At crossroads....

[dazfree]

Ok at a bit of crossroads and would like to get a few opinions....


I have a designer clothing site which ranks really well in the SE’s. It does get a lot of traffic and at the moment I’ve got Adsense and a few affiliate links on the site which gives me some beer money. However in the next 3 months I want to make a firm decision in regards to the future of this site.



I think I have 3 options which are:



·Sell the site. I have worked over a yr on the SEO (I work for a marketing company as an SEO) on this site. The website is a bit crap and could do with a redesign however someone could take over this site and sell products straight away. One guy who site ranks really well for designer clothing terms did show interest however I have not heard back from him.

·Set the site up myself, it needs a redesign which I could get very cheaply and I also have knowledge of suppliers and a really good knowledge of the market. However I would need to go to the bank and get a loan of approx £20,000. Also need to go part time in work if possible.

· Look for an investor (50%) to the tune of £20k. However I would want a term written in the contract which would say I could buy them out within 1.5 years for 100% return (£40k) on investment.
At the moment I am really considering looking for an investor. What do you guys think?




cheers guys :)

[NuBlue]

Does the website make any money at the moment (from actual clothing sales)?

[dazfree]

It does not currently have any clothes on the site at the moment.

It has affiliate links to other designer clothing merchants and adsense which generates a few hundred a month.

[quikshop]

It has affiliate links to other designer clothing merchants and adsense which generates a few hundred a month.

Thats not a bad revenue for an affiliate shop, have you thought about adding a line or two of your own products using limited investment to see if your visitor numbers justify expanding into stock holding retail?

[dazfree]

This is something I am thinking of doing. I could maybe buy a few lines and see how it goes.

[tony84]

You say your site is getting traffic..how much?

Rather than getting an invester why not do a little dropshipping?
Im sure you are probably aware but i will give a brief description for others.
Basically you advertise the item for whatever price you want to sell at, a buyer buys it off you and then you make the same order to the dropshipper meaning you make x amount of money, no investment needed.

I used to run a few clothes sites and make a small amount of money by dropshipping, but i never had enough traffic to make a living out of it. Personally although it may take you longer to become established you are saving yourself £20k which is a LOT of money. If i was investing £20k i would rather do it in bricks and morter (no matter how shaky it is at the minute).

Thats another option for you anyway, sorry to make your decisions harder but i would rather do that and maybe get a £3k bank loan and do some advertising that way.