MiniAjax.com For Sale

Last fall I had the opportunity to acquire a great domain – one that was already quite popular within the Ajax realm: MiniAjax.com. It made a splash when it was released in early 2007 – and while it, literally, hasn’t been updated since it first came out, it continues to draw a large audience.

It embodies a simple concept: Show nice screenshots and simple descriptions of eye-catching JavaScript/Ajax libraries.

That simple premise has drawn some phenomenal numbers:

• 20,900 adds on Delicious (One of the most popular sites on Delicious)
• 41,400 Monthly Visitors (Google Analytics access available upon request.)
• 4,500 – 5,000 Daily Feed Subscribers
• Google PageRank of 5
• Technorati Authority of 93
• At least 5 site submissions per month.

Any sort of update to the site would be sure to dramatically increase the, already substantial, traffic. There is nothing “powering” the site at the moment – it’s just a static HTML landing page, some images, and a static RSS file.

Unfortunately, after owning the domain for just over a year and doing absolutely nothing with it, I’ve decided to pass it on. I’ve already received a couple offers by email but I’m open to more. My email address is: [email protected].

Posted: November 18th, 2008

8 Comments (Show Comments)

1. Timothy (November 18, 2008 at 4:38 pm)

   I’ll give you $5

2. Gregory (November 18, 2008 at 8:56 pm)

   I’d love to take it over – run with it keeping the existing look and feel, but regularly update it with content. Minimal to no adverts (if there were any – specific products that fit with the theme, rather than obnoxious text or banners).

   Run it for the good of the community at large.

   Love to. In fact it sounds perfect.

   I bet I’ll be outbid in seconds though. Shame. Depends on what you’re aiming for tho john. Money, or the continued future of the site as a resource…

3. Gunter (November 27, 2008 at 4:01 am)

   Of course he wants the money. For the “continued future of [a] site as a resource” “for the good of the community at large”, please see jquery.com

4. naught101 (November 27, 2008 at 6:24 pm)

   $5.50

5. Rich (November 28, 2008 at 12:25 pm)

   So how much are you willing to let it go for John?

   I’d be very interested in taking it over. I used go to the site at the start until I realised it wasn’t being updated. Can’t believe it’s all static. The first thing I’d do would be make it dynamic for admin to update, allow people to comment on items and rate them, etc. Would be a great project to work on. Drop me an email and let me know the price…I guess it’s out of my league but no harm in trying ;)

6. chameleon95 (November 29, 2008 at 1:25 am)

   $5.75

7. Enrique (December 2, 2008 at 2:45 pm)

   Hi, John… US$ 5.99, it’s a great resource.

8. John Resig (December 6, 2008 at 12:40 am)

   Hey everyone – the site has already been sold, thanks for your interest.

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