evluation of web site with $1500 - $2000 in monthly revenue

[BookMarc]

Hi guys,

what would be a valuation of s site which earns between $1500 to $2000 per month. and growing steadily. with expense of about $300 and some time in admin work.

Thanks in advance for your inputs.

BookMarc

 

[DN BROKER]

value $250K+

 

[CyrusL]

value $250K+

Not even close. Maybe for a domain, but not for a developed site. Maybe closer to 18 months revenue, depending on a lot of factors.

 

[BookMarc]

what would these factors be? the site in question is a forum supported by over 160 niche softwares (each software listed in over 500 download sites) from where it gets it traffic... the forum has just over 18,000 members and growing everyday. it is the second largest forum by member count in its niche and third largest by post count. it has the world's largtest portfolio of niche software which get between 1500 to 1800 downloads everyday. it also has 7 - 8 niche dictionaries with over 7000 word meaning explained again making it the largest such dictionary available any place on earth.

 

[DN BROKER]

thats why it has value of 250K+, dont waste your time here... everyone is interested in low figures so they can snatch it from you

 

[Keyboard Cowboy]

value $250K+

All I can say is, you're the kind of buyer I need for my sites. That's for damn sure

 

[Shaggy]

Where are you getting your revenue? Ads, donations? Those details are needed to evaluate your site.

 

[Seraphim]

Who would sale a quality website making 24K a year for 18 months revenue? That would be a horrid deal, unless it were some sort of made for AdSense crapper site, or something similar.

 

[Theo]

It depends on how long the revenue has been coming in for. You need at least 6 months of data to calculate value.

 

[dcristo]

Depends on revenue history, work hours required per day, etc.

If you require a few hours per day maintenance and only show like 6 months revenue history, you would find it hard to get 12 months revenue.

 

[BookMarc]

Where are you getting your revenue? Ads, donations? Those details are needed to evaluate your site.

1500 - 1700 google ads
200 - 300 - donations

Who would sale a quality website making 24K a year for 18 months revenue? That would be a horrid deal, unless it were some sort of made for AdSense crapper site, or something similar.

i agree 18 months is too low for any good quality site. as i mentioned we are second largest forum by member count in its niche and third largest by post count. with over 160 niche softwares (each software listed in over 500 download sites) it has the world's largtest portfolio of niche software which get between 1500 to 1800 downloads everyday. it also has 7 - 8 niche dictionaries with over 7000 word meaning explained again making it the largest such dictionary available any place on earth.

It depends on how long the revenue has been coming in for. You need at least 6 months of data to calculate value.

i got over 18 month of stats to show a steady increase.

 

[CyrusL]

There really is no formula. A lot of the details you're giving, like the fact that it's a forum and you have over a year's worth of stats help narrow down a potential range. Also, you'll get a much better idea reading SP or DP than DNForum since developed websites aren't often sold here. In the end though, it's really what someone is willing to pay.

I would be willing to bet money that on the open market your site would sell for a lot closer to 18 months revenue than 250k, that's all.

 

[bartl]

value $250K+

Wow that's nice.. my site is getting 4000-6000 $ month rev. (no costs, others then hosting) I guess the value is $250K x3 x4 ?

 

[dcristo]

Wow that's nice.. my site is getting 4000-6000 $ month rev. (no costs, others then hosting) I guess the value is $250K x3 x4 ?

Look at the false hope created in this thread ... If you don't know what your on about, it's best not to post at all.

No you wouldn't get anywhere near this.

The 18-month figure is pretty spot on for a site like this.

Forums are very high maintenance so this is taken into account when evaluating the site.

 

[Shaggy]

24 months maybe, 18 months is just not even in the books when it comes to sites.

 

[whitebark]

Some people will pay 5-10 years rev for a domain name by itself but many will try to paint the old - 6-18 months revenue for a proven website. Bullocks!

That 6-18 month garbage completely disregards everything else a website has a domain name by itself does not. It's established, it has a user base, it's highly indexed, marketing/branding etc etc etc.

Don't fall for the X times month line!

 

[CyrusL]

That 6-18 month garbage completely disregards everything else a website has a domain name by itself does not

Exactly. Websites have tons of liabilities like:

Hosting fees.
Regular updates.
User management, especially for forums.
Chance of losing search engine rank.
Higher chance of obsolescence.

That's why developed websites sell for lower multiples than parked generic domain names which required zero work. Hell, MySpace.com didn't even sell for 10 years income like BATMAN is suggesting. Does anyone in this thread have any experience in the website market or are you all throwing your uneducated two cents in?

 

[dcristo]

Does anyone in this thread have any experience in the website market or are you all throwing your uneducated two cents in?

I was about to ask the same question. Obviously not!

There are so many factors in determining a price for a website, but if you look at what the market is willing to pay, you will find buyers are obtaining sites usually in the 10-24 month range. Why are some of you denying this fact. This is what websites are selling for. Forums are categorized differently to say adsense content sites because they are much more high maintenance.

 

[whitebark]

Does anyone in this thread have any experience in the website market or are you all throwing your uneducated two cents in?

I have more than 200 active websites so you can put your attitude and self-professed superiority in check.

If revenue was the sole deciding factor on a website as some here would have you believe, then many of the largest sales ever on the Internet would NEVER have taken place.

 

[dcristo]

I have more than 200 active websites so you can put your attitude and self-professed superiority in check.

If revenue was the sole deciding factor on a website as some here would have you believe, then many of the largest sales ever on the Internet would NEVER have taken place.

Yeah maybe if Murdoch is interested in buying your site, lol. What makes a website valuable, if it generates revenue? No? Any every website is not a MySpace.