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Website Properties founder and owner David Fairley is proud to have appeared on episode 53 of The Domain Magnate Show! As one of the first people to step foot into the online brokerage industry, David is considered an expert in all its intricacies. Listen as he talks about first starting out in online brokering, and…
As a leading online business broker and expert website broker, we see as a major hurdle when it comes to managing an online business is assessing the productivity and efficiency.of both your employees and yourself. Without the traditional structure of a 9-5, tasks big and small have a way of getting spread out across all…
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…
As long as there have been celebrities, there have been companies employing brand building to drive truckloads of money up to their houses, looking to have them sell their products, whatever it may be. Brad Pitt pushed pringles, Justin Bieber a line of nail polish, and who can forget Jamie Lee-Curtis and her love for…
Bitcoin: Then and Now Bitcoin, both the currency and its underlying blockchain technology, gained significant credibility as an accepted form of payment in 2017. The currency's value skyrocketed, rising from $1,000 per coin in January to a high of $18,000 by mid-December. More recently, Bitcoin reached a peak just shy of $69,000 before declining. This…
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…
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…
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…
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…
There are a lot of websites popping up recently promoting the fabulous virtues of flipping websites for a living and making BIG money. Many offer extensive courses and consulting on the do's and don'ts of this business model. There are certainly plenty of self proclaimed experts and gurus who are now exploiting this niche by…
