How much is your website worth?

[David]

I just came across www.cubestat.com (http://www.cubestat.com) which will give you an estimate of the worth or value of your website. This appears to be based on a number of factors, including traffic and existing ad revenue but the actual algorithm is secret. However, what impressed me is that seems to be pretty accurate. Check it out.

[rob]

It is one of three I use.

I found them on this article:

http://www.searchenginejournal.com/how-much-might-your-website-be-worth/7474/

I get varying results however the common theme is the value is increasing, somewhat substantially since submitting my project! :D Am sure your sites are doing even better!

[mac928]

I think this website is very Useful.. Very interesting .... I was wonder how can someone value the website... and this website might be a great tool to check how much the website worth ....
So, If I have a website for few years and it could turn popular .... then I can know how much it worth before I can sell it to someone .......

[David]

The value of a website is entirely based on its revenue potential. A website has no (financial) value other than what people are prepared to pay for it (see Google and Groupon). As a crude rule of thumb, many value a website based on how much it earns in 12 or 18 months.

[James]

I've seen the "12 month revenue" figure before, but why would a website owner sell for this? They would make more money simply by hanging on to it for another 13 months.

Surely physical businesses are worth more than 12 months revenue? I think the problem with websites is that everything can change in 12 months - a well performing website can become a poor one in that time, sometimes due to circumstances beyond control like search engine algorithms, so the price reflects this risk I suppose.

Websites are only worth selling when both buyer and seller agree on potential income, rather than looking at the previous 12 months alone. Unless of course you are fed up with running it and want a quick get out.