How To Sell Your Blog – Part I: Where To Sell

One of the toughest things in life is to part ways with something you have worked very hard to create. A lot of us get too attached to our work and fail to realize when it’s time to let go. That could sometimes rob you from pursuing better opportunities. The same concept applies to blogging. You start a blog about something that you are passionate about and develop it into a major stop for those interested in your topic. Chances are you go on and blog about it for years. In truth, you can’t predict what the future brings. What if you are offered a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to pursue another dream of yours? You’ve got to decide whether pursuing that opportunity would take away from your blog. After all, the last thing you want to do is ignore your loyal readers. So you’ve got a tough decision to make: you either reject your once in a life time opportunity or you turn your blog over to someone who is as excited about your niche as you are.

Where To Sell Your Blog

Selling your blog to someone who’s got more time to take it to the next level is one way to go here. In order to sell your blog, you need to provide potential buyers with all the information they need to make a decision on your blog. You need to provide your traffic information, your revenue, and details about your blog content. Once you have that information ready, it’s time to list your blog and wait for buyers. Here are a few places to sell your blog on:

• eBay: eBay is still one of the best ways to sell a blog. eBay may be an auction site but you can put up fixed price listings on it as well. Best of all, you can use eBay’s reputation system to find out more about your buyers. Accepting payments is not that difficult either. You can choose to get paid via PayPal and other methods. What I love about eBay is the fact that it gives you the ability to display your ad in front of millions of people. You can buy extra exposure for your listing for a low fee. Best of all, eBay won’t charge you any major fees if you don’t sell your blog. If you intend to sell your blog on eBay, make sure you provide accurate information in your listing. The last thing you want to do is mislead your potential customers.
• SitePoint: Sitepoint.com is another good marketplace for selling blogs and all kinds of websites. The Sitepoint community is more targeted than eBay, and your website is going to be displayed in front of people who are interested in selling and buying websites. If you haven’t had too much success with eBay, SitePoint is another great marketplace to try.
• Craigslist: Craigslist is another place to put your blog up for sale. You can always list your blog on Craigslist for free. You’d be surprised how many leads you can get from Craigslist. And unlike eBay or SitePoint, there is no obligation for you to sell. You can do your buyer vetting before making your decision.
• Twitter: One of the best ways to reach out to like-minded people and hand over your blog to them. If you happen to have a lot of followers on Twitter, you can get the word out about your blog easier. Twitter is not a marketplace, but there are a lot of folks on Twitter who are interested in selling and buying businesses.

There are many other places you can try to sell your blog. At the end of the day, you want to make sure you sell your blog to someone who will take care of your readers. The money is important but is not everything. If you have worked hard to create a killer blog, the right buyer will find you.