Web2.0forsale.com Launches – Sell Web 2.0 Websites

web2.0forsale.comI have launched a new website, Web2.0forsale.com, focused on the buying/selling of “Web 2.0″ websites. Feel free to also sell just programming code, prototypes, domain names, or other related products/services. You can also post ‘wanted’ ads here.

Web 2.0 companies are cheaper and faster to build — and there’s already been a bunch for sale, but I think there’s a ton more (particularly “hobby” projects by students) to come. The price for posting a listing is $10 for 30-days, which is reasonable enough so that anyone should be able to post their creation. Also, as a buyer or simply someone with curiosity, you can snag the RSS feed to keep updated on the latest postings.

There is also an affiliate program, so that if you run a “Web 2.0″ blog, you can grab the widget of latest listings, and if someone comes to Web2.0forsale.com through you and creates their own listing for $10, then you get a $5 commission. I’m hoping bloggers will add this widget to their websites and help spread the word, so that this can become a helpful resource for connecting buyers with sellers.

Note to Sellers: Specify URL, dev details (PHP? .NET?), web stats (# of users, uniques or pageviews), what’s included (any post-sale support?), & why you’re selling (was a hobby? needs marketing dollars?).

The domain is flexible, so if “Web 3.0″ ever occurs, I’m ready for it ;)

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  • http://wantsy.blogspot.com Robert Dewey

    Interesting idea; I’ve seen several bloggers discuss something similar (was it Om?). Ah, I can’t remember.

    Anyway, with the number of eBay sellouts, I think this might be of value to at least a few people… A problem-specific service is always better than one that tries to do everything.

  • http://www.michaelwales.com/ Michael Wales

    Great launch – I was thinking of working on something like this, especially after Mike Arrington mentioned the need. Hope it works out for you!

  • http://startupdaze.com Dazed

    great concept. where is the widget?

  • http://www.vestedventures.com Steve Poland

    Grab it in the header — you have to become an affiliate of the service, then grab the widget.

  • http://int2e.com drew

    Sounds like a neat idea. Hopefully it will focus on high-quality listings and differentiate itself from other similar services, such as SitePoint’s marketplace.

    Perhaps a “make me sell” option could be a killer feature. Zillow has a “make me sell” option that seems very promising.

  • http://www.CleverTools.com Jason Jennings

    Very interesting site. I have used SitePoint.com’s marketplace a few times. That is probably the best palce to buy and sell websites currently. But, this niche market should be a huge success.

  • http://gostats.com Richard

    Often people will show some numbers from a web log analyzer for the traffic levels (as you mentioned in your Note to sellers). However, it might be optimal to have the sellers use a third party tracker like GoStats.com with viewable stats to have “audited” figures.

  • Noah

    but what if I want to see a web2.1 site? :-)