I created about a 15 minute video on some basics on
how to buy a website. I am not totally happy with it but it does the job

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Here are some of my rough notes that I show on the video:
- Check PR / is it real?
- Domain created data (whois) - how long archived?
- Check ownership
- Consistency of traffic and revenue
- Indexed pages in Google
- PR makup of links / any .edu or .gov links? / Paid Links
- Cache dates of primary top pages
- Sitemap / Index?
- Adsense? Placement - can I improve by 25% or more?
- Is the sale price over 10x monthly revenue?
- Can I maintain the site? Template? PHP/MySql
- What is the potential for adding a blog or forum?
- Any good affiliate program?
- What does it rank for naturally?
- Is it tied to any linking schemes?
There is more to do depending the sale price. But you can to the above in under 30 minutes. I usually do it in under 10 minutes. Enjoy.
Here is the link again:
http://www.branica.com/forums/attach...-websites.html