Comments on: Buying and Selling Social Media Profiles? http://www.searchenginejournal.com/buying-and-selling-social-media-profiles/11243/ Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:43:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Or Hillel http://www.searchenginejournal.com/buying-and-selling-social-media-profiles/11243/comment-page-1/#comment-1103304 Or Hillel Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:20:55 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/?p=11243#comment-1103304 If people sell domains why not to sell social media profiles? If you catch a good name and got some traffic you can sell it! If people sell domains why not to sell social media profiles? If you catch a good name and got some traffic you can sell it!

]]> By: Ant http://www.searchenginejournal.com/buying-and-selling-social-media-profiles/11243/comment-page-1/#comment-1103283 Ant Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:25:28 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/?p=11243#comment-1103283 User accounts are commodities. If someone has a targeted socialbase which I could use to my advantage then I'd be interested in buying. Now if someone bought a social account expecting to spam it then I'm sure they'll soon be outed on the network and no one will be their friend, thus leaving them the same as they came, a useless spammer. In conclusion, there are legitimate causes for wanting to sell/buy accounts. I think the main issue is there is not any clear way to determine the value of an account, because I can have 1,000 followers by tomorrow but are they targeted to your niche, true friends of the original account owner (this could put more value and integrity on the account), and does the account share useful content? These are some of the questions I would have. User accounts are commodities. If someone has a targeted socialbase which I could use to my advantage then I’d be interested in buying. Now if someone bought a social account expecting to spam it then I’m sure they’ll soon be outed on the network and no one will be their friend, thus leaving them the same as they came, a useless spammer. In conclusion, there are legitimate causes for wanting to sell/buy accounts. I think the main issue is there is not any clear way to determine the value of an account, because I can have 1,000 followers by tomorrow but are they targeted to your niche, true friends of the original account owner (this could put more value and integrity on the account), and does the account share useful content? These are some of the questions I would have.

]]> By: Adam http://www.searchenginejournal.com/buying-and-selling-social-media-profiles/11243/comment-page-1/#comment-1103215 Adam Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:39:53 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/?p=11243#comment-1103215 Karen, I agree partly- if the account is included in the sale of a business and isn't personal then I'd consider that an asset to the business (since followers would be following a company account- not a personal account). However for me personally, selling a more personal account which has taken time to build trust and credibility wouldn't be a great idea. Karen, I agree partly- if the account is included in the sale of a business and isn’t personal then I’d consider that an asset to the business (since followers would be following a company account- not a personal account). However for me personally, selling a more personal account which has taken time to build trust and credibility wouldn’t be a great idea.

]]> By: Karen Callahan http://www.searchenginejournal.com/buying-and-selling-social-media-profiles/11243/comment-page-1/#comment-1103205 Karen Callahan Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:49:04 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/?p=11243#comment-1103205 Social media websites' TOS aside, I think people should be able to sell the persona that they have created - if they created it using a generic name. The ethical part comes in after the sale is made. I would expect the new owner to divulge that they are not the original person but intend to continue with the same mission, etc. I can think of several friends who have online businesses and have created Twitter personas using a variation of the names of the businesses. When they sell the businesses, I would expect that the 'personas' would be included. If the personas are in personal names, then selling them doesn't make sense and, if sold, would constitute fraud for me. Social media websites’ TOS aside, I think people should be able to sell the persona that they have created – if they created it using a generic name. The ethical part comes in after the sale is made. I would expect the new owner to divulge that they are not the original person but intend to continue with the same mission, etc.

I can think of several friends who have online businesses and have created Twitter personas using a variation of the names of the businesses. When they sell the businesses, I would expect that the ‘personas’ would be included.

If the personas are in personal names, then selling them doesn’t make sense and, if sold, would constitute fraud for me.

]]> By: gudipudi http://www.searchenginejournal.com/buying-and-selling-social-media-profiles/11243/comment-page-1/#comment-1103204 gudipudi Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:01:49 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/?p=11243#comment-1103204 Please do not try to sell your twitter accounts as it is against their TOS . They will definitely Ban your account . Belive me ...they banned my account .... Please do not try to sell your twitter accounts as it is against their TOS . They will definitely Ban your account . Belive me …they banned my account ….

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