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#21 - For Sale: Automated content site that prints πŸ’Έ

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In this week’s issue:

  • ☁️ SaaS - 1 listing

  • ✍🏽 Content Site - 1 Listing (My Favourite)

  • πŸ›’ eCommerce - 1 listing

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πŸš€ Startup Spotlight

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πŸ’° Asking Price: $4,000,000

MERCURY is a leading provider of a web-based SaaS shipping platform that streamlines and automates order management, fulfilment, and shipping.

Type: SaaS

βœ… Key Highlights

  • $11,201,434 in Gross Revenue

  • $708,021 in EBITDA

  • 97% retention rate

πŸš€ Growth Opportunities

  • International expansion: While the business is already integrated into large eCommerce platforms, there is an opportunity to target international markets. Expanding operations to serve customers in other countries, especially regions experiencing significant growth in eCommerce (Europe), can open up new revenue streams and position the platform as a global leader in eCommerce shipping and fulfilment.

  • Referral: The platform boasts a retention rate of 97%. This opens the opportunity to use your current audience as a referral source to bring more revenue opportunities.

🚩 Cons

  • Founder dependent: If the founder plays a critical role in key decision-making, business development, or client relationships, a sudden departure could disrupt operations and growth plans. Investors should carefully assess the management team's depth and ensure that there are contingency plans in place for the founder's potential exit.

πŸ’° Asking Price: $1,195,754

This listing is for a display advertising, lead generation, Amazon Associates, and affiliate business created in October 2015 in the home niche. The WordPress site features informational articles and contractor sourcing for air heating and cooling equipment.

Type: Content Site

βœ… Key Highlights

  • $30,001 in Monthly Revenue

  • $29,165 in Monthly Profit

  • 97% Profit Margins

  • 75% income earned through Display Ads

  • 16% income earned through lead generation

  • 8% income earned through Amazon Associates

  • 1% income earned through affiliate links

πŸš€ Growth Opportunities

  • Expand Content: With 5-9 new articles added to the site each month, there is an opportunity to ramp up content creation and focus on search engine optimization (SEO). Increasing the frequency and quality of content can attract more organic traffic from search engines, especially for long-tail keywords related to air heating and cooling equipment. You can also explore guest posting and backlink-building strategies to enhance the site's authority and visibility.

  • Email: With over 400k monthly visitors presents the perfect opportunity to start collecting emails and leverage that as a seperate channel for revenue and driving more leads.

πŸ’° Asking Price: $149,000

Our business has become the most popular place for customers to find the best personal care products. With 11.5K+ customers & 8K+ email subscribers we have built ourselves an outstanding and well-known brand and continue to grow every day.

Type: eCom

βœ… Key Highlights

  • $21,000 in monthly revenue

  • 13,000 in visitors/month

  • 8k+ Email Subscribers

πŸš€ Growth Opportunities

  • Paid Social: Allocate marketing budget towards Meta ads. Start by testing simple static ads to see what type of messaging resonates the best.

  • Influencers: Start gifting influencers product in return for content to be posted for your brand.

🚩 Cons

  • Margins: Owner hasn’t listed the margins but since it’s a dropshipping model I’m worried the margins won’t be as high as someone who might have a 3PL or better supplier relations.

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