I’m looking to buy an established search site and not sure where people usually find legit ones. I’ve checked a few listings, but most seem sketchy or overpriced—any trusted places to look?
Skip the random “search engine for sale” listings—most are flipped shells with fake GA/GSC; instead look on Acquire.com, Flippa (only with verified financials), Empire Flippers, FE International, and Motion Invest, and require read-only access to GA4 + Search Console + server logs + revenue proof (Stripe/AdSense) + backlink audit (Ahrefs) + a 30–60 day escrow/holdback before you touch it. If it’s truly a search property, validate the moat via indexation ratios, query mix (brand vs non-brand), crawl budget/log anomalies, and RPM/LTV, because “traffic-only” deals collapse post-sale.