let me know!!!

By: professional website design

professional website design — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:31:03 +0000

I agree with you that the big downside of real estate is that your money is locked up for decades

By: Hiya

Hiya — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 03:50:44 +0000

They say my website is worth over $500, even though I just started. It is definitely a pick me upper. Maybe, I put a little more effort into my website.

By: senthiledp

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By: Daniel Clough

Daniel Clough — Sun, 23 May 2010 21:27:37 +0000

sorry link is http://www.bizbuysell.com/

Some of these guys are dillusional though lol. I saw one with a gross income of 1,800 and cash flow of 1,200 and he wanted 120K for it lol

By: Daniel Clough

Daniel Clough — Sun, 23 May 2010 21:23:10 +0000

Oh, I noticed this one the other day – thoughts?

I would be after something decent and established and would be willing to part with some decent cash.

So, I want to avoid these idiots that create a site and try and sell it for silly money like 2 months after setting up a rubbish website lol

By: Daniel Clough

Daniel Clough — Sun, 23 May 2010 21:19:06 +0000

Brilliant blog post Chris, I enjoyed that.

It;s got me interested in potentially buying a website and seeing what I can do with one. I’ve been wanting to try something new for a while or find something that compliments my current sites and buying something already existing might be a good way to go about it.

What’;s the best place to look for buying websites?