Hello readers, today I have a special treat for you. While we’re waiting for the results of the auction, I have a guest article from a fellow warrior by the name of George Knoechel. He has graciously agreed to share with us how he made $4,000 by flipping websites. Exciting stuff indeed, thanks George! Without further ado, here’s the article:

The easiest $4,000 I ever made: How to bring in the money with website flipping

I firmly believe that website flipping is the easiest and perhaps fastest way to make a consistent and sizable income. Like many of you perhaps, I was intimidated by the idea of putting a website up on Sitepoint.com and having others tear it apart until there was nothing left of it and worse yet – no one to buy my website.

The reality is that it was a very smooth process and one in which you too can make big money. I am going to avoid the fluff and get right to the specifics of how and why I was able to make $4,000 selling ten sites in a short period of time.

1. Pick the right niche. I had experience in some of the niches already but most of them were picked through niche research. If you do not pick a good converting niche then the rest is pointless so spend your time doing it right.

2. Build a review site with good copy. I have used Don Davis from the Warrior Forum. He has a limited number of review sites that he sells as PLR on the WSO section of the WF. These have worked very well for me. The copy is effective and converts nicely. There are others on the Forum that also do this but it is something that you may be able to do for yourself. I usually spend between $25 – $50 for the site and getting it uploaded, etc….

3. Get some decent backlinks. I spend about 1-2 hours getting backlinks from creating a free press release, Digg, Yahoo, Blogs, Squidoo, and others. I do this so the site has more of an air of legitimacy to it. Buyers often become suspicious if a site is making money without any links. Don’t spend too much time on this. You will also gain some backlinks from article marketing.

4. Write articles pointing to review sites. This is my bread and butter and the key to making the money. If I am flipping a site, I do not have time to work on SEO … I want quick money and well written articles can bring it in. I have written over 500 articles on ezinearticles.com. As a result, I have learned how to write quick and effective articles that convert. If you are not an article marketer then you can always find a good writer for a real good price. I usually write about 1 – 2 articles per day for a 60 day period. This may sound like a lot but I am able to write an article in about 15 minutes. I average about 1 sale per 3-5 articles. Most of the niches I work in bring in about $40 per sale or more. If I am selling my site for 10 month revenue then that $40 sale really is worth $400. So, writing 5 articles (75 minutes) nets a $400 profit! I will gladly take that return.

I have a WSO on the WF right now that outlines how I “Max. out” on each article and talk specifically on how this is done. You can find that at:

George’s WSO on Maxing out article effectiveness!

George K.