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Ep #13: Blog Acquisitions With Jim Wang

February 6, 2014 By jock

e7af9330b0be06438592e301afe86dbcJim Wang is a longtime entrepreneur and personal finance blogger. He went to college in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and started making money by selling trucker hats to students that wanted to look like Ashton Kutcher. After years of hard work, he eventually sold his blog for a reported 3 million dollars.

In this week’s episode of Digital Exits, Jock invites Jim to have a candid discussion about exiting from his company. You don’t want a miss a minute of this riveting chat.

What You’ll Learn From This Episode:

  • The amount of content that Jim was producing while he was building his blog.
  • The most important thing someone can do if they are planning on selling their business.
  • Why he decided it was the right time to exit his site, and how he went about finding someone to acquire it.
  • The value that a broker added to the process of selling his company.
  • The challenges Jim had during the sales process and the lessons that he learned selling his company.

Featured On The Show:

  • Jim Wang
  • Bargaineering
  • GetRichSlowly.org
  • MicroBlogger.com

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Ep #11: The Story Of Digital Exits

January 23, 2014 By jock

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I’ve decided to do something a little bit different with this week’s episode of Digital Exits. I began as an entrepreneur at a very young age, and have built a career building and flipping web equity.

In this very special episode, I will go into great detail about my own back story, what led me to buying and selling web businesses, and how I navigated my own most recent exit.

What You’ll Learn From This Episode:

  • How I got my feet wet buying and sell web businesses.
  • Valuable tips on maximizing equity from your website.
  • The challenges I faced in exiting my most recent website, and what I’ve learned from them.
  • Steps I’ve taken to increase conversion rates.
  • The intangible aspects of a sale, and how I was able to drive up the value of my business before exiting.

Featured On The Show:

  • Jock Purtle
  • Experienced-People.Net
  • Branded3.com
  • SEMrush.com

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Ep #9: The Power of Recurring Revenue with Dan Norris

January 8, 2014 By jock

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Dan Norris is a unique breed. In 2006, his entrepreneurial spirit spoke to him, convincing him to leave his cushy job and start a web design company, before he even knew how to design a website. Eventually, his website would become one of the premiere web design sites in Australia, but when he decided to sell it, the process was not without it’s challenges.

In this week’s episode of Digital Exits, Dan Norris opens up to Jock about the difficulties he had starting up a business, acquiring competitors, and ultimately making an exit. You won’t want to miss a single detail of Dan’s experiences.

What You’ll Learn From This Episode:

  • The challenges of acquiring business competitors and migrating clients.
  • Building recurring revenue streams and the power of recurring revenue in building up the value of your brand.
  • How Dan came to the decision to sell his website, and the valuable tools he used to do it.
  • The “new business” model, and how to avoid being a slave to your clients.
  • The lessons that Dan has taken from his experiences, and how he has applied them to his new ventures.

Featured On The Show:

  • Dan Norris
  • WP Curve
  • Flippa.com

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Ep #8: Selling Your Business For $100 Million

January 1, 2014 By jock

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Due to some issues with the content this episode is unavailable for the foreseeable future.

Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: acquisitions, business, digital exits, entrepreneurship, mergers, profits, sales

Ep #7: Business Valuation Statistics

December 25, 2013 By jock

moneyI recently released a blog post regarding how to value a business for sale, which seemed to get a great reaction, and so I felt like it would be pertinent to discuss the results in a little bit of detail here on the podcast.

This one is just me and the results of the research I conducted. If you’re looking for the keys to knowing how to price your business, this is the episode for you.

What You’ll Learn From This Episode:

  • The shocking difference in multiple between online and offline businesses.
  • Where the most sales come from in terms of price range.
  • Which business models ended up being priced highest, typically.
  • How access to capital affects sales at all levels.
  • What’s in store for 2014.

Featured On The Show:

  • Jock Purtle – What’s Your Online Business Worth (The article discussed in this episode!)
  • Get A Valuation
  • BizBuySell

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Ep #6: Selling For 6 Times Revenue with Dan Taylor

December 18, 2013 By jock

dan-picDan Taylor has bought in and sold out of his way in many companies. He’s recently had a successful sale that involved multiple offers – from lowballs to the offer he actually accepted.

He also has a great story of how he got to where he is now, including why he made the strategic decisions he did and how to avoid mistakes.

What You’ll Learn From This Episode:

  • How to sell out of your share of a company.
  • A long term focus on building up from a small project.
  • How to discover an opportunity working off of other API’s.
  • The most important aspect when courting multiple offers.
  • Various places that a buyer can come from.

Featured On The Show:

  • Dan Taylor
  • MicroConf Europe

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