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YOU WILL OWN the UFO NICHE MARKET

$600 Per Month Revenue + List of 5,067 email subscribers + 2 Established Websites

  • URL: http://alienvideo.net/
  • Established: Wed, 03 May 2006 14:00:00 GMT
  • Monthly Revenue (USD): 600
  • Google Pagerank: 4
  • Listed: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:19:00 GMT

Description:

You are about to see THE BEST investment in the SitePoint Marketplace you will ever see for a LONG TIME. Here's why:

PARANORMAL PEOPLE CLICK ADS

Whether you believe in UFOs or not, there is no denying the growing popularity of the UFO phenomena and interest in the paranormal. In fact, I've been reaping the rewards of this niche for 2 years now. But TODAY I'm ready to spill the beans on this sweet Adsense niche'.

The biggest advantage you have by making this investment is that you'll immediately get into this incredible niche with TWO (yes, you get two) established UFO sites.

Your first site is ALIENVIDEO.net
This PR4 website gets #1 Google search result for a number of popular terms. Every day hundreds of people from all over the world wonder to themselves "are aliens real?" And this site Alienvideo.net answers that question with these top ranking search results:

  • "alien video" Google rank: #1
  • "real alien video" Google rank: #1
  • "alien autopsy video" Google rank: #1
  • "are aliens real" Google rank: #2
  • "real aliens" Google rank: #3
  • "real alien pictures" Google rank: #3
  • "alien pictures" Google rank: #7
  • "alien interview" Google rank: #4

The results above produce an incredibly consistent daily average of visitors. In fact, last month (from June 10 to July 10, 2008) the site averages 1,518.24 visits per day. This is data is highlighted for you in supporting Document A.

These established search rankings and the corresponding number of daily visitors makes means YOUR GOOGLE ADSENSE revenue also consistent. In Document B you get a snapshot of the last 30 days of earnings for Alienvideo.net.

With this consistent traffic, it's also easy to see why very little maintenance is required. In fact, for most of 2007 I didn't make ANY updates. Yet the revenue never declined because the traffic remained.

The existing pages featured on Alienvideo.net is high quality content I have personally written over the last 2 years. Examples of such articles are featured below:

NOW on top of all of that, let's ADD ANOTHER UFO WEBSITE to your Adsense revenue: UFOSIGHTINGS.ca

UFOSightings.ca is your second website included in this investment. Like Alien Video, UFO Sightings is also PageRank 4 and entails a rock solid source of traffic. With top ranking search results such as:

  • "latest ufo sightings" Google rank: #1
  • "ufo sightings" Google rank: #8

Notice something interesting here. UFOSightings.ca gets number 8 result for "ufo sightings". In due time, this site WILL take number one spot. If you know anything about SEO then I won't have to explain how easy it will be to get this top ranking. AND a quick Wordtracker keyword search shows us that the only UFO term ranking higher than "ufo sightings" is the term "ufo" by itself. Do you realize how many people search for "ufo" ?? Having top ranking for "ufo sightings" will be a huge advantage and that's why this site has even MORE potential than even AlienVideo.net

But what about the domain name "ufosightings.ca"? If you're like me you would prefer this site to have a non-country TLD (.ca is Canada). Already taken care of: included for you is an extra domain name, UFOSightingReport.com which will be the new official domain name after you take over.

And did I mention: the biggest advantage of UFOSightings is that it is 100% user powered. Meaning the only thing you'll have to do is review the content that people voluntarily SEND YOU. Yes, the content for this site is self perpetuating. The site's platform is the Drupal CMS which makes it easy for users to create an account and submit content (their UFO sighting). It's the perfect automated revenue machine. In fact, it troubles me to have to spill the beans on how great an automated UFO sighting website is, because of the popularity of UFOs and the endless supply of sightings, but I'm opening up this lucrative strategy so you'll take me up on this offer today. I hope you'll Buy-It-Now so this auction can end - allowing you to keep this strategy all to yourself.

Why am I selling?
Frankly I didn't want to have to sell but my other business experiencing a cashflow squeeze and I need the capital. Which is why this is a big advantage for you. I've worked hard over the last 2 years to create and optimize these sites to a $600 per month revenue and now you can take complete ownership and add that to your Adsense payment every month.

So to recap you get TWO established Adsense revenue making websites in the UFO niche' PLUS an extra domain for UFOSightings. After taking ownership you'll get an immediate new $600 per month Google Adsense revenue and be well on your way to dominating the UFO niche' entirely. This is a huge long term advantage for you.

The combined monthly Adsense revenue for your sites ALIENVIDEO.net and UFOSIGHTINGS.ca (June 10 - July 10) was $601.14. Document C is a snapshot of this revenue.

Projected out, that would earn you $7200 per year or over $21,000 in just three years. You can expect this level of revenue because this niche' is not going anywhere. The popularity of UFOs will only grow stronger.

 

HOW TO BUY THIS NOW
The Buy It Now price is listed at $8000 (just over 12 months revenue). In my opinion this is undervalued. I expect the right person - someone who understands the potential of this niche - will be wiling to pay in excess of $10,000. IF YOU ARE THAT PERSON, someone who understands the incredible potential of the UFO niche, then take advantage of the available Buy-It-Now price for $8000. You can take full ownership of these domains today. To get started, click the Buy It Now link at the top of this listing. Otherwise, enter your bid because the price is negotiable.

 

WAIT, THERE's MORE: How the Email Lists Can Make You $900 PER MONTH
I hate to use a cheesy tag line like "wait there's more" but there really is. In fact, what I'm about to show you know is an equally valuable asset to the $600 per month Adsense revenue: the email subscriber list.

Last month in June 730 people singed up for the Alienvideo.net newsletter! And this trend continues: every day people are joining the lists. So naturally this deal also includes the all 3,535 of the "Alien Alert" email subscribers from Alienvideo.net and the 1,532 "UFO Report" email subscribers from UFOSightings.ca

The last "Alien Alert" I sent was only a few months ago. It yielded a 52% response rate. Meaning that out of 3,535 about half of the people responded to the newsletter by clicking a link I provided to them. That's good response. This means when you're ready to offer a product to the list a significant number of them will buy. For example, let's say 10% of them buy a simple $20 eBook product that you offer them. That's 353 people x $20 sale = $7060 in revenue over the course of probably a week. And that's just ONE product of many you can sell this list over and over again.

Yet the "UFO Report" has more potential. This list will one day hit a critical mass, in particular when you get #1 result for "ufo sightings". When that happens, you will be in the position to charge a small monthly fee for this report. From day one this has been my plan for the "UFO Report". Even with current numbers, if you began charging just $6 for the report and offered it to existing subscribers, and only 10% of our 1500 list responded, you would have about 150 paying subscribers. At $6 per month with 150 subscribers you would be making an extra $900 per month.

 

Supporting Documentation:
Summarized below is the supporting documentation to my claims about current & past performance in Traffic and Revenue for these sties. In addition, upon request you can also receive full access to the Google Analytic profiles.

Document A: Google Analytics Visits report for AlienVideo.net (June 10 to July 10, 2008)
Document B: Google Adsense revenue snapshot for Alienvideo.net (June 10 to July 10, 2008)
Document C: Google Analytics Visits report for UFOSightings.ca (June 10 to July 10, 2008
Document D: Google Adsense revenue snapshot for Alienvideo.net and UFOSightings.ca (June 10 to July 10, 2008)
Document E: Google Adsense revenue snapshot for UFOSightings.ca (June 10 to July 10, 2008)
Document F: Google Analytics Visits report for AlienVideo.net (lifetime)
Document G: Google Analytics Visits report for UFOSightings.ca (lifetime)
Document H: Google Adsense revenue snapshot for Alienvideo.net (February, March, April, May, June 2008)
Document I: Google Adsense revenue snapshots for UFOSightings.ca (February, March, April, May, June 2008)
Document J: Aweber snapshot showing total email subscribers for Alienvideo.net & UFOsightings.ca

 

60 Days Technical Support
In addition to AlienVideo.net, UFOSightings.ca, UFOSightingReport.com, and the entire list of 5,067 email subscribers: I will also consult with you and be available for 60 days. This means that I will help you get started and if ever there is ever a technical issue or urgent matter with any of the websites I will be promptly available to fix it for you (I do web consulting & development full time).

 

My Guarantee For You
After owning these sites for at least 30 days, if for ANY REASON the combined Adsense revenue is not at least $600 per month I will work on your sites to make sure they perform better OR you can have a complete refund on this investment. My philosophy is that any deal such as this is an opportunity for a long term business relationship. After our deal, you'll have my personal email address, business phone number, and even my mobile phone. That means you'll be able to personally get in touch with me if there is a problem or the results aren't as you expected. I'm committed to ensuring this investment produces the results I say it will. And earning your long term fellowship. Otherwise, I'll work to make it better.

Take advantage of THE BEST investment in the SitePoint Marketplace you have ever seen: click the Buy It Now OR make your bid.

Otherwise, feel free to post any questions you have.

Payment Instructions

Click the Buy It Now link OR enter your bid. When you Buy It Now or your bid is accepted we'll proceed to making the deal. I accept Western Union, Electronic Transfer, Cheque, or Escrow.com.

 

Best Regards,
---Derrick Schwabe

Revenue Details:

This auction includes TWO websites that generate a combined $600 per month Adsense revenue.  See description for complete details and supporting documentation.

Traffic Details:

See description for complete traffic details and supporting documentation.

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  1. Hi,

    Do you have MSN? If so, could you please PM me your adress so I could discuss the sale with you?

    Thanks,
    James

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  2. BIN here, but not enough credits. PM'ed you

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  3. After receiving several BIN offers, I have decided that it is fair, for all interested parties involved, for this to go to a public auction.

    The BIN has been removed and this lucrative UFO investment opportunity will now go to the highest bidder.

    To take advantage of this place your bid now.

    The auction ends SOON. And with the right bid, I will set this auction to end early. So please enter your maximum bid immediately to ensure you are the one who wins.

    Otherwise, feel free to let me know of any questions you may have.

    By the way, my rock solid guarantee is offered for 10 months. That means if ANY REASON after making this investment your Adsense revenue is not increased by at least $600 per month then I will personally work to make them perform better OR you can have a complete refund on this investment. Have you ever bought a product from Wal-Mart and had the opportunity to return it within 10 months? I didn't thinks so. This is a very strong guarantee and I'm true to my word. The reason why I am so confident, is the amazing consistency of the UFO niche. In addition to the countless other benefits of this investment, including the mailing list of 3,535 qualified paranormal fans. AND when your site, UFOSightings, becomes #1 Google result for "ufo sightings" I know you will make a killing.

    Place your bid right now.

    Regards,
    ---Derrick Schwabe

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  4. How much time is spent running the site?

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  5. Hi minimumrage, in regards to your question about how much time is spent running the sites:

    The site Alienvideo.net gains a consistent amount of it's web traffic from the search terms "alien video", "real alien video", "alien autopsy video", "are aliens real", "real aliens", and "real alien pictures".

    These are strong terms that ensure your web traffic will remain even with very little maintenance on the site.

    In particular, having #1 Google result for the term "alien video" is a big advantage. Here's an example why:

    If you view the Alexa.com traffic details shown in the below link you'll notice a big spike in traffic during the month of June.

    http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details/alienvideo.net

    The reason for this traffic spike was actually a man in Denver who claimed to have captured an "alien on video" at his home during the night. The story got attention on CNN and other mainstream news, so as a result there was a buzz of people searching "alien video" on Google and the other search engines. Naturally, the first site they see is Alienvideo.net!

    I made an article to highlight this story, you can read it below:

    http://www.alienvideo.net/0805/stan-romanek.php

    This is a cool effect I expect you to see again, which makes the long term value of having this top spot even more compelling.

    For your second site, UFOSightings, the site is automated. Many people searching for "ufo sighting" or related terms have actually just had their own UFO sighting (or whatever they saw LOL) and thus will proceed to "Submit a UFO Sighting" via the automated system which allows them to create an account and post. That means the content is 100% user generated. The only thing I have had to do is occasionally remove bogus postings or make grammar edits so the posts appear clean and professional looking.

    Both sites have great sources of traffic (I feel the UFO Sightings website will soon become your greatest asset when it reaches #1 for "ufo sightings") AND the content requirements are minimal, in fact for UFO Sightings you only have to do a small amount of editing.

    Do let me know if you have any further questions.

    Regards,
    ---Derrick Schwabe

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  6. Alright, let me try it another way:

    How much time do you spend updating the sites per week?

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  7. Hi minimumrage, to answer your question I've gone back and reviewed the last 18 months of site updates. Here is a summary:

    In July there have been no new pages added.

    In June, 2 new pages were added. Time involved was an hour, at the most.
    http://alienvideo.net/0806/crazy-guy-claims-he-is-alien.php
    http://alienvideo.net/0806/black-triangle-ufo-shirley-southampton.php

    In May, 3 new pages were added. Time involved was about 5 to 8 hours as a rough estimate.
    http://alienvideo.net/0805/alien-monolith-iapetus.php
    http://alienvideo.net/0805/stan-romanek.php
    http://alienvideo.net/0805/alien-abduction-mutilation.php (warning graphic material)

    In April, March, February, January there have been no new pages added. And going back another 12 months to 2007, as I've indicated in the description, there were essentially now new pages added all year.

    Therefore, based on the last 18 months of updates, only about 8 hours of content creation have gone into the site. In other words, if you can dedicate just one day of the year to updating this site then it will be enough to maintain it's current site traffic and revenue performance.

    And here is a tip for an unlimited source of new content for Alien VIdeo. Goto YouTube or Google Video, search for "UFO". Find the interesting videos, copy the embed link and add them to their own new page, along with perhaps one or two paragraphs of your own commentary. Done, brand new fresh content for your site.

    In regards to UFOSightings, the time to update the site is obviously even less because of it's automated nature.

    Do let me know if you have any additional questions, otherwise place your bid.

    Regards,
    ---Derrick Schwabe

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  8. Are u allowed do the placement at the top u have done with google ads.

    It looks on the verge of been deceptive. no?

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  9. Hello lienster, this ad placement is compliant with Google's rules. Google allows for a maximum of three standard ad units, two Adsense for Search boxes, and three Adsense link units on the same page. This placement is complying with the rules.

    The benefit of having these ads near the top of the page "above the fold" is that this is where you're going to have the best CTR. A lot of effort has gone into testing & optimizing ad placement on this site, and the advantage of making a bid to buy this is that you can be confident the site is already optimized to make you the most money.

    Feel free to let me know if you have any further questions.
    ---Derrick Schwabe

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  10. any problems with owning .ca for non canadians? if transferred to .com as proposed above, would there be problems with SEO/traffic

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  11. Shucks the .ca whats the story with it ?

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  12. There is no problem with the .ca and there is no issue taking ownership if you are non Canadian.

    SEO friendly 301 redirects are the key to preventing loss of backlinks, your traffic, or search visitors. Setting up a 301 redirect for all pages of a site allows will automatically forward site visitors and seo bots to the new domain. 301 redirects are the recommended by Google as the best way to perform a transfer from one domain to another. I am knowledgeable with 301 redirects and .htaccess so I will set this up for you so that every existing UFOSightings.ca has a 301 redirect to UFOSightingsReport.com

    Using this method ensures your Search Engine ranking and even PageRank is transferred to the new domain. However, for domain redirections such as this it is generally expected that for a short period of time there may be an impact on your SEO ranking. After this short delay, your site with it's new domain will be indexed again as if nothing happened.

    Here is a useful link which outlines various advice on seo friendly redirects:

    http://www.webproworld.com/search-engine-optimization-forum/68845-domain-name-change-301-redirect-search-engine-optimization-implications-help.html

    For additional information on 301 redirects and successful domain redirections I suggest you do a Google search for "301 seo friendly redirects" or "seo implications new domain name" etc.

    In addition to the SEO friendly 301 redirects, another factor which will make the domain transition successful is the major backlink from Alienvideo.net. Since UFOSightings.ca was first established, it has had a footer link on every page Alienvideo.net. And I'll admit, this is about the extent of SEO I've done for UFOSightings.ca! There are indeed other backlinks from websites that caught some of the more interesting and popular articles, however the Alienvideo.net backlink is the strongest one and has single-handedly helped it achieve it's current SEO rankings. Thus, these footer links on AlienVideo.net will be updated after UFOSightings.ca is setup with 301 redirects to UFOSightingReport.com.

    Once the transition to UFOSightingReport.com is complete you will be well on your way to achieving number one Google result for ""ufo sightings"" which is a gravy train of high traffic. Even with basic SEO knowledge you can quickly optimize this site for this top result.

    Enter your bid.

    Otherwise, do let me know if you have any further questions.

    Best Regards,
    Derrick Schwabe

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  13. Hi Derrick,

    I just did a quick google search regarding .ca domains, and found this in an FAQ on a site:

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    Can anyone register a .ca domain?

    Yes.
    If you are a Canadian Citizen, or have a physical presence in Canada or own a Trademark registered with Industry Canada.
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    I only checked one source so I am not saying the above is correct, but it did make me cautios as I am a non-CA resident?

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  14. hey pap_itfc remember me? wanna go 50/50 JV on this one?

    I have two questions to Alien owner,
    1) Tell me about what this awesome site runs on &
    2) Assumming the Alert subscribers are genuine, have u already sold anything there way.

    Regards, Rich

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  15. P.s G ranks the site @ pos. #13 4 phrase "alien pictures" not #7, just validating

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  16. Hi pap_itfc, PM sent to you in regards to the non-CA resident. And for other readers, yes you will own the .ca regardless of your location. The .ca is not a significant factor since, as I have outlined in the project, we will perform a 301 Redirect for all pages so that all traffic and existing PageRank & search results are forwarded to UFOSightingReport.com, thus in a short time the .ca will become irrelevant.

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  17. Hi rich_uk, in regards to the #7 result I posted, it was not a typo but I think in skimming the results I simply skipped the pictures and videos as results, but you are right this term is technically a #13. Regardless, "alien video" is your best term and you will never drop in rankings. And given the fact that every time a new alleged tape or CG alien video comes out this term gets hot - this is an incredibly valuable search result to have long term.

    To answer your two questions
    1) Alienvideo.net is all 100% clean coded HTML & CSS. Only dynamic functionality is some php includes. However, I did make a sort of "clone" of this code and used it on a separate site that is powered by a CMS (Drupal). Check it out: http://sharkvideo.net

    The original intention was to customize this for AlienVideo.net as well, however I found that even after $1500 worth of development & Drupal customizations that it wasn't quite as flexible as I wanted so the site still uses plain and simple HTML. With a very clean directory structure, and using PHP includes, it's very easy to maintain.

    UFOSightings.ca does use Drupal. Widely recognized as the most flexible CMS available, Drupal is supported by a passionate Open Source community of thousands of developers who continuously work to enhance it. This means you'll never be stuck without support, even if I am not available.

    2) The "Alien Alert" and "UFO Sighting Report" subscribers have never been offered a product. There is a 3 series autoresponder setup for the Alien Alerts which share some neat info and generate positive responses and occasionally I have sent broadcasts to the list with a new "breaking Alien Alert". So they are receptive and a good relationship is established. The UFO Sighting Report subscribers however I haven't sent any reports so they are all expecting a report sometime. My plan has been to send a couple of free reports, then begin charging a small subscription fee for the report each month. This will be your bread and butter, especially when your site gets top result for "UFO Sightings". I will also be available to consult and if need be, to help create the reports for you if you are willing to allow me in on a share of the profits.

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  18. A question.. above it says BIN is $8000, why was it not sold at the first bid of $10,000 and why a bid of $10,000 when it could have been bought for $8,000? Can escrow run for 30 days, so that the 30 day money back gaurantee is gauranteed? Thx

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  19. Hi gtork, in regards to the original BIN, within moments of first posting this auction there were multiple BIN offers. So I made the decision to remove the BIN altogether to make it fair for all interested parties involved. You'll notice I made an announcement about this in my first comment.

    In regards to the guarantee, Escrow.com allows for a maximum of 10 days, so no we cannot run Escrow for 30 days. Yet if for any reason, you are unsatisfied with the performance of these sites after owning them for at least 30 days, I will work to make them better OR I can offer a complete refund on your investment.

    Feel free to let me know if you have any further questions.

    Regards,
    Derrick Schwabe

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  20. The auction time has been extended by 1 day to finalize negotiations.

    The current high bid and all pending bids have all been taken into consideration and a decision will be made within 24 hours.

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