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09-05-2002, 10:10 AM #1Junior Guru Wannabe
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Hosting business for sale
Not sure if this is the right forum so 'mods' please move if needed.
We are preparing our hosting business for sale and if anyone is interested please send a pm so we can foward full propasal when complete (approx 3 weeks)
Brief Information:
Last 52 weeks sales over $86,000
2 1/2 years in business
ranked one in google/yahoo under specific keyword search
mix of yearly and monthly clients (monthly = just under $3000 per month) resellers and shared
2 dedicated server clients just over 1000 shared/resellers (good flow of new clients and renewals)
6 Plesk licence keys (owned not leased)
5 servers owned outright and colo'd at an Inflow NOC
5 servers rented ( 2 of these have very few clients on and could be consolidated onto the other servers)
Total overheads per month for colo, bandwidth and rental of servers equals $1500 approx
Worldpay account which always has 4 weeks sales in (at any one time) = approx $7000
Obviously we don't want to publish the name as yet but we will provide a detailed breakdown of the business and those seriously interested will have access to vital information to help prove sales etc.
At present the business is owned and run by one person, with another person providing assitance on an ad-hoc basis (no contractual obligations).
Renewals are good and we still have our very first client
We are not interested in just selling the customer base we are looking for someone to take over the whole business.
In short the assets of the firm are:
- plesk licences (3xunlimited 2x300 domain 1x 30 domain)
- 5 web servers (3x 2U 933Mhz PIII 512MB 2 x 20GB drives and 2 1U PIII 1.2 Ghz 512MB Ram 2 x 40GB drives)
- $7000 at worldpay
- The customer base
- The brand/domain name ranking etc
I would also be willing to provide consultancy after the sale for a period of at least 3 months.
Let me know what you think>
ThanksLast edited by time-to-go; 09-05-2002 at 10:37 AM.
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09-05-2002, 11:16 AM #2Newbie
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im interested in plesk licensed key email me ken@ktxhost.net
Ken - 145515218
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09-05-2002, 11:35 AM #3Junior Guru Wannabe
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Hi ktxhost
we are selling everything together we are not splitting up the assets
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09-05-2002, 11:37 AM #4WHT Addict
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we are looking for someone to take over the whole business.
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09-05-2002, 12:17 PM #5Web Hosting Evangelist
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You don't have to answer this, given that I am not in a position to purchase this from you, but I would think potential buyers would find this relevant:
How many customers do you have, what ratio are on monthly, quarterly, annual plans. How many are on low plans, mid, expensive plans. What is your price range for plans. Where is the setup servered at?
Just curious.
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09-05-2002, 12:29 PM #6Junior Guru Wannabe
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How many customers do you have, what ratio are on monthly, quarterly, annual plans. How many are on low plans, mid, expensive plans. What is your price range for plans. Where is the setup servered at?
When I first sat down to do all of this I soon realised how much information i needed to put together which is why I decided to put a detailed proposal together - I promise it will be in that
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09-05-2002, 02:25 PM #7Invented the Internet
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We are interested. Would like to know how much you are selling for, in your proposal. I absolutely hate making offers blindly.
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09-05-2002, 02:31 PM #8Junior Guru Wannabe
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Hi AffordableHost
I will be putting a guide price in the business profile from where negotiations can start - I don't want to post that here in isolation for a number of reasons but it will be in the profile
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09-05-2002, 02:45 PM #9Evenly Divided
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time, just out of curiousity... what keeps someone from buying all of this from you, closing the business and moving all clients over to their current business?
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09-05-2002, 02:45 PM #10Invented the Internet
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Okay, understood. Email us a copy of the proposal, when you're ready. Thanks!
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09-05-2002, 02:47 PM #11Invented the Internet
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Originally posted by Mekhu
time, just out of curiousity... what keeps someone from buying all of this from you, closing the business and moving all clients over to their current business?
--Tina||| 99.999% Uptime SLA!!!
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09-05-2002, 02:50 PM #12Junior Guru Wannabe
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Tina is quite right, selling the whole business is just easier and better for me and I was also trying to save my customers some of the upheavel of the change, but after the sale the buyer can do whatever they wish.
And I will send you the profile Tina
Also a few people have pm'd me asking why I am selling, well, I'm 40 years old so the 18 hour days are taking the strain plus my wife thinks I don't exist anymore so I think its time to move on (from the business not the wife). It hasn't been an easy decision as it is a nice income.
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09-05-2002, 03:35 PM #13Junior Guru Wannabe
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Where are the servers located?
What are the specs of the servers?
How many clients per server?
What are the specs of the plans?Robin Doherty
A Star Host - Quality Hosting
http://www.astarhost.com/
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09-05-2002, 03:39 PM #14Junior Guru Wannabe
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Where are the servers located?
our servers are located in an Inflow NOC, the rented servers are in a good NOC, absolutly no cogent bandwith etc just Tier1
How many clients per server?
max domains on a server is 425 least is 32
What are the specs of the plans?
this will be in the profile
What are the specs of the servers?
- 5 web servers (3x 2U 933Mhz PIII 512MB 2 x 20GB drives and 2 1U PIII 1.2 Ghz 512MB Ram 2 x 40GB drives)
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09-05-2002, 04:03 PM #15Doh!!
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We would be very interested in buying you, right now.
Jay
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09-05-2002, 04:21 PM #16Disabled
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Please forward a proposal to me as soon as you have it done.
Thank you,
brad@cpanelgui.com
Brad
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09-05-2002, 04:23 PM #17Junior Guru Wannabe
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jayglate I have pm'd you
Brad will do
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09-05-2002, 04:24 PM #18Web Hosting Master
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Count me in as well:
allera@focalhosting.com
Thank you!Alex Llera
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FreeBSD|Linux|HSphere|Cpanel|Plesk
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09-05-2002, 04:27 PM #19Disabled
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Contact me as well:
brandon@rackeasy.com
I'm very interested in this, also how many client's do you have yearly ( it's ok if its sent in proposal ). Thanks .
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09-05-2002, 04:31 PM #20WHT Addict
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Good luck to the lucky person who buys out this company
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09-05-2002, 04:41 PM #21Newbie
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Hello,
We're very interested, please contact me at jeopven@hotmail.com
Thankyou!
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09-05-2002, 04:55 PM #22Junior Guru Wannabe
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also how many client's do you have yearly ( it's ok if its sent in proposal ).
to give some idea of an average month here is augusts breakdown:
monthly payments = $2850
renewals = $2263
new orders received = $3334
Total sales for august $8447
Maybe this will help?
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09-05-2002, 04:57 PM #23Disabled
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Thanks, I'm waiting on your email .
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09-05-2002, 06:40 PM #24Junior Guru Wannabe
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Hello
i am very interested please send me the proposal too.
just click on my mail icon and there you go .
Money = no problem
ThanksContact Triplesoft.net Online Web Development Company
Aim: kodvavis
email: info@triplesoft.net
Http://www.triplesoft.net
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09-05-2002, 06:45 PM #25Banner Designer
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