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MetaSiteworth - Estimates income for websites by averaging other estimates

6 points by philipkd 13y ago

philipkd 13y ago
I'm always looking to create some new niche site for passive income. I've tried various site worth estimation services to see how much existing ideas are earn, but it's really hard to trust the numbers. Many of them are opaque about their methodology. But what if we aggregated their results (a la Nate Silver)? I created MetaSiteworth to do just that, and the results give you a ballpark idea about what kind of sites make what kind of money: Here's some of examples: // Music sites http://metasiteworth.com/report/anydecentmusic.com http://metasiteworth.com/report/anydecentmusic.com http://metasiteworth.com/report/rapgenius.com http://metasiteworth.com/report/rapgenius.com http://metasiteworth.com/report/pitchfork.com http://metasiteworth.com/report/pitchfork.com http://metasiteworth.com/report/mp3skull.com http://metasiteworth.com/report/mp3skull.com // Utilities http://metasiteworth.com/report/converticon.com http://metasiteworth.com/report/converticon.com http://metasiteworth.com/report/favicon.cc http://metasiteworth.com/report/favicon.cc // Reference Sites http://metasiteworth.com/report/howjsay.com http://metasiteworth.com/report/howjsay.com http://metasiteworth.com/report/urbandictionary.com http://metasiteworth.com/report/urbandictionary.com // Other http://metasiteworth.com/report/milevalue.com http://metasiteworth.com/report/milevalue.com http://metasiteworth.com/report/mtbs3d.com http://metasiteworth.com/report/mtbs3d.com http://metasiteworth.com/report/thottbot.com http://metasiteworth.com/report/thottbot.com http://metasiteworth.com/report/forbiddenplanet.com http://metasiteworth.com/report/forbiddenplanet.com
lazyjones 13y ago
Off (too low) by one order of magnitude in our case (as far as the income is concerned) ... Note that the title here says "income" while the website says "value of a website".
dustyreagan 13y ago
I think it's a brilliant idea. Popular estimator sites are making real passive income, in that there's not much work to be done after launching. The snag is this market is saturated and there is a low barrier to entry to keep competitors out. That said, I've never seen a site take an average of the most popular estimator sites. I think it's a clever angle, and it certainly creates the perception of a more accurate result. I'd use your site over your competitors. Your challenge is going to be in gaining market share. Meaning, you need to rank high in Google! Or spread virally. That'll be tough, but I think you can do it with this angle.

6 points by philipkd 13y ago

I'm always looking to create some new niche site for passive income. I've tried various site worth estimation services to see how much existing ideas are earn, but it's really hard to trust the numbers. Many of them are opaque about their methodology. But what if we aggregated their results (a la Nate Silver)? I created MetaSiteworth to do just that, and the results give you a ballpark idea about what kind of sites make what kind of money: Here's some of examples: // Music sites http://metasiteworth.com/report/anydecentmusic.com http://metasiteworth.com/report/anydecentmusic.com http://metasiteworth.com/report/rapgenius.com http://metasiteworth.com/report/rapgenius.com http://metasiteworth.com/report/pitchfork.com http://metasiteworth.com/report/pitchfork.com http://metasiteworth.com/report/mp3skull.com http://metasiteworth.com/report/mp3skull.com // Utilities http://metasiteworth.com/report/converticon.com http://metasiteworth.com/report/converticon.com http://metasiteworth.com/report/favicon.cc http://metasiteworth.com/report/favicon.cc // Reference Sites http://metasiteworth.com/report/howjsay.com http://metasiteworth.com/report/howjsay.com http://metasiteworth.com/report/urbandictionary.com http://metasiteworth.com/report/urbandictionary.com // Other http://metasiteworth.com/report/milevalue.com http://metasiteworth.com/report/milevalue.com http://metasiteworth.com/report/mtbs3d.com http://metasiteworth.com/report/mtbs3d.com http://metasiteworth.com/report/thottbot.com http://metasiteworth.com/report/thottbot.com http://metasiteworth.com/report/forbiddenplanet.com http://metasiteworth.com/report/forbiddenplanet.com

lazyjones 13y ago

Off (too low) by one order of magnitude in our case (as far as the income is concerned) ... Note that the title here says "income" while the website says "value of a website".

dustyreagan 13y ago

I think it's a brilliant idea. Popular estimator sites are making real passive income, in that there's not much work to be done after launching. The snag is this market is saturated and there is a low barrier to entry to keep competitors out. That said, I've never seen a site take an average of the most popular estimator sites. I think it's a clever angle, and it certainly creates the perception of a more accurate result. I'd use your site over your competitors. Your challenge is going to be in gaining market share. Meaning, you need to rank high in Google! Or spread virally. That'll be tough, but I think you can do it with this angle.