{"id":8611,"date":"2021-11-11T01:30:28","date_gmt":"2021-11-10T15:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flippa.com\/blog\/?p=8611"},"modified":"2021-11-11T01:33:38","modified_gmt":"2021-11-10T15:33:38","slug":"featured-listing-confidential-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flippa.com\/blog\/featured-listing-confidential-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Featured Listing: CONFIDENTIAL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flippa.com\/10986111-a-portfolio-of-blogs-together-generating-over-401k-revenue-248k-in-net-profit-through-content-generation-and-using-proprietary-traffic-arbitrage-techniques\">VIEW THE LISTING ON FLIPPA<\/a>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tell us a little about yourself. What\u2019s your background? How did you start the business?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I started in the business about 10 years ago. I was always curious about creating quantifiable systems where traffic can be converted and scaled through optimization.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>How have you marketed the product and where are your customers originating from?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We work directly with publishers and networks that supply traffic through our network which we optimize with our IP.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Is the asset on your listing owner-operated, how much time does it take to run the business, who else is needed on the team, and what is automated?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Yes the asset O&amp;O by us, takes 5-10hrs\/week to manage. There are 3 people on the team and the majority of the work is streamlined. Most of the time is spent optimizing sources and pulling reports\/analyzing datasets.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>What does someone need to do to continue operating the business in its current form?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>We will be training the buyer on a day to day operations. Mostly analyzing datasets and optimization.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Can you list a few opportunities for a potential new owner to continue growing the business?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Create more sites, partner with more vendors (display and video), and test GEOs outside of the US.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>What has been the evolution of this asset since its launch?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Increase in revenue growth.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>How does this business make money? What are the current revenue streams?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\nConnatix network &#8211; video ad demand.\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>What marketing channels are most profitable for the business?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Connatix.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>How does the business currently acquire customers and what is your breakdown for marketing costs?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Marketing costs are listed in the p\/l attached to the listing. We work with publishers and networks directly that plugin to our network via APIs and direct signups. With these integrations, we are able to create campaigns on our network to these sites.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>How big is your current team? How many people does it take to run this business?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n3 people but it shouldn&#8217;t take more than 1-2 people to manage with the little time bandwidth to manage this business.\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s the reason for selling your business on Flippa?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re selling as we&#8217;re allocating more money to our e-commerce business which requires us to sell some of our sites off to raise capital.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flippa.com\/10986111-a-portfolio-of-blogs-together-generating-over-401k-revenue-248k-in-net-profit-through-content-generation-and-using-proprietary-traffic-arbitrage-techniques\">VIEW THE LISTING ON FLIPPA<\/a>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tell us a little about yourself. What\u2019s your background? How did you start the business? 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