Monster thread on Selling Side Projects!

I've sold 5+ side projects in 2 years, these include:
3 custom coded plugins, apps or bots
1 digital download site
1 physical product business
1 subscription business built 100% no-code
+ lots of branded domains.
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+ lots of branded domains.
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Selling my side projects instead of letting them expire has taught me so much about:
Building projects that people want to buy
Finding buyers & valuing projects
Preparing projects for handover
How to build better projects in the future
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So then, why sell a side project? 
Give an old project a chance to exist longer
Eliminate any monthly running costs
Gain capital to invest in your next idea
Allow someone else an opportunity for success
Release time from maintaining an old project...
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Why do people buy side projects? 
Some buyers:
struggle with ideas but excel at execution
have cash to invest but no time to trial many ideas
want a proven profitable business model
have time to maximise the untapped potential
like marketing & sales best
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Some buyers:





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So, what exactly can you sell? 
You can sell any combination of the following:




an idea, domains, branding, landing pages, custom code, business plans, designs, monetization models, processes, data, proof of concepts & prototypes
Businesses at any stage!
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You can sell any combination of the following:




an idea, domains, branding, landing pages, custom code, business plans, designs, monetization models, processes, data, proof of concepts & prototypes
Businesses at any stage!
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What should you include in the sale?
Be clear about what is & is not included in the sale!
Domains
Website & design assets
Email accounts
Logos & brand assets
Photography - product photos
Customer list
Sales info
Social media accounts
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Physical products will also have: 
Stickers & merch
Product inventory
Supplier info & costs
Manufacturing specs & tech packs
Remember there will be shipping costs!
Also be clear about business running costs!
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Where can I sell my side project? 
I’ve used:
http://IndieMaker.co
http://Sideprojectors.com
http://NocodeExchange.com
Facebook groups, Slack channels & forums for the tools you use are also great too!
Any side-project questions?
Let me know!

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I’ve used:



Facebook groups, Slack channels & forums for the tools you use are also great too!
Any side-project questions?
Let me know!


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