Buying Database
By Ed Pudol
I admit even do I am selling database to earn extra money, I am also buying
one for double purpose first for my newly created site and second to resell the
said database. Here are some point you should remember when you're buying
database:
1. Ask for the database structure
This is the first thing you should ask to the seller. You must
ask him/her to show you the structure of the database, so that you can decide
whether the said database fits or not to your needs.
2. Total records and size of the database
The total records helps you to decide whether the price given to you by the
seller is fair enough. The size of the database is important specially if you're
using not that big disk space in your server. There are database for sale more
than 100MB which really big and eats lot of space in your hosting package.
3. Sample output
I usually ask the seller a sample output of his/her database before buying
it, to ensure that the data is clean. I ask him/her to show me at least 100
records in html format.
4. How many copies have been sold?
If you're serious web developer, I am sure you're aware in duplicate content
issues, which search engines penalized site with duplicate contents. If the
database is fresh and no one using it, you can offer the seller to buy exclusive
rights to the database. But of course even do the database have been sold many
times you can still buy it as startup content of your site then later add new
content slowly.
5. How much it cost?
Depending on the database you are buying, if you're buying recipe, lyrics,
articles, and restaurant list databases these databases are not very expensive
depending on the total records. A 160,000 lyrics database is ranging from $70 to
$120 only. But if you're buying a database exclusively this usually cost 10
times the price of the database.
6. Does the content of the database copyrighted?
Before you buy a database be sure to ask the seller about the copyright issue
of the database you are buying. Sometimes people buy a database then resell to
other buyer without
asking the permission of the original seller. This is a big
issue when the original seller caught you using his database.
7. Can you resell the said database in the future?
It is good way to earn some extra dollar later, when you decided to sell the
database you bought. So before paying the database you must ask the seller if
you can resell the said database in the future. To avoid copyright issues.
8. Can you use the said database in more than 1 site that you own?
Some seller don't want their database to be use in more than 1 site. If the
seller don't let you use the said database in more than 1 site then better not
to buy the said database unless you only intend to use it once.
9. Payment type
To secure your self from scam, you should only pay via paypal, stormpay, or
xoom.com. The first 2 are more secure because you can refund your money if you
don't get the product.
10. Research before pay
Before sending your payment you must research first about the seller
reputation, if you're buying from forums, you can ask members about the person
you're about to deal with.
You can buy database at
http://www.buyandselldb.com/forum , forum.digitalpoint.com, namepros.com ,
and other webmaster related forums.
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About the Author
Ed Pudol is a computer programmer from the Philippines who developed the
first buy and sell database
store on the net.
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