Esblished Premium PR5, Yahoo Dir Listed, Traffic, Revenue $XXX/Month

[thewindmaster]

Site: www.magxzine.com

Topic: Extreme Sports Resource Site

Established: March 2005

Google Page Rank: PR5 through the last 4 updates (The site also have several hundred pages with PR3 and PR4.

The site is listed in the Yahoo! Directory under Extreme Sports and has Wiki backlinks.

Content: The site has hundreds of pages of unique content. Google indexed 1,160 pages on the site. There is 165 articles and news stories: some were submitted by users (I only posted the quality ones), some were written by professional writers, some were written by me; There are 3 completely unique Myspace Layouts in use by at least several dozen profiles; there are also alot of downloads, a section on building your on ramps, some videos, and an arcade with extreme sports flash games. There is also a section with a lot of Athletes profiles. Almost all of the site's content is Unique!

CMS: The site is built around PHP-Nuke. There are a few custom modifications made by professional developers. There is a custom coded module and block for the athlete profiles, I also use it for the videos, and I started to work on upcoming TV Events using the module. The other main customization is in the directory. I had it modified so I could put static links for the Text Link Directory program.

Traffic: Gets a lot of SE traffic 350-1000+ per day depending on the current rank for various search terms. A popular term will sometime drop off google for a week then come back for a month, etc.
http://www.magxzine.com/mag_jan.jpg
http://www.magxzine.com/mag_06.jpg

Revenue: I really have not done a whole lot to monetize the site. Make about $100+ per month selling links on the site, some are done through Paypal subscription, some are just one offs, some are just directory links through Text Link Brokers directory program(when I am really on top of it I can usually make $100/month on the Text Link Brokers program alone). I also included screen shot of adsense revenue from March to Dec of '06. (Averages about $225/month). I was playing with different ads, locations, and formats, I got the CTR up pretty good and made some decent income but the site really started looking cluttered so I backed it down. I have actually even been approached a few time by Vendors (or there Marketing Agencies) in the Extreme Sports industry to advertise on the site but I never really followed up on it.

http://www.magxzine.com/mag_ad.jpg

Why I am selling: I don't really need the money but I lack the time to focus on the site. Basically my "real job", other projects, and family life leave me with too little time to focus on this site. The site needs a little regular new content with extreme sports news. It also could use the attention to monetize it better. The great domain name, traffic, etc. is currently going to waste and I really do not like seeing this. This site has the potential to be a Tier One site with the right owner. Unfortunately, right now, that is not me.

Bidding starts at $500 to get it going.

BIN:$4000

Preferred Payment through Escrow.com. I will also accect a check or multiple Paypal payments (since paypal only protects up to $1000)

I reserve the right not to sell if I do not get to a price I am comfortable with.

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[Sc13nce]

your site is hacked...

[thewindmaster]

Yeah, fixed...

[sunroomguy]

$500 to get you started

[thewindmaster]

Thanks, sunroom. Have an offer for $1000 now.

[whitebark]

your site is hacked...

What version of phpnuke is this running on and have all the patches been made to not only the underlying structure but to the modules as well? Are the modules paid or free or a combo there of - will the buyer have to pay for upgrades to the modules?

[thewindmaster]

The latest version of PHPNuke is 8.0. The site is running the previous version which is 7.something. All modules are free except for a cutom module I had made. If is a generic module and can easily be edited for use as different modules. I create the athletes profiles, video content, TV Programs, modules from it.

I believe the upgrade to 8.0 is only $12. The custom module should be compatible but if it is not it should only take an experience coder a few minutes to change it.

BTW, Bid is up to $1200 now.

[andre]

$1500 here

[thewindmaster]

Thanks Andre. I listed the site on ********* and received (2) BIN bids of $4000. However, they were both from new members with 0 posts so I will have to investigate them thoroughly. If they fall through you are currently the highest bidder.

Thanks

[thewindmaster]

Well, both BIN offers backed out. The first BIN offer I believe was someone trying to run a scam with a stolen paypal account. The second person could not come up with the money.

So the site is still up for sale with a $2000 high bid.

[TooMany]

$2100 bid here

[thewindmaster]

Thanks for the Bid, however, the site is in Escrow for the BIN. I feel this transaction will go through but if it does not you are the highest bidder.