What's the best way to sell a pre-revenue SaaS MVP?

contact_yeasin · Wednesday at 8:54 PM

Hey everyone,

I'm looking for some advice from people who have experience buying or selling websites and online projects.

I've recently built a project called GrabYourHost (https://grabyour.host/). It's a hosting recommendation platform that helps users find suitable hosting plans based on their budget and requirements.

The project is already functional. It has a WordPress frontend, a custom hosting recommendation plugin, a Supabase backend, a recommendation engine, and a hosting plans database.

The business model is affiliate marketing, mainly targeting hosting providers.

However, it's still pre-revenue. No established traffic, customers, or earnings yet. It's essentially a completed MVP with the foundation in place, but it hasn't been marketed properly.

I'm considering selling the entire project, including the domain, website, plugin, backend, database, and related assets. My initial asking price is around $4,500, although I'm open to reasonable offers.

A few things I'd love to get some advice on:

- Where would you recommend selling a pre-revenue project like this?
- Are there marketplaces that accept functional MVPs without revenue or traffic?
- Is it realistic to sell something like this for $4500, or am I overestimating its value?
- Does BlackHatWorld have a proper system or marketplace for selling websites and projects like this? If so, how does the process work?
- Would you personally try selling it here, or would you recommend another marketplace?

I'm not trying to sell anything directly through this discussion thread. Just looking for advice from people who have actually been involved in website or SaaS acquisitions.

Appreciate any suggestions or experiences. Thanks!

BooSpaceMan · Wednesday at 8:57 PM

How did you decide on the asking price? Pre-revenue with such an asking price, for a non established website that makes 0 money, and also can be built quite easily in a weekend is a bit ... weird.
Not trying to be rude, trying to give constructive criticism and get a conversation started.

ImpactLinkSEO · Wednesday at 9:00 PM

I would not list it at 4500 dollars yet, because buyers pay for revenue and traffic and you have neither one right now. I sold a small affiliate tool last year in a similar spot, and the first offers came in under a thousand dollars until I could show thirty days of steady clicks. I would spend the next month publishing ten comparison pages for the cheapest hosting plans in your database, and I would link each page to the matching plan with your affiliate link in place. Once you have real clicks and a few commissions to show, I would list the project on Flippa with a reserve near the monthly profit times twelve, and I would keep the listing live for two full weeks. I would also post it in the site flipping section here once you can show the traffic, because buyers here ask for proof before they make an offer.

Granvilles · Wednesday at 9:18 PM

Realistic value max $100
Because how is this different from buying an MVP from codecanyon?
No traffic
No revenue
Probably vibecoded
You said yourself it was not "marketed" properly so I would also assume no backlinks, or probably nothing valuable
So how did you come up with $4500?

contact_yeasin · 2026-11-12T09:16:54+0000

Granvilles said:
Realistic value max $100
Because how is this different from buying an MVP from codecanyon?
No traffic
No revenue
Probably vibecoded
You said yourself it was not "marketed" properly so I would also assume no backlinks, or probably nothing valuable
So how did you come up with $4500?

it was just my thoughts. thats why i posted here.

ImpactLinkSEO said:
I would not list it at 4500 dollars yet, because buyers pay for revenue and traffic and you have neither one right now. I sold a small affiliate tool last year in a similar spot, and the first offers came in under a thousand dollars until I could show thirty days of steady clicks. I would spend the next month publishing ten comparison pages for the cheapest hosting plans in your database, and I would link each page to the matching plan with your affiliate link in place. Once you have real clicks and a few commissions to show, I would list the project on Flippa with a reserve near the monthly profit times twelve, and I would keep the listing live for two full weeks. I would also post it in the site flipping section here once you can show the traffic, because buyers here ask for proof before they make an offer.

how much is justified asking price for this. 4500 is my assumption, that's why i posted here

BooSpaceMan said:
How did you decide on the asking price? Pre-revenue with such an asking price, for a non established website that makes 0 money, and also can be built quite easily in a weekend is a bit ... weird.
Not trying to be rude, trying to give constructive criticism and get a conversation started.

the asking is just my thought. what is the justified for this one? thats why i posted here. if i get any good amount will sell it, otherwise i will grow this by my own

alvareo · 2026-11-13T08:40:35+0000

contact_yeasin said:
Hey everyone,

I'm looking for some advice from people who have experience buying or selling websites and online projects.

I've recently built a project called GrabYourHost (https://grabyour.host/). It's a hosting recommendation platform that helps users find suitable hosting plans based on their budget and requirements.

The project is already functional. It has a WordPress frontend, a custom hosting recommendation plugin, a Supabase backend, a recommendation engine, and a hosting plans database.

The business model is affiliate marketing, mainly targeting hosting providers.

However, it's still pre-revenue. No established traffic, customers, or earnings yet. It's essentially a completed MVP with the foundation in place, but it hasn't been marketed properly.

I'm considering selling the entire project, including the domain, website, plugin, backend, database, and related assets. My initial asking price is around $4,500, although I'm open to reasonable offers.

A few things I'd love to get some advice on:

- Where would you recommend selling a pre-revenue project like this?
- Are there marketplaces that accept functional MVPs without revenue or traffic?
- Is it realistic to sell something like this for $4500, or am I overestimating its value?
- Does BlackHatWorld have a proper system or marketplace for selling websites and projects like this? If so, how does the process work?
- Would you personally try selling it here, or would you recommend another marketplace?

I'm not trying to sell anything directly through this discussion thread. Just looking for advice from people who have actually been involved in website or SaaS acquisitions.

Appreciate any suggestions or experiences. Thanks!

to tell the truth, the cost of the code, the domain nd time-saving due to the purchasing of the business will vary depending on the lack of traffic and revenue. It is not recommended to hold the price at $4,500 until you see an interest in the website from users. you should do several affiliate marketing campaign nd post several comparison page nd track the statistics of traffic nd conversions using subids. In this way, it will help a lot in negotiation with buyer otherwise, you'll get more from growth first.

tuk007 · 2026-11-13T08:52:23+0000

Welcome! You should aim for something even better. Please explain everything—including the reasoning behind your initial pricing—so that it is easier for customers to understand.

GeeLark AI · 2026-11-13T10:59:05+0000

The value will mostly depend on the quality of the product, how much development work is already done, and its potential to generate revenue.

$4,500 isn't impossible, but buyers will want to see a clear breakdown of the tech, affiliate opportunities, and what makes it worth that price.

BooSpaceMan · 2026-11-13T11:14:58+0000

Even if it generates revenue through affiliate links, imagine having less than $5 in every single one of those affiliate hosting websites and trying to get that money out. Impossible.

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