Fiippa - Income Claims

Are the income claims accurate? I'm considering purchasing based on the income projections stated in the auction.

Thanks

I suspect they can be faked...

They recommend you contact the owners to get some form of verification.

But honestly you can fake anything they show you if you try hard enough.

Right - thanks to both of you for the reply. That is what I was afraid of. lol Too good to be true

How is it monetised? If its adsense for example, you should be able to be granted access to the sellers account. Then you can view the actual stats.

tony20 said:

How is it monetised? If its adsense for example, you should be able to be granted access to the sellers account. Then you can view the actual stats.

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I get the feeling the OP won't see your response.
http://www.blackhatworld.com/blackhat-seo/members/906639-rocklives.html

Usually they play sort for A->B trick, and call their B domain a source of income for Domain A that they are selling and put in fake proofs. Beware.. and Some of them , that are true, have to make much efforts to sell right.

They can be acurate but bad for you? How? Well they promote via their list or something they controll once they pull the plug it's uselless.

I think they are faked but... idk not really sure

Zwielicht said:

I get the feeling the OP won't see your response.
http://www.blackhatworld.com/blackhat-seo/members/906639-rocklives.html

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lol I didn't notice how old the thread was.

tony20 said:

lol I didn't notice how old the thread was.

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Don't worry, it happens to all of us.

Income claims on Flippa are notorious for being faked.

With that said, I'm not saying that all Flippa income claims are bogus.

You just have to live with the fact that a certain percentage of people that use Flippa will move heaven and earth to fake people out.

You just have to pay attention to all other public metrics that they publish so you can publish with their listing so you can get a clear understanding of the probability that the income claims that they're making are accurate.

Also, it pays to deal only with individuals who have a solid track record of successful sales on Flippa.

You know you are in a tricky situation when you're dealing with somebody who has not got in a sale, who doesn't have much of a history and this person is selling a website that is supposed to be making money month after month.

What other metrics should you pay attention to?

You should pay attention to backlinks, social signals, how much content is on the website.

Pay attention also to Archive's wayback machine.

If you notice that this website just got active very recently, that's a red flag.

Also, if you win the auction, you might want to ask the seller a limited three-day access to verify that this website is actually making money.