How to find buying website owners?

billion · 02-24-2004, 12:47 PM

Hi,

We've launched a new service and are having some problems to
find a good way to find buyers. Providers are currently no problem.
Please take a look at the site to better understand what I'm talking
about. If you're going to suggest Google AdWords please be specific
in how to attract the "buyer traffic". Website is below:

http://www.getafreelancer.com

Thanks!

RonHollingsworth · 02-24-2004, 12:55 PM

Have you posted in any of the webmaster forums? Do a search for that as some of them have a forum for website sells. You may want to read their TOS first though.

billion · 02-24-2004, 01:08 PM

Hi Ron,

Nop, not yet. I beleive most of them would not allow me to post
but if anyone know of any I would be happy to see them in this
thread.

compar · 02-25-2004, 02:12 PM

Your site has no PR and no backlinks reported. Why would I ever consider listing or advertising with you. I would guess you don't have any traffic and will never be found in the Search Engines the way things are.

How long has the site actually been up?

What is your business plan? And besides selling ads how are you going to make any money?

In any case in the old days the advice was "go West young man, go West". I would paraphrase that as "get links young man, get links".

sim · 02-25-2004, 02:37 PM

I see post on there. And that was just from yesterday? Whats the problem?

billion · 02-25-2004, 02:42 PM

Hi Bob,

Thanks for the advice. I'm going to open up a resource section
next week which will allow me to trade links.

The site opened 3 weeks ago and are receiveing some good traffic
but I need a better balance and are having problems to find enough
buyers.

The money comes from commissions on completed projects, ads
and gold membership fees. The main source is commission from
projects completed and that's also the reason I need more buyers.

Thanks!

Emancipator · 02-25-2004, 03:03 PM

Key thing is building a profile online, once you do that you will do fine.

sim · 02-25-2004, 03:10 PM

Buyers as in people that need services?

sim · 02-25-2004, 03:11 PM

Heres what I would do. Set up an affailate program. Hit all major webmaster forums, graphic designer forums, programming forums, software forums. Service forums.

A lot of people user rentacoder.com =)

billion · 02-25-2004, 03:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sim

Heres what I would do. Set up an affailate program. Hit all major webmaster forums, graphic designer forums, programming forums, software forums. Service forums.

A lot of people user rentacoder.com =)

What did you say... GetAFreelancer.com ???

Take a look here:

http://www.getafreelancer.com/affiliates/

billion · 03-19-2004, 12:59 PM

I'm working on the links, PR starting to get higher. More suggestions
to get higher PR or is getting links the only way? When will the site
start to show higher in search results?

Quote:

Originally Posted by compar

Your site has no PR and no backlinks reported. Why would I ever consider listing or advertising with you. I would guess you don't have any traffic and will never be found in the Search Engines the way things are.

How long has the site actually been up?

What is your business plan? And besides selling ads how are you going to make any money?

In any case in the old days the advice was "go West young man, go West". I would paraphrase that as "get links young man, get links".