I've been buying and selling websites for almost 10 years. During this time, a portion of the sites I bought were a result of direct outreach. I'd mostly use a script that helped me scrape google results, extract lastmod date from the sitemap or footer, and filter for sites that hadn't been updated in 1+ years. Then I'd find the contact details of the owner and attempt to close a deal to revive the site.
About a year ago, I decided to turn this into a SaaS, for my own personal use and to help other website flippers find dealflow. It's now (mostly) ready for the world.
Not sure if there is enough stickiness for this to be a product but I use it quite a lot so if it doesn't get much traction I'm not that bothered.
Would love to hear your thoughts!
Show HN: I wrote a script that finds abandoned websites to buy- FolioFindr.com
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