The position will continue Paterson’s expansive executive career and most recent venture as remote consultant to founders and CEOs of global digital startups. In this role, Paterson will work alongside Domain Magnate’s CEO Michael Bereslavsky to support the firm through an exciting new phase of growth for both the company and industry. He will focus… Read more »
We acquired the business back in June 2019 for under $45K. The business included two websites, with organic search traffic and a SaaS product. The business was relatively new and the SaaS part was not programmed well, so there were many bugs and issues to resolve initially. This allowed us to get a good… Read more »
A group of content websites covering various local Indian topics and niches. epfbalancestatus.co.in, icustomercare.in, iepfbalance.co.in iepfbalance.in, icustomercare.co.in Acquired in November 2016 for $32K. The sites were of high risk due to aggressive SEO methods and link building, and volatile niches, as well as a requirement for frequent updates. We’ve optimized ad placements and monetization and… Read more »
Back in 2010 – 2011, we’ve acquired 5 content sites, mostly through several separate transactions. The biggest was wetheadmedia.com which featured hundreds of articles on plumbing and gardening. Other sites had content in various niches: topcakedecoratingideas.com monumentallifeinsurance.org, serpentinebeltdiagrams.com techieblogger.com, the acquisition cost totalled about $26K. These businesses generated a combined revenue of over $40k… Read more »
This was a large image sharing website, we acquired, renovated, and resold back in 2016. Formerly a popular image sharing website, the “Pinterest” of the late 2000s, it had fallen out of grace with its users when the actual Pinterest.com became popular. At its peak, back in 2011, the site was generating over 1 million… Read more »
Acquired in Feb 2019 for $51K, following several months of continued engagement and negotiation with the seller through a broker. We were able to get a lower price for the business due to different mitigating circumstances: The seller was Vietnamese and the communication was a little challenging through a broker, who was translating for… Read more »
We’ve acquired in July 2019 for $201.8K from a seller who we’ve previously done some deals with. It was a content website with dozens of articles covering different beauty and health related topics and hosting reviews of different products on amazon. At the time of acquisition it had a shaky history, with good numbers, but… Read more »
At Domain Magnate buy, manage, and sell content and SaaS businesses, we currently average 1-2 acquisitions per month in 5-6 figure ranges and have completed hundreds of deals. All the deals are private, often with business owners who come to us for a quick deal. The existing NDAs prevent us from sharing details about… Read more »
There are many marketplaces and websites you can use to sell the website you’ve spent time building or which you’ve acquired and made more valuable. Some of them are so new that they may be younger than your business. They have their advantages (some are large and very visible) and disadvantages (no vetting or markers… Read more »
Blogs, Vlogs, Instagram, Advertising. These days, there are many more ways to make money online than simply flogging goods for cash. In fact, there are a whole host of ways people monetize their websites, from advertising to donations. If you are looking to buy or start an online business, it is important to get to… Read more »