Website Investing
Mystic creatures was purchased at a time when I was looking into the potential benefits of buying incoming links. Good links were expensive and I was finding the cost could really add up. I was also find some link sellers were not very reliable. They would "forget" they had sold you a link. I had one who sold the site almost immediately and the new buyer chose not to honor the committment. There were just a variety of problems.
When Mystic Creatures became available from a trusted seller I realized I could buy a high PR site, with all its links, over which I would have complete control, for less than I was spending buying links. Even if the sites ranking only held up for a few months I would still be ahead.
This was the first time I bought a site where I knew nothing about the content. Mystic Creatures is not something I have ever paid any attention to. I actually went to the library and checked out a bunch of books. I found that mystic creatures encompases an interesting variety of traditions. They show up in children's literature, they show up in gothic cartoons, books on folklore are also popular. When we visited the Albuquerque botanical garden I discovered they had built an entire childrens section around a dragons theme.
So, much to my surprise, I was able to find interesting subject material and photographic opportunities whih which to enhance the site.
I have never tried to make money from the site, I just use it as a source of links to some of my other sites. It's hard to quantify the results, but feels like it was money well spent.