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Practical insights on Amazon brand management, TikTok Shop strategy, e-commerce acquisitions, and AI-driven operations, from an operator managing $150M+ in annual brand revenue across 100+ brands. New posts weekly.
How to value a marketing agency: a buyer prices the revenue that survives without you. Six factors, an 8-question self-score, and why the headline number lies.
Ecommerce business broker vs M&A advisor: which should sell your brand? Compare who each reaches, how they are paid and which fits you, plus a checklist.
How to increase SDE before selling your ecommerce business: the add-backs buyers accept, the ones they strip, and the 12-month plan that adds $180K at close.
Seller note vs SBA loan for an ecommerce deal: one $1.5M illustration, total cost, seller alignment, a bad month three, and the decision rule I use to pick.
What happens in the first 90 days after buying an ecommerce business: the exact week-by-week sequence I run, from day one access locks to the day 90 test.
Can you sell your marketing agency and keep running it? I did, on August 17, 2026. Here's what actually changes, and what doesn't, when you stay on as CEO.
How to sell your online business in 2026, step by step: value it, package it, find a qualified buyer, negotiate, and close without a broker's 10-15% fee.
How to value an online business in 2026: the real multiple range by business model (SaaS, content, service, marketplace), plus a free scoring worksheet.
I bought half of an agency in 2025. In 2026, mine got bought by a bigger one. Here's what both sides of a deal taught me that reviewing 50+ never did.
Yes, you can use an SBA loan to buy an ecommerce business. The real bar is 680+ FICO and 1.25x DSCR, plus a March 2026 ownership rule most guides miss.
AMZ Advisers was acquired by Chief Media on August 17, 2026. Here's what changed for your account, what didn't, and why you're hearing this two weeks late.
Amazon FBA due diligence checklist: 43 checks with real pass/fail thresholds, plus TikTok Shop diligence and Amazon's new transfer ban. Free PDF, no email.
I bought Reach Social Commerce at the start of Q4 and closed in two weeks. Here is what happened to the team, what the numbers did, and the one thing I would do differently.
Amazon's Business Solutions Agreement 2026 update bans account transfers and revenue pledging effective Aug 24, closing two exit shortcuts sellers relied on.
A 25-year-old performance agency just bought AMZ Advisers and Reach Social Commerce. Here's what it reveals about the real signs your agency is ready to sell.
Run your agency search like a diligence call: the 5 numbers I use to vet acquisitions, turned into questions that expose a bad agency fit before you sign.
Searching online business for sale listings in 2026? Here's where real deals actually come from, plus the 5-number filter I use to kill bad ones fast.
I run three agencies and I've reviewed 50+ deals as a buyer. Five patterns separate the agencies creating real value from the ones building jobs.
Amazon FBA businesses traded at 5-6x SDE during the 2021 aggregator boom. In 2026 the real multiple is 2-3x SDE. Full breakdown by risk factor inside.
SDE and EBITDA measure the same business two different ways. Use the wrong one and you misstate your e-commerce value by 20-40%. Here's which applies.
Brokers take 10-15%. Here's how to sell your ecommerce business direct: how to value it, find a buyer, run diligence, and close without paying commission.
Looking to acquire an e-commerce business in 2026? I've reviewed 50+ deals and built the exact 5-number filter that kills a bad one before the first call.
I've reviewed 50+ deals and I'm actively closing one. The exact framework I use post-aggregator: 5 numbers I check first, red flags that kill deals, what makes me move.
E-commerce business valuation in 2026: the real 2-3x to 4.5x SDE multiples, what moves you up or down in it, and a free calculator you run in 10 minutes.
Here's how to sell an Amazon FBA business in 2026: real EBITDA multiples (2-3x), the 12-18 month prep timeline, broker vs. selling direct, and the 5 numbers buyers check before they get on a call.