All posts by David Fairley

Working with a Great Staff

In my 14 year of brokering and running website businesses one thing has become very clear; the difference between OK companies and great companies is almost always the quality of the people. Most of the business books, articles or interviews that I have ever read and admired always had a common thread, there was or […]

How to Sell a Website: 8 Pro Tips

FitSmallBusiness.com Jason Rueger July 22, 2015 Excerpt from the original article: Name: David Fairley Company: WebsiteProperties.com (Founder and President) Full Comment: “Take a hard look and be very vigilant when it comes to controlling expenses by evaluating if those funds are being spent for maximum effect. Finally, like selling a home or car, take the […]

eCommerceFuel – How Nate Friedman Went From 60-Hour Weeks to 4-Hour Days

Website Properties represented the seller in this exclusive transaction connecting this great business opportunity with the buyer, Nate Friedman.  See original article below: eCommerceFuel June 9, 2015 By Laura Serino Nate Friedman started out as an electrical engineer in the steel industry, climbed the corporate ladder at a Fortune 50 company and eventually ran a […]

MeetAdvisors – Excerpt from: 7 Keys to Create a Healthy Work Environment for Your Business

MeetAdvisors™ June 8, 2015 By: Naftali Garber At Website Properties, we specialize in selling established website businesses & internet business opportunities. Unlike traditional Brick & Mortar Business Brokers, our primary focus and expertise is centered exclusively on online business properties. That single minded focus means the sale of your online business will receive the expertise […]

Website fundamentals that determine valuation

When determining the actual value of a website business beyond the financial profit and loss statements using method such as EBITA , Cash Basis , etc , the main supporting fundamentals, other than the financial condition of the business, are unique to internet opportunities. These fundamentals typically underscore the reason for a buyer to pay […]

Sell or Hold your Website?

One of the biggest decisions an internet entrepreneur will make is when is the right time to sell the business ( or rather “baby”)? We get approached regularly to provide feedback, free website appraisals and general advice on potential clients internet businesses they own currently and are considering selling. Sometimes our appraisal is enough information […]

Preparing Your Website Business For Sale

Many sellers describe their business opportunities as having great potential and upside that should justify a higher selling price. We regularly find ourselves explaining that buyers don’t pay for potential or what is referred to as ‘blue sky’ – unrealized financial expansion and profitability. Buyers will tend to focus on current and past results and […]

Selling A Business and Dealing With Your Employees

A big concern that usually crops up for our clients is how to handle their employees in lieu of their decision to sell a website business. The fears surrounding communicating to the employees that the plan to sell the internet business are moving forward are not unfounded. The uncertainty of how employees will react initially […]