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Profitable from Day One : How a Bootstrapped SaaS Found a Successful Exit
“My key priority was securing a buyer capable of both shaping a long-term strategic vision for DropFunnels and seamlessly transitioning ownership. The team at FE International had already identified the perfect buyer within their extensive network, ensuring a perfect match for the company’s future growth. ”
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Amazon hints at Prime Day starting October 13; Epic, Spotify, and others team up against Apple and Google app policies; Shopify reveals security incident involving merchant data; and more…
Amazon associates have allegedly received emails detailing tiered commission rates to incentivize sales in qualified categories ahead of Prime Day, which still does not have an official date in the calendar. According to one associate, the email states that tiered performance rates will begin October 1st and run through the end of the month.
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“Couldn’t recommend these guys enough, I could never have sold my business during a pandemic without their help in due diligence, price negotiations etc. They are extremely friendly, knowledgeable and professional, hope to do business with them again. ”
[New SaaS Listing] Google announces that Search Console reporting is delayed, Atlassian to launch $50 million venture fund, Amazon launches luxury store on app, Snowflake more than doubles in market debut, largest ever software IPO, and more
On Monday, Google Webmasters tweeted out that its Search Console reporting was experiencing “longer than usual” delays. This particular problem does not affect Google’s ability to crawl, index, or rank pages, rather, this issue only affects reporting. This could result in pages that were recently published to be left off the Index Coverage report, even though they have been indexed. The issue is still unresolved, but Google Webmasters mentioned in their tweet to check their twitter page for updates. Until Google rectifies the issue, the easiest way to check if a page has been indexed is to utilize Google’s “site:” operator in Google Search.
How to Evaluate a Website for Sale: What Investors Look For
If you have been searching for an online business for sale and found one that meets your desired acquisition criteria, it’s usually the right time to conduct some initial due diligence to dig a little deeper and see if it is worth pursuing. Regardless of how appealing a website looks on the surface, trying to carefully evaluate a website and the environment in which it operates will help to determine whether or not it is worth pursuing.
Buying an Online Business: The Complete Process Explained + FREE Guide
Acquiring an online business can potentially be a confusing and complex process, but with the right knowledge from the start it can be exciting, quick and easy. As a general rule of thumb, you should always try to work with a well-established online business broker when making a business purchase. A high-quality broker will help guide a new owner through the process and invariably represents the best quality businesses in the market for you to review.
[NEW CONTENT LISTING] WordPress 5.5.1 maintenance release fixes millions of broken websites, potential new Apple search engine, Wish files to IPO, Facebook bans political ads ahead of election and more…
Recently, WordPress published new information detailing why WordPress 5.5 caused complications for millions of websites. WordPress describes the situation: “In WordPress 5.5 the global JavaScript objects listed below were removed without being deprecated. WordPress 5.5.1 adds a backfill for these globals so they no longer cause JavaScript errors.” Essentially, 5.5 was crashing sites thanks to an older plugin that relied on jQuery Migrate Library to function. The plugin stopped working after WordPress removed that library. WordPress released version 5.5.1 on September 1st to address the issue and help software developers fix both their plugins and themes.
[NEW Content Listing] FE International client announces acquisition, the SEC has adopted new accredited investor rules, and more
Banzai Acquires High Attendance As reported by Yahoo Finance, FE International client High Attendance formally announced its acquisition by venture-backed, leading event SaaS platform, Banzai. In total, High Attendance adds 10 team members to Banzai’s rapidly growing headcount of more than 80 employees.
Online Business Opportunities: 5 Questions for Determining The Right Opportunity
There is a wealth of reasons why investing in an established internet business can have distinct advantages when compared to investing offline. That said, finding the best internet business opportunity is essential to realizing these benefits and to post-sale success.
[NEW SaaS Listing] Shopify revenue doubles in Q2, the App Store commission dispute continues & US tech giants face congress.
Shopify revenue doubles in Q2. The Canadian e-commerce giant has released its Q2 results, and 97% revenue growth has been reported year on year. Shopify has benefited from the rush of businesses looking to set up online during the global pandemic, and new stores on the platform grew 71% in the second quarter. This growth has seen Shopify surpass eBay in online spending but the company now has its sights set on Amazon’s market share. The company is currently investing $1B in warehouse space and robotics to build a fulfillment network that can compete with Jeff Bezos’ e-commerce giant.
