Planning on selling your site? We want to help make the transition as easy as possible for you!
- Before starting, review our account transfer eligibility guidelines. This policy starts on January 1, 2025.
- Account transfers occur during our availability hours and are paused from December 23, 2024, to January 2, 2025, unless scheduled in advance.
- Please provide 30 days' notice before the sale date for us to coordinate with our ad partners.
Here are the steps to ensure a smooth transition of the site’s Raptive account to the new owner:
Step 1: Email the Raptive team before the transition happens.
Does the buyer want to continue with Raptive? The account or site owner should email us and CC the buyer, including the sale completion date.
Does the buyer want to discontinue Raptive? We require a 30-day notice to remove ads, even during a site sale.
Step 2: The buyer is approved.
When onboarding your site, we follow the same process for new account owners.
To be approved, the buyer must:
- Agree to our Terms and Services
- Get approval from our advertising partners
- Not be banned or blacklisted by any advertisers
Once the new account owner is approved, we’ll transfer the domain, which could result in some downtime in ad performance.
Important: If you're selling your site to someone without a current Google monetization account (like YouTube or AdSense), Google may require you to complete their new Identity + Address Verification process first. Learn more here.
Step 3: You submit a transfer of ownership form.
This form collects site sale details and confirms the ad payment plan between you and the buyer.
Have a payment plan ready for the future.
After transferring your Raptive account to the buyer, they will access the Raptive dashboard. It's crucial to establish a payment agreement before the transfer. Payments will adhere to the net-45 payment schedule and go to the payment method on file.
Raptive can estimate future payments but won't manage payment terms or communicate on behalf of either party.
Here are a few common scenarios we’ve seen:
- No ad earnings are due. Once the sale takes place, the new owner receives all future payments.
- Payments are sent to you until you receive the final amount due. The new owner leaves your payment information untouched in the Raptive dashboard until you receive the final amount.
- The new owner pays your remaining earnings to you as they are received on the net-45 schedule.
In some cases, we may need ownership documents from both parties to finalize the Raptive account transition.
Step 4: After the buyer is approved, we'll transfer over the account.
We'll keep you and the buyer updated and notify you once everything is approved. We'll confirm the transfer date and ensure all is ready beforehand.
If our ad partners reject the buyer, we cannot continue running ads on the site after the sale.
Step 5: The buyer assumes ownership of the Raptive account
On the agreed date, we will transfer the Raptive dashboard to the new owner and remove you from it. A welcome email will be sent to the new owner with access details and information on joining our Facebook group. We'll also discuss the site's ad layout with them to ensure it meets their preferences.
We’re here to help make this transition as smooth as possible, so please let us know if you have any further questions!