Great post! Thanks for sharing where we can buy sites. On top of buying sites, we should also look into buying domains which can be developed into sites.

Of course, older .com domains. They cost more but they are worth it.

Russell – If you are really considering it, you should start saving now. It doesn’t take that much money to get started, just look for a website that isn’t properly monetized and you will have found a real bargain.

TheAnand – That is a good point you make. If you are considering buying a website, make sure you can stick with it at least long enough to recoup your investment.

Hock – A good point as well. I should have included that in the article. Search engine benefits aren’t the only thing that comes along with an older site, you will also usually have more stability. Because of this, I rarely even consider sites that are less than a year old.

These days, it’s harder to get a new site ranked well, especially in Google. So while you point out that you should build it yourself if you think you can surpass the quality of the site, I think that domain age is something to consider seriously.

Amit, I agree with you regarding building your asset inventory. What you have is priceless, i.e. the strategies and implementation. But building a portfolio of sites (especially brandable ones) can be of great value. I can see you already doing this with your blog.