If you are interested in starting a blog, but don’t want to go through the beginning hassle of trying to get your site indexed by search engines, finding new readers, creating content, and building traffic to your site, then maybe there’s another option for you.

Flippa.com is a website where you can buy and sell websites and blogs. It is owned by sitepoint.com, a well-respected website and forum. Flippa is a newly created site where webmasters have already sold upwards of $25 million worth of websites.

If you have a couple hundred dollars in the bank and want to get started in the internet marketing business or just want to buy an already established blog, this is a good site to check out. It is a legit site. But you do want to look out for people selling websites that look more established than they really are.

If a blog has a nice looking theme, some decent looking content, and a decently designed logo, that’s really not worth as much as you might think. What’s more important are the points below.

• How many pages are indexed in Google and Yahoo.
• PageRank of the site.
• How many backlinks are found on Google and Yahoo.
• How much unique traffic the site receives daily and how many page views occur.
• How much money is earned daily.
• How visitors get to the site. Look for organic traffic coming from search engines. This is a good indication of how healthy and established a site is.
• Domain age. Older domains tend to be more valuable and easier to build a business on.

Look for proof and screenshots of earnings and traffic reports to verify site owners claims before you buy.