Podcast appearances and mentions of david fairley

David Fairley is the Founder and President of Website Properties, an online business brokerage that has sold over $650 million. Prior to that, he started a hammock import business that eventually became hammocks.com, eventually selling it to a billion-dollar company. David established Website Properties to fill a need in the market, specializing in the listing and selling of profitable internet-based businesses. In this episode... How can you prepare your business for a future exit? When is the right time to start having conversations about selling? David Fairley, an online business broker, advises entrepreneurs to work with experts. They should start by focusing on their financial records, branding, and revenue. Timing is important and business owners need to have clear goals from the time the business is established. What else are you missing when preparing for an exit? In this episode of the Innovations and Breakthroughs Podcast, Rich Goldstein sits down with David Fairley, the Founder and President of Website Properties, to talk about secrets to a successful business exit. They also discuss the value of working with experts, how to build a transferable business, and the right time to have conversations about an exit.

If you're worried about a recession and wondering what you need to do to prepare for it, then this will be an interview you won't want to miss. Our guest today is David Fairley of Website Properties - one of the first people to buy and sell content websites as a business and the one of the first to start a website brokerage. Today, you'll hear his 20+ years of experience buying and selling websites, including: - Why investors are turning to digital assets as an investment class - What kind of content sites can provide safety & diversification? - Are websites safe to invest in during a recession? - 2 questions David asks to buy recession-proof websites - And much much more. For more information on how to buy & renovate websites for passive income, check out the free masterclass at: https://www.ebusinessinstitute.com.au/dip

Optimizing your FBA business for your inevitable Exit David Fairley is the founder and president of website Properties.com which is the oldest  operating internet business brokerage with over $500M in gross sales and over 600 deals transacted. David is a serial entrepreneur who started his first online business in 1995 which turned into Hammocks.com and he has personally created, bought and sold over 50 website businesses. His passion and focus for the last 2 decades has been helping fellow online entrepreneurs successfully sell their businesses.dfairley@websiteproperties.com 

We chat with David Fairley, owner and founder of Website Properties, about the explosion of investment in digital businesses as an asset class competing for cheap money, that is generating ROI of 20-35% annually, versus investments in equities, Real estate, precious metals etc. We are at the point of the economic cycle where we are seeing an enormous amount of M&A and consolidation with aggregators aggressively acquiring digital businesses in FBA, Shopify, SAAS and Digital Agencies, publishing etc.  It's the best seller's market in the last 13 years, and we want to know where it's heading.About David:David FairleyFounder & PresidentWebsiteproperties.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-fairley-9467355/360-259-9029Show Links:Intro Music Artist: DJ Freedem | Track: Pretty BoyBizNexus: https://www.biznexus.com/Website properties: https://websiteproperties.com/

David Fairley estimates he has sold more than 20 online properties but admits it was the sale of Hammocks.com—one of his first exits—that taught him the most.

David Fairley is the founder and president of Website Properties.com, a brokerage that specializes in selling established and profitable Internet-based businesses. David also personally developed, bought and sold Hammocks.com, Strollers.com, Drums.com, Unicorns.com and over 60 website businesses in multiple niches. He has represented more than 475 Internet-based business owners in the sale of their websites. What you’ll learn about in this episode Successfully navigating building and exiting from companies Lessons learned from working through sales and acquisitions How to be organized and energize yourself to work through the day New opportunities for those looking to sell or acquire businesses Taking advantage of opportunities that make the most profit Being driven to succeed no matter what your circumstances Preparation and diligence that are required to act on opportunity How to leverage multiple revenue streams in the online marketplace Crafting a business that matters and serves a higher purpose How to best connect with David: Email: dfairley@websiteproperties.com Website: www.websiteproperties.com Twitter: @websiteprop

David is the Founder and President of Website Properties. After graduating from UBC with a Bachelor of Commerce and Major in Marketing, he traveled extensively through parts of Southeast Asia, the South Pacific, and Central America. It was during his travels that he made various contacts and connections that would lead him to start his first entrepreneurial venture. He created a business importing hammocks and selling a wide variety of styles via mail order, trade shows and wholesale. Soon thereafter he expanded operations establishing an online presence that eventually became Hammocks.com and would later be sold to the billion dollar company, Hayneedle.com Over the next six years, David personally developed, bought and sold Strollers.com, Drums.com, Unicorns.com and over 60 website businesses in multiple niches and of various business models. During this same time period, the e-commerce market was growing rapidly and while there were many business brokers assisting with brick and mortar businesses, there were none that specialized in the sale of internet businesses. Identifying the need for a business broker with e-commerce industry knowledge and experience selling online businesses, he started down the path of his next entrepreneurial venture. David established Website Properties as the first online business brokerage specializing in selling established and profitable Internet-based businesses. From 2002 – present, he continues to enjoy and draws great satisfaction from bringing buyers and sellers together to complete a transaction that is a win, win for both parties. With his industry knowledge, years of experience, and successes, David Fairley is considered an expert in online business marketing, appraisal, and sale. He is often retained as a consultant for companies seeking to maximize their exit strategy or by companies looking for strategic website opportunities to grow their business through acquisitions. He has been invited as a panel member and speaker at various domain name industry conferences, cited in DN Journal for a number of high profile domain name sales and interviewed by Domainsherpa, The New York Times, and local radio shows for his expertise in the sale of online web based businesses. What you’ll learn about in this episode: Internet businesses: why they’re so attractive to buyers and why the market is really robust right now How to value an online business Choosing the right business to purchase What to do when you want to sell your business The relationship between brand and higher valuation Should you worry about your brand being tied too close to you (the individual)? Giving your team the ability to use their talents and rewarding them accordingly Things to consider before making the change towards running your company virtually Ways to contact David: Website: websiteproperties.com Podcast: coming soon!

Understanding the basics of a revenue-generating website is half of the equation to successfully building and exiting an Internet business. In this interview, a successful entrepreneur and business broker walks us through the fundamentals, including understanding – in detail – how to value websites, how he finds so many buyers in the $50,000 to $5 million range, and what types of businesses are always in demand by buyers.