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Are you looking to become an e-commerce entrepreneur but don't have the time or resources to start a business from scratch? Look no further than Shopify stores for sale. In this article, we will explore the world of buying Shopify stores for sale, an existing e-commerce Shopify business, and how it can be a lucrative…
As calls go, this one was fairly typical. A woman who already owned several brick-and-mortar businesses in New York contacted Website Properties to learn about the possibility of acquiring an online company. “She didn’t want anything with physical inventory and didn’t want to work on it eight hours a day,” says founder David Fairley. “She was…
Have you ever questioned why you should buy an online business rather than creating an eCommerce store from scratch? The truth is that these are the two primary ways that you can invest in an online business. You can put in a ton of work to create a business on your own or you can…
With the current news cycle featuring a constant stream of economic - and existential - doom and gloom due to the unprecedented scale of the Coronavirus pandemic, the idea of entering the world of online business might be farthest from your mind. But the fact of the matter is that there has probably never been…
Due diligence for any business - brick-and-mortar or online - can be a complicated process, one that’s further amplified by the costs that even the smallest oversight can represent. Often coming after a 'letter or intent', it can feel like a tedious series of hurdles keeping you from the business you want to acquire, but…
For many entrepreneurs, the end game in building their e-commerce website is the eventual sale of the business. It starts with a product idea or maybe an affinity for a marketplace platform like Amazon.com, it grows into a profitable online business through finesse and hard work and ultimately ends up leading to the question “how…
With over $107 billion dollars in net sales in 2015, 304+ million active customer accounts worldwide and an 81% online user reach in the US, Amazon’s massive presence is undeniable. Its size and continued growth are what attracts sellers around the globe to enter the Amazon space as a sales channel for its products with…
So you’ve decided to take the leap and purchase a website business, perhaps because you would like a career change or want to work from home or you are retired and would like an additional revenue source. Another exciting reason to join the ranks of e-commerce owners might be the attractiveness of the size of…
There is no one key that unlocks the door to success for business owners. Instead, operating a successful business often requires getting a number of fundamentals correct. Below are some tips specific to running an internet business that does not guarantee a victory, but when executed properly can go a long way on the road…
David Fairley, Website Properties President, was recently interviewed by Forbes Magazine regarding how individuals throughout the US are starting and building million dollar businesses from their own homes. The internet is a wide open playing field for entrepreneurs and David’s comments and the Forbes article gives helpful suggestions to start of your next 6 figure…
