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ethanwa (87%)
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Established web network business for sale. $500/day profit, $1500/day revenues, 50+ sites, everything included.

The entire company is for sale, name and all, accounts, instructions, absolutely everything.

  • URL: http://www.eawebholdings.com/
  • Established: Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:00:00 GMT
  • Monthly Revenue (USD): 46,500
  • Listed: Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:43:50 GMT

Description:

I'm in some debt (about $90k) and I need to pay it off so I'm selling my entire company, E.A. Web Holdings Inc. (eawebholdings.com, eawebholdings.net, eawebcash.com), which is located in the Seattle, WA USA area.

My company consists of 50+ sites pulling in $450/day average profits and $1500/day average revenues. The company is on pace to do per year $550,000 in revenue and $165,000 profit this year. Pretty amazing. I started the company a year ago and it took off to these numbers in less than 6 months and has remained steady.

I'm selling the entire network of sites, the name and logo for the company, the ownership, the accounts for all of my advertising (Google Adwords, etc) and the accounts for all of my web publishing (Google Adsense, Yahoo Publisher, Zango, CPX, Kontera, etc). You'll also get historical spreedsheets, all my servers (the are hosted for $1200/month) and anything else related to the business. You will get EVERYTHING except my business bank accounts, which I will close after the deal has been completed.

Most of the sites make money via Zango and Google Adsense. I have a top-tier $1.29/install rate with Zango (usually most people have a $0.75/install rate) and that will be transferred to you as well. I buy traffic for cheap via Google Adwords and others, and then make the profit off of the Zango install + other ad networks. I was in the process of growing the number of sites that have this method when I got into debt that was over my head.

One thing important to note: The sites do not use any form of advertising that is currently known to be going away any time soon. No accounts are in jeopardy, nor are any in any legal trouble. Everything is running perfect.

I'm willing to provide full screenshots, a full list of sites, and more to anyone truely interested in buying the company. PM me if you are truely interested in a purchase.

A few of my top earners are freeresumetemplate.net, userbars.org, and download2easy.com, but there are more.

I'm willing to consider all offers above $150,000 (which is just above a 10 month value). If you can offer me above $200k, I can pretty much promise you the sale. This network WILL earn you your money back in a year, and maybe sooner if put in the right hands.

I'm not looking for a "quick sale", but rather a sale that is genuine for both parties and that will go through with both of us happy. I perfer online communication until we get to the point where a transaction is very likely to take place. I don't want to waste each others time. I will only sell everything as a complete package, and won't break the company apart for any single site sale.

If you are truely interested and have the funds to be able to buy the company, PM me with questions and I'll send you as many details as possible.

Revenue Details:

Daily
$450/day average profits
$1500/day average revenues
Yearly
$550,000/year revenue
$165,000/year profits

Traffic Details:

Traffic details are on an individual site by site basis, and will be provided upon PM request. Due to the purchase of traffic and the other methods used to generate money, traffic stats will need to be explained in detail.

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  1. OK, so what are the sites in your network that we're supposedly bidding on? And you only speak of revenue... I'm interested in PROFIT so what are the costs ( you mention adwords ) ? PLease post some sort of proof .

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  2. Uploaded images for some basic proof. If you read the auction, I state that PROFIT is $450/day, or $165,000/year. PM me if you truely are an interested buyer and I can provide you with a full list of sites, information, etc.

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    ethanwa (87%) (seller)
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  3. I'd like to add another detail to this listing:

    I spend about $1000/day on Adwords, as you can see from the attached screenshot. I have an American Express Platinum card that allows me to do this so I pay it off every 30 days. In order to run the network on a daily basis like I do, you'll need an Amex charge card (like the Platinum) that can push this kind of money, or just straight cash.

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  4. Why not pay off your debt with two months revenue and keep the network?

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  5. $450/profit * 60 days only = $27k. I'm in debt over $90k.

    Overall, the network has been awesome for me, but my family comes first right now and I need to be more financially secure and spend more time with my family.

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  6. I've decided to go ahead and list the sites publicly that are in this deal so people truely interesting in buying the network will know what they are asking about upfront. I don't want to waste anyone's time.

    Here are the sites+domains you would be getting in the sale. Some are basic turnkey sites and some are very valuable and full sites:

    3D-WALLPAPER.INFO
    AERIALMAPSLIVE.COM
    AFILEHOST.COM
    ALL-PAINTBALL.COM
    ANIME-WALLPAPER.INFO
    ANIMEWALLPAPERS4DESKTOPS.COM
    arcadegamesdownloads.net
    ARCHITECTUREWALLPAPERS.INFO
    avatardownloads.org
    BETAINVITES.COM
    BETTERPOSTAGESTAMPS.COM
    BOBMARLEYWALLPAPER.INFO
    CARSWALLS.INFO
    CAT5CABLE101.COM
    cellphonesdownloads.net
    CHEAP-LAST-MINUTE-AIRLINE-TICKET.COM
    COOLANIMEWALLPAPERS.INFO
    creditcarddebtguide.org
    desktopthemesdownloads.com
    DOG-DUDE.COM
    DOWNLOAD2EASY.COM
    EASYFATHACKS.COM
    EASYINCOMEREPORT.COM
    EASYWEIGHTLOSS101.COM
    EAWEBCASH.COM
    EAWEBCASH.NET
    EAWEBCASH.ORG
    EAWEBHOLDINGS.COM
    EAWEBHOLDINGS.NET
    EVANRACHELWOOD.INFO
    EYE-PEA.INFO
    EYEPEA.INFO
    FATLOSSTUTORIALS.COM
    FOLLOWMYFAMILY.NET
    FOODINDIA.NET
    FOOT-HEALTH.INFO
    FORMULAWALLPAPERS.INFO
    FREE-PHOTOSHOP.COM
    FREEDESKTOPWALLPAPERS4U.COM
    freemoviesdownloadsite.com
    freemp3downloadsite.net
    FREERESUMETEMPLATE.NET
    freesoftwaresdownloads.org
    fruitsaladrecipesguide.com
    FUNNYBURGER.COM
    FUTUREDVDS.NET
    GAMEEXPOSURE.COM
    HEAT-PUMP-SYSTEMS.COM
    HOLIDAYSAUCTION.COM
    ICEBERGSWALLPAPERS.INFO
    IMAGEGLITZ.COM
    JOOMLA-SKINS.COM
    JOOMLA-TUTORIAL.COM
    LIFEREFRESHER.COM
    LOLBREAK.COM
    LOSEDEPRESSION.COM
    MAKEMONEYNEWBIES.COM
    MATERNALCHANGES.COM
    MEDITATIONTRICKS.COM
    MY-EYE-PEA.COM
    MYSPACETACKLE.COM
    MYSPACEZERO.COM
    NAMITHAWEB.COM
    NATUREWALLPAPERS.INFO
    NEVERSAIDBEFORE.COM
    NEWLIFEHACKS.COM
    NEWMEDITATIONTRICKS.COM
    OCEANWALLPAPERS.INFO
    ORGANIZATIONALCULTURE101.COM
    PAINTEDBUILDINGS.INFO
    PARISHILTONWALLPAPERS.INFO
    PEREZSAYS.COM
    PEREZSEZ.COM
    PET-YARD.COM
    POTPIERECIPES.NET
    PROXED.ORG
    QUICKLASTMINUTEAIRLINETICKET.COM
    RAMMSTEINWALLPAPER.INFO
    RAPIDRIP.INFO
    REACTORGAMES.COM
    RSFORUMS.ORG
    SCIENCEPROJECTS123.COM
    SELF-PUBLISHING-WORLD.COM
    SHRIYA4U.COM
    SIMPLEWEIGHTLOSS101.COM
    SKYWALLPAPERS.INFO
    SLEEPNAKED.ORG
    SPACE-WALLPAPER.INFO
    THECREDITFORUM.COM
    THEPIMPSPOT.COM
    TORRIEWILSONTOPLESS.NET
    TOTAL-BATHROOM.COM
    TOTAL-CURTAINS.COM
    TOTAL-DOLLS.COM
    TOTAL-TEAK.COM
    TOTALTOWELS.COM
    TRUEBRITNEYNEWS.COM
    TRUEHOLLYWOODNEWS.COM
    TRUELOHANNEWS.COM
    UFVLIVE.COM
    UPLOADCOMET.COM
    USERBARS.ORG
    USERINTERFACEICONS.COM
    VIDAGUERRATOPLESS.COM
    WANTANIME.COM
    WANTBLEACH.COM
    WANTNARUTO.COM
    WEIGHT-LIFTING-NOW.COM
    WHATPEREZSAYS.COM
    WHATPEREZSAYS.INFO
    WHATPEREZSAYS.NET
    WHATPEREZSAYS.ORG
    WHATPEREZSEZ.COM
    WHATPEREZSEZ.INFO
    WHATPEREZSEZ.NET
    WHATPEREZSEZ.ORG
    WINDVIS.COM
    WIRELESS-NETWORK-DIAGRAMS.COM
    WUTPEREZSAYS.COM
    WUTPEREZSEZ.COM
    WWEDIVAS.BIZ
    WWEDIVASGALLERY.NET
    XP-SP3.COM
    YARN-BARN.COM

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  7. By the way, most domains are registered for 10 years, so that has some big value in itself.

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  8. Basically, for a price this high you need to provide details of your revenue & expenses. Bottom line, the details you are stating here is that you are generating: $15,000 / month in revenue. But that can't be confirmed from the info listed here. What can be confirmed is that it looks like you are spending $34,000 per month in Google Adwords per month. So, for 3 months, you have spent $100,000 in adwords. Are we to assume for 3 months March - June you generated, $45,000?
    Again, you should provide more details regarding revenue & expenses overall. Which sites are underperforming? How are you tracking traffic to each site?

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  9. pm'd you

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  10. eirlymeyer - If you truely are interested, PM me and I can provide you the details you want.

    As for other comments related to my personal debt, those have been deleted. We are not here to talk about why I am in debt or how to get out of it. I am here to sell my network of sites. Thanks.

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  11. 124 sites, all needing updating/promotion? Wow, you're good.

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  12. Actually, most don't need updating/promotion, that's the beauty of it. I've tried to purchase sites, such as freeresumetemplate.net, that will pretty much never require work but has great SEO and cheap promotion via purchased traffic. Many of my sites are like that.

    If someone were to put time into updating/promoting each site in the network, it would make way more money than it is even now.

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  13. what percentage of your traffic comes organically vs from adwords (or other) paid traffic?

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  14. First of all, congratulations on building such profitable business in short period of time. On surface, it sounds like a great deal considering the established profit and sale price. Some of the screenshots do give you credibility to back up some of your claims. However, when I looked at good sample of your sites listed above, majority of them are very simple sites put together in a day or so, with no established PR or Alexa rankings. So, I have to guess your key to success is driving cheap traffic, whether it's optimized adwords campaign or some other source. (Your spreadsheet is showing about $50 difference between what you spend on adwords and total per day)

    Could you provide a little bit more info on which sites are responsible for majority of your profit, just so I can look at those sites more closely for evaluation. (you mentioned the templates sites but it doesn't have any zango signup and that's where you make most of your money)

    Second, a little bit more about your traffic - what is your source of cheap traffic and where do majority of your adwords money are going, how many different campaigns.

    With average cpc of only $0.07, you are definitely doing really well in terms of getting the best bang for your buck from Adwords.

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  15. Oh, and also little bit more on the server cost. Where do you host and how many servers? Will this transfer as well? Will someone be able to find cheaper host company to reduce the overhead?

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  16. edgistics - 70% or so paid, 30% organic. Those numbers my be a bit off, but that is my stab at it.

    complete - I do spend with companies other than Adwords (MSN, Yahoo) but it is very very little. I have also tried Bidvertiser, AdToll, and others with no good luck. Also, about 20 of my sites were purchased as turn-key sites and do get no traffic. I was experimenting at one point with taking cheaply made sites and turning them into big ones, but unfortuntely the ideas just never works. My best sites are ones that already had traffic to them that I purchased. The sites I mentioned in the listing are my best ones, and they do have Zango, you just need to make sure you go to the sites on Windows using IE or Firefox 2. Then you will see the Zango prompt, or Gateway, as they call it. Most of my traffic is Adwords, and there are really just a few campaigns, maybe 5 or so, that pull in the most traffic and money. The rest are bottom feeders that I've struggled to get under $0.10/click with any good traffic. I host my servers through servervina.com. I have two, one on a 100Mb unmetered port, one on a 20Mb unmetered port. Yes, they will both be transfered into the buyers name. You can EASILY find a cheaper host, and it's one of the things I wish I would take the time to do. I'm overpaying for hosting greatly right now.

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  17. download2easy.com doesn't have zango?

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  18. It does. You need to travel deep into the site to get it. Use Windows with IE or Firefox to see the Gateway.

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  19. i must be seeing something different as the first page leads to a paypal payment.?

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  20. Oops, I forgot to take that off, I was trying a new idea. Try again in a minute.

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  21. Are you generating the "mystats" image every day manually? or do you have a script that does that?

    -David

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  22. How can these old ranked sites bring you that much of an income?

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  23. Sorry if I haven't answered these in a timely fashion. Just got back from camping for the 4th of July weekend with my family and friends. I'll be answering all PM's later tonight.

    sitedesigner - Yes manually

    NwS - I buy traffic to a lot of them. Some are just listed will in many search engines.

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  24. Can you break the sale into smaller sites. I can only spend $10,000 right now and I am from seattle

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  25. roe23 - If I don't find a buyer for the whole network I may break them into smaller groups, but as of now I have many parties interested in purchasing the package as a whole. Sorry, and I'll let you know if I change my plans.

    For me, it's all or nothing.

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  26. Interested in doing partial payments? $75k upfront and then $75k in 4 months?

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  27. No partial payments, sorry. I doubt I would sell at exactly $150k anyway... it was just a starting bid.

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  28. Just as an FYI, the network made me $600 profit yesterday. I just want to ensure everyone that everything is maintaining stable and not on a decline in any way in the near future. I'll continue to post daily stats here as I get them.

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  29. Did $584.45 in profit yesterday (July 8, 2008).

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  30. I am interested but you would need to do a better job explaining what I’d be buying and why it’s worth money. It seems to be like you’re running an arbitrage business, buying traffic cheap and selling it for a profit. To run it successfully you need to be able to both buy the traffic cheap and sell it for more than you’ve bought it. Now I can see how the network you’re selling contains the ability to sell traffic for a certain amount of money, but buying it cheap is not part of the network but a skill that you’ve developed. What guarantee do I have that I’ll be able to buy traffic the same way that you do? Or worse, what guarantee to I have that you will not continue using the same techniques for buying traffic after selling the network drying up the well that makes this network profitable?

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  31. playedonline - You get a complete transfer of my account, including Adwords, which has everything set up in it. Buying traffic cheap is a skill, like you said, but once it's already set up within Adwords, the skill part is no longer needed and you let things ride. I'm selling the complete setup, with everything just being transferred into someone else's name. You'll earn $500/day from it without touching a thing. It's the growth part that you'll have to figure out on your own (although I will be providing support and hel for 6 months after sale).

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  32. Another update... Still averaging over $450/day the last 7 days.

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  33. What is the daily net profit (after ad buys) at your current sustainable pace?

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  34. rstevenwilliams - $450/day PROFIT after all costs. Per day.

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