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by throwaway54321 5616 days ago
Thanks for such an in-depth response.

Pertaining to #4 -- it really is for personal reasons. I'm actually quite reluctant to sell the site, as it routinely generates money for me and requires very little work. I do not believe that some sort of peak has been reached. I merely want to work on other things and not have it constantly on the backburner. The subject material isn't universally acceptable as "safe" content, either (it's not porn, though).

Yes, the site is relatively new. My traffic, though, doesn't look like a typical viral site -- it's very slow growth, very organic, and I have zero reason to believe it's about to hit a cliff of any kind.

Also, my adsense earning are as stated, but I am able to get some companies to advertise directly on the site for about that amount per month alone. So the revenue is actually twice that amount. Unfortunately, this isn't a dependable recurring source of income, due to the subject matter mostly.

Is flippa a good place to try to sell a site like this? I've been contemplating doing a threewords.me - style sale, but I want to limit how connected my identity is with the site. It's an interesting situation, to say the least.

Again, thanks for the advice. I didn't expect anyone to answer at 1am :-)

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To add to this, you would also be required to sign a non-compete agreement most likely that would prevent you from duplicating the site for some time period. The brand is something that you are not including in your price. Branding has not been seen as being very important, but even in the span of a year, there is a trust that can form in consumer relationships on the web.