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Turnkey Websites, Trash? Treasure? Or In Between?

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Will Turnkey Websites Make Money Online, or Are They a Waste of Time?

 

Somebody must be making money with turnkey websites. Is it just the sellers? Or, do the buyers make money too? Turnkey Websites Guide gives you the details on types of turnkey websites. How to avoid pitfalls & scams; and internet marketing of turnkey websites. This lens will answer the questions:

What is a Turnkey Website?

Can Turnkey Websites be Profitable?


What is a Turnkey Website? 

A turnkey website is usually considered a website that is fully setup and functional and is ready to accept visitors.

Many turnkey websites come with a domain name, web hosting, shopping carts, product payment options, affiliate codes, optin forms, scripts, licensed images, bonus marketing ebooks, support and more.

The buyer of the turnkey business pays for the site and "turns the key" to open the online business -- hence the name "turnkey".

Although this may seem like a great way to begin an online business, there are many scams in the turnkey website business buyers can encounter.

Are Turnkey Websites a Scam Poll? 

Many IM gurus feel turnkey websites are nothing but cookie cutter sites; others know there very profitable gems available. What do you think? Are Turnkey Websites a Scam?

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Can Turnkey Websites Be Profitable? 

Can you really make money with turnkey websites? Yes and no. Many sellers of turnkey websites certainly make money! Are they pulling the wool over the eyes of the buyers?

Sometimes ...

The buyers of turnkey websites certainly can make money with their new ready-made online businesses, yet it does depend on:

1) The niche, topic, product(s), service(s) the website represents, whether there is a demand for it.

2) How well the turnkey website is designed (especially for SEO, structure for visitor browsing, ordering ease, etc.)

3) How much time the buyer will devote to learning about and/or marketing the turnkey website.

4) Other factors like if the site is unique or one of 100's, etc.

If the niche, product or service is not in demand, the website would definitely have a hard time becoming profitable. If the turnkey site is designed poorly, non-SEO or otherwise; and if the scripts, forms, ordering process is poor, it would have problems too.

If the person buying the website (either new to making money online or even hugely busy with other online endeavors), does not have the time to devote to internet marketing techniques, the website will not be profitable.

Finally, if the turnkey website has so many duplicate copies floating around online, and the buyer does not edit it to make the content unique, it may have a hard time being indexed by Search Engines.

Yet, if you flip these factors around ...

The turnkey website represents an in demand niche, product(s), service(s); the site is designed expertly, the buyer will take the time to learn and/or consistently market it; the site is unique; then the turnkey website could very well become quite profitable!

Turnkey Websites For Sale 

Here are a few recommended sites to use when searching for a turnkey website to buy:
Turnkey Nation
Offers all types of turnkey websites at affordable prices, including affiliate, non-affiliate, personal, custom, dropship turnkey websites. (1) year of free hosting is included.
Sitepoint Marketplace - Turnkey Section
Thought to be one of the best places to buy turnkey websites. Recently updated to include two-way feedback and better profiles so the buyers and sellers can be rated.

Websites For Sale 

Here are Several Websites for Sale:

Turnkey Websites on eBay 

Sometimes you can find unique, well designed Turnkey Websites on eBay. You may wish to read Turnkey Websites Buying Guide first, before bidding on a website.

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Hi Stoush2,

Yes, there are many different types of turnkey websites available.

Many people believe turnkey websites are simply "cookie-cutter" websites, with little or no value.

Yet, if you do your homework, you can find excellent, high-end, unique turnkey websites, with good income potential.

This can save you ALOT of time -- no starting from scratch designing & creating a website.

:)

Posted March 31, 2008

Stoush2

I hadn't realized that turnkey websites could be so varied

Posted March 29, 2008

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