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How Much Should You Expect to Pay for a Private Island(0)

July 28, 2010

In their popular online column Vanity Fair recently answered a readers question about how much one should expect to pay for a private island. Answering the question, journalist Peter Newcomb noted that

Five years ago, Mel Gibson bought a spectacular 5,400-acre island in Fiji’s northern Lau chain for $10 million—a steal at $1,800 an acre.
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Private Island TV

Private Islands Inc., the premier firm for private island marketing and sales has a published a small micro site featuring their online commercials. Some of the titles include:
1) Island owners are entrepreneurs by nature, independent, adventurous and unwilling to settle for less than the best life has to offer.
2) “Private islands are about passion and [...]

New Private Island Job Site

Finally a job site I can fully relate too! Private Island Jobs is a new site dedicated to those wanting to work on a private island and to the island owners/resort managers seeking employees who can appreciate the benefits of private island employment.
Polish up your resume and post to one of the following sections:
Island Caretaker:  Responsible [...]

Private Islands: The Magazine has Officially Launched!

It’s an exciting day in the island world! Private Islands are going mainstream with the launch of Private Islands magazine the world’s first and only publication devoted to the world most exclusive island properties. Published by Private Islands Inc., the magazine offers a unique look at some of the hottest island regions around the globe.
In addition [...]

Private Islands Commercial

Private Island Inc., has been releasing new commercials for its different companies. It’s latest commercial is for their Virtual Island Broker.  The Virtual Island Broker or VIB is a revolutionary system designed and for the marketing and sale of niche island properties. The VIB contains all properties from the Private Islands Online marketplace, in addition [...]

New Private Island Commercial

Over the last several weeks I have featured various private island commercials from Private Islands Inc. There latest commercial is geared towards women, who are often neglected in the island world. Essentially the commercial emphasizes the fact that private islands can be santuaries for women. Historically private islands were seen as the domain of men, [...]

New Private Islands Magazine

Until now there has never been a magazine entirely dedicated to Private Islands and Private Island living. Recently the first edition of the Private Islands Magazine was published. 
The magazine is truly an islomaniacs dream, and I am must say I’m envious of their accomplishment. The magazine has an increidble variety of articles about all aspects [...]

The Virtual Island Broker: The Next Generation in Island Buying

I often write about how technology is making it easier to purchase a private island. Islands have made purchasing private islands easier than ever.
Now Private Islands Inc, the parent company of Private Islands Online is introducing a revolutionary concept aimed at matching potential island owners to their dream private island. Aptly called the Virtual Island [...]

Calling all Island Owners

Last summer I posted an article about the qualifications for becoming a private island caretaker (read the article here). Since that time I have received numerous inquiries from enterprising, educated and often highly skilled individuals looking to obtain a position as a private island caretaker.
Unfortunately it is difficult for these individuals to find an [...]

How to Market your Private Island

I am not in the island business but I ran a business for a number of years and in that time I think I picked up a few tips for successful marketing of a product, and after all when it comes to selling your island you have to think of it as a product. Here [...]