Today we ask the question: With all the economic and financial problems around the world, what affect will this have on the prices of websites and web businesses being sold?
Will the credit crunch mean that people start selling their websites to raise some money?
Will investors see websites as a safer investment than the stock market?
Put your thoughts in the comments below.
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Keith Mander says:
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Scott Y. says:
Sure. Why not?
Valuation of website depends on (1) it’s current income (2) it’s growth prospect. If a site’s income is affected by the global financial crisis — for example dipping advertising income due to reduced marketing budget, lower affiliation commission due to less consumer spending, etc — then it would definitely affect a site’s valuation. It will especially be true if this crisis takes a few years to ride out.
Also as you said, more sales means it’s buyers’ market, i.e. lower price.
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