When I announced I yesterday that I am going to sell www.amauiblog.com I got a lot of replies via DM and mentions on Twitter as well as comments and messages on FB. I almost felt like was Oprah announcing the end of her show - LOL! ok... maybe not. Not quite. Now the biggest, most asked question is "why sell?'
Let me tell you a scenario that will help explain why: Imagine that "A Maui Blog" is my 4 year old child. In a way, it really is. I conceived it, I nurtured it, I watched it grow. I love that blog. I never thought or imagined I would let it go. But now I am ... I am about to let it go. Imagine me as a poor single mom who is the mother that 4 year old child named "A Maui Blog". What I am actually doing is putting my 4 year old for an adoption because I can't take care of him anymore, and I know that someone out there will be able to take care of him better. Someone other than I can make him grow better.
Here's the thing. I need more time with my 2 kids who are both growing up so fast (12 and 13). Right now I am working with a developer builder here on Maui. I have the best job a working mom can have. Nevertheless, it still takes away time from "home". But then again, I need that job because we have to pay our bills (a.k.a. mortgage ;) - I need to have more time with my family right now, especially with my kids, so the thing that is to be "sacrificed" for now is my A Maui Blog.
I love A Maui Blog and see a lot of potentials in it. I do not have the time to give it all the attention it needs. I believe that if that blog lands on the right person - a person who can work on it full time, knows coding, Adsense, Amazon, Direct Marketing Sales, etc. and blogs participate in social media regularly, it will generate a good regular income.
Now, if you are wondering if I am totally giving up my participation with Social Media, the answer is no. I have another project I am working on. I will share more about that later. I'll be around. I still have some social media commitments, I just need to use my time wisely.
The next big question is "how much?" People wants to know how much I am selling the blog. I will be listing it on www.flippa.com under "private selling" with the goal to sell it for $8,000 or more. That amount will include all the social media components of the blog including a Twitter handle with 6,000+ followers and FB Page. I will review all the best offers but will award it to the "best qualified" to "adopt my A Maui Blog child".
