A Tip From The Dummy!
Quite often it may seem tempting to take a short cut, and buy a ready made website from Ebay.
Beware though, because it may take just a little more time and trouble than you bargained for, especially if you are aiming to on sell your domain and site.
With website flipping becoming more popular as domainers seek to add value to their domain auctions, being able to build a functioning site in fast time is essential!
What you need to check before bidding on a website on Ebay is whether or not you are bound to purchase a hosting deal, usually on their reseller platform.
If they are hosting at a site such as Hostgator, you are usually ok (as long as they keep paying their fees!).
Check whether or not you are bound to buy a domain off the seller BEFORE the auction!
The last thing you need if you are seeking to flip a domain that you have, is another one that may not be as good as your existing name.
Check and see what sort of support they give!
Some will allow you to download the site as a ‘zip’, but with the proviso that they don’t have to provide support for the website.
This is reasonable, especially if you’re getting the site template at a discount.
But they should at least provide you with instructions.
How do I know all this? I’m the dummy who found out the hard way!
I’m still waiting for a response from the seller regarding the instructions. You may just find the link to their Ebay profile here if I don’t get a response soon!
Hang On A Minute!!!
Isn’t selling a down load on Ebay against their terms?
