Blogs can often be sold for in the ballpark of 1-2 years of residual income. In other words, you can make money from your blog during this time without actually blogging – or scrapping all of your hard work. Normally, the new blog owner will not want to substantially change your core message – although due to different interpretations they may ask for some minor [changes. However, the heart of your blog will {likely|normally|usually|almost always} remain as you intended. But what if you actually ENJOY the creative release? Well, investors will often jump at the chance to have you continue (while sharing the increased revenues!) In fact, they are quite often inclined to ask you to stay on, simply because they don’t want to screen new writers, be faced with buying articles (which lowers their bottom line, or worst of all, write it themselves.

And think about this: even if you are writing for a blog network, you still have to promote your blog. If you don’t actually like the business side of things, it may be in your best interests to seek out a buyer/investor who is willing to ”play ball” monetarily and take over these responsibilities.

To bring the highest possible price, you may want to consider preparing your blog for sale . Potential buyers often scout for blogs that consist of long posts with lots of keywords, and still provide value to a niche. If your blog caters to a popular niche, even better. Knowledge of your market can ramp up the value to the investor dramatically, increasing the price that the blog commands – as well as any product-driven monetizing. If you are currently bringing in income from selling ebooks, sales negotiation is clearly in your court.

If you want to make a sale, like yesterday, don’t stress yourself out about the remodeling. There are plenty of buyers in the game willing to look at a fixer-upper if the price is right. The most important thing is to do your research. Look into the going rate for blogs in your niche. Be quick to reply to inquiries from potential investors and make your self highly available via email or social network sites such as Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook. Ask questions and give lots of statistics. Outline to your potential buyer what you wanted to do but didn’t have time for – ideas to improve the site and drive traffic will help them to make a decision.

In summary, the easiest way to cash out your blog is to let an investor(who has the financial means and expertise) take over any tasks you’d rather not waste your time on - such as promoting, designing, and marketing.