Project Description
Unique opportunity to purchase one of the Inc500 Fastest Growing companies (Publication Sept 2012). Four year old ecommerce retailer and wholesaler markets over 6,200 products. Business offers a wide variety of remote controlled helicopters, cars, airplanes, boats and toys, as well as parts. Sales diversified over two main domains and multiple marketplaces. Good standing relationship with suppliers; business can be relocated anywhere within the continental US. 21 additional domains included. The owner works just 5 hours per week overseeing the operation. Strong technology and documented processes drive the business. Business model has strong search engine rankings with first page of Google, Yahoo, and Bing with the majority of revenue coming from free organic traffic. Attention to on-page and off-page optimizations, link building, and site performance and conversion optimization. In addition, solid foundations in social media and marketing. Strong customer service with high customer ratings/reviews. Retail customers span all ages and demographics. Wholesale customers include small to medium sized business owners who run their own retail operations such as a mall kiosk, offline, and online stores. Many growth opportunities exist including expanding the product selection and adding higher-end products to target hobbyists. Additional opportunities exist for marketing in PPC and affiliate marketing, creation of an aggressive email marketing campaign to large customer database, and social media. Easy expansion to eBay and other CPA comparison shopping engines and networks. Owner is selling to focus efforts on a non-competing business. Strong transitional support will be provided based on the specific needs of the buyer.