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<h4>The Ultimate Guide to Buying and Selling Online Businesses is your one-stop guide for navigating the secondary market for online companies.</h4>


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With all the work it takes to get a business off the ground, purchasing a fully-formed company can be a smart choice for skipping the first several months or years of work. 

The Ultimate Guide to Buying and Selling Online Businesses is your helpful companion into this exciting opportunity-filled world. (It’ll be less confusing than NFTs, we promise.)

We sourced the most common business buying and selling challenges and questions to help first-timers make an educated decision.


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To write this guide, we interviewed several experts about their experiences buying and selling online businesses.

Discover how copywriter Jacob McMillen bought a profitable blog that passively earns him $2,300 monthly and read about how Empire Flippers preps business owners for a seamless exit. 

You’ll also learn how Noah Kagan used small WordPress plugin acquisitions as a marketing strategy to grow AppSumo. 

Plus, the guide even offers insider tactics from Codie Sanchez about buying newsletters to expand her business. 


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What are the differences between Flippa, Empire Flippers, and other online business marketplaces?

How do you find under-monetized businesses that you can reasonably scale?

How do you avoid falling for business buying scams? (“I’ve got a bridge building business to sell you.”)

With tips on where to buy your business, best practices for vetting businesses and how much to pay, and advice on finding businesses with “moats,” we’ll tackle all these questions and more.


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Buying is just half the battle. 

Once you’ve grown an awesome business and you’re ready to sell, this guide will help you get your exit planning right and find the right buyer.

You’ll uncover tips on how to sell your business for top dollar and learn exactly what to avoid, from overcutting expenses to getting too attached to your business.

That way, whether you do it on your own or through a broker, you can sell with confidence.


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“That’s none of your business!” But it could be... for the right price.

From valuation best practices to tactics for sourcing off-market deals, The Ultimate Guide to Buying and Selling Online Businesses is your starter pack for buying or selling online business. 

So open up your possibilities with a new kind of investment.

Get access to The Ultimate Guide to Buying and Selling Online Businesses today!

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<h4>The Ultimate Guide to Buying and Selling Online Businesses is your one-stop guide for navigating the secondary market for online companies.</h4>


 <img
 class="story-inline-image z-depth-2"
 src="https://appsumo2-cdn.appsumo.com/media/stories/images/agtbasob-1.png?optimizer=gif"
 alt="Table of Contents Page"
 srcset="https://appsumo2-cdn.appsumo.com/media/stories/images/agtbasob-1.png?width=495&optimizer=gif 450w, https://appsumo2-cdn.appsumo.com/media/stories/images/agtbasob-1.png?width=654&optimizer=gif 595w, https://appsumo2-cdn.appsumo.com/media/stories/images/agtbasob-1.png?width=935&optimizer=gif 850w"
 sizes="(min-width: 950px) 1045px, 100vw"
 width="850" height="500"
 loading="lazy"
 />
 


With all the work it takes to get a business off the ground, purchasing a fully-formed company can be a smart choice for skipping the first several months or years of work. 

The Ultimate Guide to Buying and Selling Online Businesses is your helpful companion into this exciting opportunity-filled world. (It’ll be less confusing than NFTs, we promise.)

We sourced the most common business buying and selling challenges and questions to help first-timers make an educated decision.


 <img
 class="story-inline-image z-depth-2"
 src="https://appsumo2-cdn.appsumo.com/media/stories/images/agtbasob-2.png?optimizer=gif"
 alt="Page with formula for cost of company"
 srcset="https://appsumo2-cdn.appsumo.com/media/stories/images/agtbasob-2.png?width=495&optimizer=gif 450w, https://appsumo2-cdn.appsumo.com/media/stories/images/agtbasob-2.png?width=654&optimizer=gif 595w, https://appsumo2-cdn.appsumo.com/media/stories/images/agtbasob-2.png?width=935&optimizer=gif 850w"
 sizes="(min-width: 950px) 1045px, 100vw"
 width="850" height="500"
 loading="lazy"
 />
 


To write this guide, we interviewed several experts about their experiences buying and selling online businesses.

Discover how copywriter Jacob McMillen bought a profitable blog that passively earns him $2,300 monthly and read about how Empire Flippers preps business owners for a seamless exit. 

You’ll also learn how Noah Kagan used small WordPress plugin acquisitions as a marketing strategy to grow AppSumo. 

Plus, the guide even offers insider tactics from Codie Sanchez about buying newsletters to expand her business. 


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 class="story-inline-image z-depth-2"
 src="https://appsumo2-cdn.appsumo.com/media/stories/images/agtbasob-3.png?optimizer=gif"
 alt="Quotes from Noah Kagan and Codie Sanchez"
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 sizes="(min-width: 950px) 1045px, 100vw"
 width="850" height="500"
 loading="lazy"
 />
 


What are the differences between Flippa, Empire Flippers, and other online business marketplaces?

How do you find under-monetized businesses that you can reasonably scale?

How do you avoid falling for business buying scams? (“I’ve got a bridge building business to sell you.”)

With tips on where to buy your business, best practices for vetting businesses and how much to pay, and advice on finding businesses with “moats,” we’ll tackle all these questions and more.


 <img
 class="story-inline-image z-depth-2"
 src="https://appsumo2-cdn.appsumo.com/media/stories/images/agtbasob-4.png?optimizer=gif"
 alt="Sales trends for vetting businesses"
 srcset="https://appsumo2-cdn.appsumo.com/media/stories/images/agtbasob-4.png?width=495&optimizer=gif 450w, https://appsumo2-cdn.appsumo.com/media/stories/images/agtbasob-4.png?width=654&optimizer=gif 595w, https://appsumo2-cdn.appsumo.com/media/stories/images/agtbasob-4.png?width=935&optimizer=gif 850w"
 sizes="(min-width: 950px) 1045px, 100vw"
 width="850" height="500"
 loading="lazy"
 />
 


Buying is just half the battle. 

Once you’ve grown an awesome business and you’re ready to sell, this guide will help you get your exit planning right and find the right buyer.

You’ll uncover tips on how to sell your business for top dollar and learn exactly what to avoid, from overcutting expenses to getting too attached to your business.

That way, whether you do it on your own or through a broker, you can sell with confidence.


 <img
 class="story-inline-image z-depth-2"
 src="https://appsumo2-cdn.appsumo.com/media/stories/images/agtbasob-5.png?optimizer=gif"
 alt="Exit planning section"
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 width="850" height="500"
 loading="lazy"
 />
 


“That’s none of your business!” But it could be... for the right price.

From valuation best practices to tactics for sourcing off-market deals, The Ultimate Guide to Buying and Selling Online Businesses is your starter pack for buying or selling online business. 

So open up your possibilities with a new kind of investment.

Get access to The Ultimate Guide to Buying and Selling Online Businesses today!

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