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Flipping niche sites can be an incredibly profitable way to make a large amount of money or even build an online business.  Building content-based affiliate sites are often seen as a great way to build a safety net of passive income.
This is true, but those sites can also be sold to a buyer for a large lump sum.
That can create a very high revenue business if you can consistently build and flip profitable websites.  Another option is to purchase already-existing websites, boost revenue, and then sell them.
Getting the most out of the niche website flipping business model involves a lot of hard work, a deep understanding of how the process works, and a good niche helps, too!
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Website flipping: what is it?
At its simplest definition website flipping is buying or building a website for a low price, and then selling it for a much higher one.
Your profit is the difference between what you received and what you spent.
There is a lot more of a process in practice.
A website can be created or it can be bought, it’s a type of digital real estate that can appreciate in value with how your improve it- just like physical real estate.
If you are going to buy a website, then a successful flip depends heavily on being able to spot a site that is undervalued or has a lot of untapped potential.  Because you need to drastically increase earnings to then sell the site for a solid profit.

That means learning:
   ●  How to spot a good potential deal
   ●  Knowing how to quickly optimize niche sites to increase revenue
   ●  Understanding and being able to execute on-site and off-site SEO
   ●  Where to find niche websites to buy
   ●  Understanding the buying/selling process
   ●  Being able to systemize all this so you’re always working towards the next flip
   ●  This just scratches the surface, but these skills are worth learning.
What is a Niche Site?
A niche site is a website focused on a very specific topic (niche).  This could be a blog about coffee, an affiliate site about outdoor gear, or an authority site about antique book collecting.
The main point is focusing on one specific topic, or a series of closely related topics, not a general hodge-podge website with a lot of random articles or keywords.
When someone says “niche site” you can also assume it is a site built to be monetized.
Nice Sites vs. General Sites
A niche site about coffee could have articles on coffee beans, grinding your own coffee, funny coffee mugs, or articles on making good coffee while camping.  Different topics, but all closely related to coffee.
A site that has one article on kayaks, another on saving money on the dentist, or another random article on the top 10 board games would not be a niche site.  A site that tried that would be very likely to fail, as well.
Niche sites are all about focused attention on a specific topic.
How Are Websites Valued?
The majority of niche sites are monetized with affiliate marketing, display ads, sponsored posts, or a combination of two or even all three of those options.
Niche websites that are monetized this way generally sell for between 32X monthly earnings to 40X monthly earnings.
This is the gross sale amount.  There will be transaction fees and escrow fees, but this is the expected amount for a gross sales price.
The average monthly earnings is usually based on either the last 6 months or the last 12 months.
Niche Site Valuation Is Why Website Flipping Is so Profitable
This valuation method is why flipping websites can be so profitable with even just modest changes or gains to a niche site you buy.
A niche site earning $500 a month is worth $16,000 to $20,000 on average.
But a niche site earning just 50% more ($750 a month) is worth $24,000 to $30,000.  That’s a huge difference.

Special Circumstances
There are certain circumstances where pricing can change slightly.  Rarely does a domain name matter, but if you have an obvious high-value domain (example: beer.com or retirement.com) then that can change things.
Selling existing digital products or a dropshipping business tied to a niche site can also change the valuation.
But those are extremely unusual circumstances for a niche site.  Generally the 32X to 40X rule holds for how to value a website.
For more details, check out this in-depth article with data on recent website flip exits.
Does Your Niche Topic Matter When Selling a Site?
Some people would argue that the niche topic doesn’t matter, only the average monthly income does.
I disagree with this point of view for a few reasons.
Not All Niches Are Equal
For one, some niches are just more popular than others.  More site traffic often means more potential revenue.  The higher your potential ceiling, the more chances there are to make a big sale.
If you’re creating a niche site instead of buying, prior knowledge or passion makes a huge difference.  I know the sites on topics I know well and am passionate about are easier to work on than sites on topics I know nothing on and don’t care about.
How Can You Monetize?
Is the niche topic mostly information based?  That means focusing on display ads and maybe a digital product.
Are there plenty of products?  That means many affiliate options.  But some topics have a wide array of good affiliate commission options at 8-10% while others you find 2% as the standard.
Choosing a tough niche to monetize means a lot of work for potentially far less pay.
What’s the Demand?
Some niches can appear profitable, but if no one wants to buy a site in that niche then how are you going to flip the site?
On the other side if you have a good niche site on a topic that is wildly popular then you have more potential buyers.  That lets you throw out a premium price and be more likely to get it for a more profitable flip.

5 Best Niche Site Ideas For Website Flips
There are thousands of great potential niche site ideas out there.  If you have special knowledge or expertise you might even be able to make a niche work really well that most website builders could not.
Some niches are just better overall than others.  Especially when you’re looking for a hungry market of buyers when you flip.
Take a look at my picks for some of the best niche site ideas out there.Coffee Niche
According to Health Careers, there are over one billion coffee drinkers in the world.  That’s a pretty big audience.
Beyond that number, there are countless specialty coffees, independent coffee houses, and plenty of coffee drinkers who are obsessed with getting the perfect cup of morning coffee.
Coffee is a great niche site idea because there are so many different angles to take with it.  There are countless products to go the affiliate route.  There are hundreds if not thousands of advertisers buying display ads in the coffee niche.  There are coffee drinkers looking for specific information.
You have individual coffee drinkers, coffee shop owners, as well as new customers or niche coffee brands who would love to buy a site that is already ranking for coffee-related terms.
Outdoor Niche
Who doesn’t love the great outdoors?  With many thousands of potential topics, the outdoor niche is a fantastic space for building a niche site to flip.
There are hundreds of millions of outdoor fans out there, and they are often passionate.  Campers want the best tents.  A fisherman is always willing to buy another rod, reel, or lure.  Long-distance backpackers are crazy passionate.
Outdoor content sites are popular choices for seasoned investors looking for a passive online income as well as relative newbies wanting to break into making money online with a niche they are comfortable with.
The outdoor niche is a space many people are comfortable with, and there are always customers for.  The big thing is to make sure you focus on a specific niche and not a general outdoor site.
A general outdoor site is just too broad with too many topics out there to cover as a broad site.  There’s still plenty of room for great websites in narrow outdoor niches.
Examples of “Niching Down” in the outdoor space:
That’s exactly the combination I want to see when doing niche research.
Niche sites focusing on a very specific breed are doing very well.  There are so many dog owners that even a site on less common breeds can make large revenue.
According to the American Kennel Club there are 195 recognized dog breeds with 79 more going through the process of official recognition.  Those are just pure breeds and don’t even include mixed breeds.
Multiply those numbers times 10 spots on page one of Google for each breed, and that’s a lot of potential for building a profitable niche site to flip.
There are few niches with such a huge number of very passionate online visitors along with so many excellent paying affiliate options.

Kitchen Niche
Who hasn’t needed something new for the kitchen?  It’s easy to overlook just how many opportunities there are in the kitchen niche.  You can review items like new spatulas, non-stick cookware, or electric can openers.  You can compare toaster ovens or talk about DIY kitchen improvements.
There are a lot of niche sites out there related to the Kitchen which can look intimidating at first glance, but a lot of them are quite bad.  Poor information, poor writing, really lazy affiliate list formats.
There’s room for really good kitchen niche sites.  They are also easy to flip for a good price because it’s not hard to see just how profitable a kitchen site can be.
Fitness Niche (Weight Lifting Specifically)
People who are in shape know the benefits of being in shape.  People who used to be in shape want to get back into shape.  If you’re not fit at all, how many times have your New Year’s resolutions been about getting in shape?
The fitness niche is one of those pure evergreen niches that will always be in demand.  While there are a lot of areas to focus on, the demand for weight lifting content is especially strong.
Strength training is great for losing weight, getting healthier, and of course just getting stronger and looking better.  It’s also intimidating to many who haven’t experienced weight lifters.
Even the cheapest weights aren’t cheap.  Add a high-interest, high-demand niche with expensive products and you have a winning potential niche.
Finance/Investment Niche
The finance and investment niche is an extremely competitive one.  If you are not experienced in building successful sites and SEO you should look at buying a site that already has success versus building one in this field from scratch.
That said, finance is so competitive because it’s about money.  A topic that will always be of interest.  Ad rates are extremely high, affiliate products tend to have high numbers, and if you can drive paid leads, your niche site can make some very high commissions.
Because of the difficulty of getting a foothold in this competitive niche, you are more likely to get a higher valuation when flipping it.