Update: John Cow sold
Posted by multippt
Update: According to the auction site, it looks like John Cow’s site is sold.
John Cow, a parody of the famous John Chow blog, is selling his blog (via SitePoint) at an (large) price of $25000, with an immediate purchase price of $50000. John Cow, while a parody, is still pretty popular, so much so that it has become a rival to John Chow. Both are Search Engine Optimisation experts, but gives a different viewpoint on the subject.
What if… you had the money?
Great, if you have about $50000 to spare, you can pop it in and an extremely popular blog is your’s. Of course, that is IF you even had $50000 to spare in the first place. John Cow’s blog has an earning potential of thousands a month (roughly the same amount a normal job can give), which can easily make up your “investment” after a few years. With such a popular blog, you can easily promote other stuff as well with ease.
Sales of such popular sites are extremely rare, and the opportunity should be seized.
Consequences of takeover
Knowing that no one can actually replace John Cow’s writing methods, John Cow’s popularity is bound to fall. However, if the new owner is just as good (or better) than John Cow, the opposite may occur. John Cow, as a reputable source of SEO related material, would have to rebuild its reputation again from scratch after the deal.
In addition, what if the owner decides to develop something totally different from the original site? Remembering once-popular Leapfish, it’s a pity that it was wasted when it was sold, especially when the new owner redirects the online appraisal tool to a real estate site which has totally no relation at all. Traffic of Leapfish undoubtly plummeted to new lows.
Note: The auction ends in a month’s time. Already there are some bidders, so you may want to save up if you really want that blog.
