This week’s deals feature 3 websites for sale from Empire Flippers and Flippa in the cooking, education, and SaaS niches, 1 website from our private Facebook group in the pets niche, and 3 vetted deals from the WebAcquisition.com team.
For vetted deals, we’ve included a brief summary of the due diligence we performed for our deal-sourcing clients, where we analyzed the technical and financial health of these businesses.
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🚀 3 Vetted Market Deals
We’ve included a curated selection of this week’s vetted deals, identified for our clients through our specialized Deal Sourcing service. For more detailed information, please reply to this email or visit our WebAcquisition deal sourcing page.
1️⃣ 500k Range – Online Travel Agency Earning $17,588/mo
35 years old — $529,000 asking price
We often come across great website businesses based in Australia, and we’ve worked with clients who have purchased similar properties before. This particular travel agency offers tours for seniors visiting Australia. The business has been operating for over 30 years, and there’s plenty of room for improvement to boost both revenue and profit. However, buying an Australian business comes with a range of challenges. You will absolutely need an Australian solicitor (lawyer). While the domain itself could potentially be acquired through a trademark process, purchasing the business as a whole would likely require registering an Australian company, which, in turn, needs at least one Australian citizen as a director. To be honest, for most businesses in this price range, it’s probably not worth the hassle.
2️⃣ 1M Range – B2B Documentation Platform Earning $19,400
7 years old — $1,000,000 asking price
Having enterprise deals is a dream for every new SaaS company. This 7-year-old SaaS currently has around 70 paying customers, including 10 enterprise clients. The churn rate among enterprise customers is low since switching software comes with significant costs, so maintaining these contracts is essential. Hiring a dedicated B2B salesperson, ideally on a high-commission structure, should be a top priority in the current market. The main downside is that the owner is a solopreneur who handled most of the platform’s technical work. Replacing them without proper technical due diligence could be difficult. Simply put, if you can’t find someone capable of maintaining the platform post-acquisition, it’s best to skip this deal, it’s not worth the risk of finding the right person afterward.
3️⃣ >1M Range – Automotive Ecommerce Earning $40,793/mo
1 year old — $1,142,000 asking price
One of our deal-sourcing clients was interested in an e-commerce business with unusually strong numbers. With COGS at just 1.65% and most customer acquisitions coming from Facebook ads, the TaCoS was extremely high at 69%, meaning they were spending over $250k per month on ads. We warned our client about several major red flags in this business. While it was profitable, it was heavily dependent on the success of Facebook ads and a single Chinese supplier. Just two to three months of negative ROAS could likely shut the business down, yet it’s valued at over $1M. This is another example of a business that performs well under the owner, who clearly leveraged their performance marketing expertise, but would be very difficult to sell.
🚀 3 Websites For Sale From Brokers
1️⃣ 6-year-old Cooking Niche Site making $8,922/mo on Empire Flippers
Display ads — Recipes —30X — $269,760
A classic culinary and recipe site was hit by the update but managed to survive thanks to its social media presence (mainly Facebook and Pinterest). Traffic has remained stable over the past six months. There was significant revenue from a brand partnership a few months ago. You should double-check the nature of that partnership; if it was a one-time deal, it should be discounted when valuing the business. View on Empire Flippers
2️⃣ 4-year-old Educational Platform making $4,187/mo on Empire Flippers
Membership — Education —40X — $167,480
A very interesting business offering a membership platform for medical students at a specific stage of their education. Due to the nature of the audience, the churn rate is quite high, but that’s to be expected. Profit margins are impressive at nearly 90%, with most new customers acquired through display ads. The owner currently spends only around $500 per month on advertising, which presents strong potential for scaling. The main downside is that the niche is highly seasonal. Overall, this is a great opportunity that will likely sell soon, so check it out. View on Empire Flippers
3️⃣ 1-year-old AI Content SaaS making $849/mo on Flippa
Marketing— Live Auction — ($5,000 asking price)
An interesting opportunity for a quick flip, a semi-successful AI writing platform that has already been listed on LTD platforms like AppSumo. The reserve price is set at $5,000, with the business currently earning around $800. However, this figure is heavily skewed due to the LTD deals. The best approach would be to make a few quick upgrades to the platform, run a focused marketing sprint, boost revenue, and sell within the next six months. This isn’t the kind of business you’d want to hold for more than one to two years. View on Flippa
🚀 1 Off-Market Site on Facebook
The Website Flip runs a free Facebook group where sellers can list sites for sale. Here is a top pick for this week:
Starter Niche Site: This is a simple, 4-year-old classic content site in the pets niche. It’s worth checking its backlinks and the quality of the content itself.
👉 Additional Reading
Make sure to perform due diligence when acquiring any domains or websites. Here are more resources:
- How to flip websites
- Due diligence framework
- Website valuation framework
- Content site due diligence service
