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Price: $1,250
URL: http://www.rxforte.com

RxForte.com presently sells some 100,000 health care and well being products. Implemented using affiliate datafeeds, each and every product is linked via the site’s affiliate code. Any product sold will generate commission for the site. All the products are from established and reputed companies who are leaders in their field. The site’s revenue potential is virtually limitless. And you can add as many more datafeeds as you or your server can handle. Datafeed from virtually any merchant can be integrated. Google or YPN ads can be a secondary source of revenue.

Technology Behind the Site

Built based on PHP/MySQL, it uses a custom script to import the data into MySQL and display in various formats. One can search for products based on keywords, or browse by merchant, category or brand. Displayed list of goods can be formatted further by relevancy, ratings or price - higher or lower price first. Whenever there are two similar products from different merchants, price comparison is automatically shown. Users can leave comments and rate products which is shown on the site after Admin approval.

All URLs are “statically” generated for search engines. Each merchant, each category, each brand, and each product has its own “static” URL. Featured products can be displayed on the front page. New datafeeds can be set-up to be downloaded automatically in most cases, as frequently as you wish - daily, weekly, monthly. These can be further imported into the site’s database automatically. Once set-up, all updates can, in most cases, take place without human intervention. Of course, where automation may not be possible, the job can always be done manually - a simple procedure and anyone familiar with using a web browser will be able to handle it.

Site’s Overhead Expenses

While you will decide on the marketing budget to promote the site, there are minimal overheads in running it - all you pay is for hosting and renewal of the domain name. SSH facility in hosting is recommended for importing large datafeeds manually when required.

RxForte.com - Domain Name

Rx, of course, is a medical symbol; forte denotes fortified. A superbly brandable, short and easy to remember name for selling health care products, will be worth in high 4-figures for the name alone.

Posted by Oppsware.com at 09:34 AM | Permalink

Price: $5,000
URL: http://www.jackass.biz

Built entirely using open-source codes, Jackass.biz is a flea market, a classifieds site for buying and selling of virtually anything. Anyone can register and place ads free of cost. Anyone interested in buying listed items can contact the seller directly.

To post ads on the site one needs to register. On filling-up the registration form with a username and e-mail address and submitting, a password is instantly mailed to him/her. After login one can change the password if necessary, and update other data inside the dashboard. The user is now ready to start posting ads on the site.

There are two user levels, the Advertiser and the Member. When one registers, the membership level initially is that of an Advertiser. Advertisers can post ads, upload images, edit or delete their unpublished posts and submit posts for review and Admin approval. After Admin approval the ad becomes visible on the site. In due course (decided by Admin), access privileges can be upped to Member level. Members can post ads, upload images, edit or delete both published and unpublished posts and moderate comments on their posts. Member posted ads do not require Admin approval and when published become visible right away.

One can get immediate Member level access by paying a $10.00 (set by Admin) monthly subscription. If a user plans to post several ads regularly, becoming a Member is recommended. As long as his/her subscription continues, membership privileges continue to be available. Member posted ads are also rotated (decided by Admin) in the Featured block on the home page.

Ads are listed for 90 days (set by Admin) and auto-delete on expiry. One can list again if necessary. There is no limitation on the number of ads one can publish, both by Advertisers and Members.

By default comments are disabled on posts, unless a user enables it while posting. Comments can be posted only by registered users. Both settings are decided by Admin.

The site’s revenue model is based on Membership Fee, Google Adsense and Sponsored Listings. The real value lies in the domain name Jackass.biz registered in the 2001 during the land rush period. Single dictionary word with a lot of sense of humor, will be worth in high 5-figures for the name alone.

Posted by Oppsware.com at 09:32 AM | Permalink

Price: $5,000
URL: http://www.machineexchange.com

MachineExchange.com is a marketplace for buying and selling new and used machinery and equipment. Buyers can browse through the listings, select machinery or equipment of interest to them and contact the seller. Sellers can list their machinery and equipment for sale on the site to find a buyer. Currently set-up for free listings for promotional purposes, the site is ready to charge for listings as you may decide. Sellers can be expected to pay, say, $25.00 per listing remaining on the site for 90 days.

How much money can the site make?

To make the site popular, listings are free for the time being. Later it is intended to charge for each listing. Let’s say you decide to charge $25 per listing for 90 days. 100 listings per month (which is no figure at all considering the size of the market) will bring in $2,500; 500 listings (which too is miniscule) will bring in $12,500; so on and so forth. Depending on the exigencies of the market, you can increase or decrease the fee as needed. You can have featured listings and charge a higher price.

To make money you must market your service. Initially you will need to make efforts to popularize the site. Once it starts getting popular, viral marketing will set in. The site, from there onwards, will market itself on its own. And you can make this money with no overheads. All you pay is for hosting and renewal of the domain name.

What are the site’s special features?

Built using PHP scripting with a powerful MySQL database, the site is totally manageable from a browser based Admin. You can manage users, listings, configuration of the site - all from your web browser. Listing payment can be via PayPal.com, 2CheckOut.com or another payment processor. You set the minimum amount a user should pay and once you receive the payment, the number of credits paid for are added to his/her account. If you decide to charge $25 for a listing, the minimum a user must pay is $25. He/She may pay a higher amount for listing multiple items and may decide to pay, say, $125 to get 5 credits added to their account.

The period for which a listing can remain on the site can be set from the Admin. You may set a uniform period for all listings or let users choose the period for which they would like to list. You can also charge for listing based on how long they are to remain on the site. Users have their own control panel from where they can manage their listings. Users can add new listings, modify existing ones and delete the ones they have sold. Sold listings can remain on the site, if you so set it up, and can be marked as “Sold”.

MachineExchange.com - Domain Name

An exchange is a marketplace like, say, a stock exchange. The name conveys its meaning and purpose clearly and forcefully. This is what sums up this domain. A simple and superbly brandable domain, will be worth several thousand dollars for the name alone.

Posted by Oppsware.com at 09:31 AM | Permalink

Price: $2,000
URL: http://www.fluttering.com

Fluttering.com sells tickets for thousands of concert, theater and sporting events nationwide. Implemented using affiliate datafeeds, each and every event is linked via the site's affiliate code. Any ticket sold will generate commission for the site. Google or YPN ads can be a secondary source of revenue.

Built based on PHP/MySQL, it uses a custom script to import the data into MySQL and display in various formats. One can search for products based on keywords, or browse by category. Displayed list of events can be formatted further by relevancy, ratings or price - higher or lower price first. Whenever there are two similar products from different merchants, price comparison is automatically shown. Users can leave comments and rate events which is shown on the site after Admin approval.

All URLs are "statically" generated for search engines. Each category and event has its own "static" URL. Featured events can be displayed on the front page. The site can be managed from a browser based Admin Panel.

While you will decide on the marketing budget to promote the site, there are minimal overheads in running it - all you pay is for hosting and renewal of the domain name.

Fluttering denotes excitement. The idea of entertainment certainly makes one flutter - the heart flutters, the body flutters, the mind flutters with expectation and excitement. A short, single, and easy to remember dictionary word - highly brandable for a service like this - the domain is worth in five-figures for the name alone. It may be possible to build another similar site; a domain name like Fluttering.com may not be available easily.

Posted by Oppsware.com at 09:29 AM | Permalink