Field notes on buying and selling online businesses — from the senior advisors who close them.
The domain name marketplace is still such a wild west subjective market it is not easy to always discern what makes a domain name valuable – or what is known formally in the industry as “premium”! Having represented many domain name owners in selling their assets – either as established websites or parked domains –…
As website business brokers specialists, we get contacted daily by potential clients with internet business opportunities they want us to sell for them. Over the years, we have streamlined our process of evaluating online businesses that we feel have the qualities of a great buy side opportunity. With the precarious economy making headlines, we are…
Sometimes during a negotiation between a buyer and seller, there are definitive signs that start rearing up that lead to what is known as "deal fatigue". This can happen as early as the LOI (letter of intent) stage - which is where an initial written offer is submitted and is negotiated, accepted or rejected. It…
I was recently lassoed by a family member to assist in their quest for an online business for sale they could buy and operate to create a steady stream of income. The process of working with my sister has been pretty insightful to say the least! What was quite revealing is how daunting the internet and doing business…
As a professional internet business brokerage, a large part of our job is coaching and guiding our clients prior to, during and after the process of selling their website business. Over the years and after dozens of successful online business for sale closings, we have identified 7 main key traits a seller needs to have…
I recently received the survey results from a major online multiple listing service for businesses for sale. The survey conducted included over 1700 business brokers in the US. The report clearly established some trends I have been reiterating in my blog lately. In particular, the trend towards more owner financing in the deal structure. Because…
When it comes time to sell your online business venture it is very important to prepare your business presentation and get your documentation organized. Even though a business appears to be attractive in its presentation, many deals will stall and fail to close because of a lack of clear historic documentation of the business financials…
Even though we are diligent in screening and reviewing our clients, their business financials and fundamentals prior to engaging them and listing their internet businesses for sale, occasionally we have some website businesses that precipitately descend in their traffic, revenues and other fundamentals during the course of selling their business. Sometimes, as in quarter 4…
The most common question posed by sellers when considering working with a website business broker like us is "how long will it take to sell my internet business for sale?" Not having a crystal ball to extract the exact date and time, we usually provide our potential clients with - a standard time to complete…
Many sellers approach us to sell their internet businesses on a daily basis because of our strong website presence and our growing reputation online. We typically turn away approximately 80% of the seller inquiries currently because their businesses don't meet our criteria to represent and list. We have set our bar high, so we only…
