A hosting company, established with over 800 active clients, offers two main hosting plans: Beginner and Advanced. The Beginner plan is more popular due to its affordability, providing one-year hosting for just $28. The current owner took over the company in July 2008, introducing new features like domain registrations, monthly billing, and discount codes for existing customers’ additional accounts. The owner also updated the site with new graphics, which will be included in the sale. The hosting service operates on a shared server validated by a third party and integrates the WHMCompleteSolution for billing and support.
The decision to sell stems from the owner's involvement in three other projects, which have become time-consuming. Monthly expenditures include a $50 server charge and an $18 billing software charge, with some minor differences due to quarterly payments. The owner has arranged for the server's proprietor to handle the installation, transfer, and support for the new owner.
Marketing efforts included a link-building and advertisement campaign costing $300, primarily conducted in July and August. Consequently, monthly revenue has varied significantly, averaging $1097 over the past seven months. Monthly earnings ranged from $3240.75 in July to $270.30 in January. Traffic metrics have not been monitored, but the site's Alexa rank stands at 580,594. The business is ideal for someone willing to invest time in marketing and implementing new graphics.
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1. Look for verified sellers. Sellers should verify their email, phone, and government ID. When a seller has completed all verifications, we identify them with a checkmark like this:
2. Review financials. Financials are seller-provided inputs. Always ask for verified financials. Ask for a tax return or request access to their dashboard. if it’s an ecommerce store get a transaction report.
3. Review traffic. Sellers can grant you access to Google Analytics. Ask for read-only access to verify site traffic.
4. Schedule a call. Communication is key. The best way to find out more is to speak directly with the seller. For your protection, keep all communication within Flippa.
5. Make the offer on Flippa. We’re here to help. Flippa does not charge buyers and by making an offer on Flippa you’ll get access to our post-sales support team.
1. Agreements & Contracts.
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2. Conduct Due Diligence.
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