Michael Allen ~ Small Online Business Consultant

I have prided myself on finding people small online business solutions that cost them nothing to put into place.  But, I have to share an equally viable solution this time.  In fact if you look at it the right way, you will see that it is even moreso.

A business that is already in place, already pulling in an income is hard to look past, especially when you can purchase it with an unbelievablly small amount of money.  What if the business in question can be bought for less than your next biweekly paycheck and pulls in more than double of what you make in a month?

If someone is selling their business, that’s one of the things that you are going to want to look into for practical purposes.  When you find that there is a reasonable income already attached to the business and quite a few regular customers who return for more business, you begin to look a little closer at things.

Why is the person selling this business?

How much does it cost a month for upkeep?

How will you maintain the current income level and even grow it?

These are perfectly effective questions to ask.  I’ve heard of people walking away from beautifully running businesses because they had too many other businesses or they took on a life change and wanted to walk away.

But when there is already an income, then the business deserves a better look.  One company in particular has distinguished itself from the pile and earned itself a gold star for its performance.  So, let’s use that one business as an example and take a look at what you should be looking at when you buy someone else’s business.

First, got to Website Broker and conduct an advanced search.  You can set plenty of perimeters like maximum and minimum prices.  You can set a category, status, length listed…etc.

You will find websites that have been up and running for months and some have been listed as far back as ten years ago.  So, you have plenty to choose from when you are browsing.  So, set the perimeters and start searching.

If you set a maximum price of $500, you’ll find thousands of websites to look through.  They are listed with quickview details so that you can see what you need to see from a bird’s eye view.  Some don’t have an income.  Some don’t have visitors. And that’s to be expected mainly for sites that are listed below $500.   But if you keep scrolling and looking for that needle in the haystack, you’ll find it.

Just a few listings down the page, you’ll find Launch Press Release.  A website that is pulling in $3300 a month.  A website that has 5100 Page Views Daily.  A website that if you bought now for the $495 asking price, you’d make your money back in a week.  Of course, that’s a risk.

That’s why you use such things as Alexa to tell you if the traffic is actually there.  Ask for records of income.  Don’t be shy.  But, don’t let those great opportunities go right past you.

I have been teaching people how to build websites.  No need.  If you find ones that are already developed at Website Brokers, the site is already up and running and that just may be the only motivation you need to fork out $100 or $200 on a site.

I have been trying to find all the possible online business solutions for free.  I’ll always do that.  But when a business comes with an income that surpasses the initial investment, that’s better than free.