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The Quiet Light Podcast

Learn the skills and methods you need to turn your online business into a powerful profit engine that you can sell when you want, for the price you designate, to the buyer you choose. Our hosts Joe Valley and Mark Daoust, along with leading M & A, ecommerce, SaaS, marketing, and content experts, will share their decades of experience to give you the tools you need to buy, scale, and exit an online business on your terms. The Quiet Light Podcast is your best source for actionable insights from

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35:35

What 10 Years in the Brokerage Industry Taught Bryan...

The Quiet Light Podcast ·

2018/07/31

Today we welcome Bryan O'Neil, one of our very own, to discuss owning and running a brokerage firm and being a top advisor to buyers and sellers. Based in the United Kingdom, Bryan is joining us today from Costa Rica, where he is living the true traveling entrepreneur lifestyle. His career has had him in the mix for over 10 years and he has seen a lot from the many angles of the acquisition process. Before joining Quiet Light, Bryan was one of the original co-founders and a director of Flipping

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42:13

Using Artificial Intelligence in Managing...

The Quiet Light Podcast ·

2018/07/24

Once upon a time I (Joe) had an AdWords PPC budget that hit $45,000 a month. Over 5 years I learned AdWords on my own, had no training, a half dozen campaigns and a handful of ad groups. I thought I was pretty savvy and successful. This was about 10 years ago and to be frank, I'm older, wiser, more seasoned and would tell my 10-year younger self that I was a novice and wasting a TON of money. Don't be like me. Since 2010 I have heard dozens of entrepreneurs tell me they outsourced their paid

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38:49

What Harvard is Teaching MBAs About Acquisition...

The Quiet Light Podcast ·

2018/07/17

For decades, Harvard's MBA program has been primarily focused on the traditional model of entrepreneurship. In the past 6 years an elective course on the acquisition of established businesses has been attracting as many as 30% of the program's candidates. We had the pleasure of sitting down with Royce Yudkoff, who teaches the course "Entrepreneurship For Acquisition" at Harvard Business School's MBA program. Here at Quiet Light we've also had the honor of collaborating on the course for the past 5

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41:29

What the Supreme Court Decision on Sales Tax Means...

The Quiet Light Podcast ·

2018/07/10

Similar to outsourcing fulfillment, today's podcast guest says for many entrepreneurs, it may be best to outsource the collection, management and disbursement of sales taxes with the new Economic Nexus ruling by the Supreme Court. In this podcast, first we cover what the decision means to online entrepreneurs, and how it will impact the average business. For some no action needs to be taken. For others a lot of action must be taken. And ignoring the details is not really an option. Sometimes the

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41:31

Building an Amazon Affiliate Business from the Ground...

The Quiet Light Podcast ·

2018/07/03

Chris got fired from his last job, thankfully! He was speaking with co-workers about his affiliate revenues he was making on the side and his boss found out and fired him! Fast forward almost 10 years and Chris is the host of the UpFuel Podcast and an expert in the Amazon Affiliate space. He is the owner of several businesses in the Amazon space, including affiliate, SaaS and physical product businesses. His opinions and recommendations are not theories…they are from real life experiences. Chris is

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55:38

A Step-by-Step Approach to Transferring an Amazon...

The Quiet Light Podcast ·

2018/06/26

Rochelle Friedman was a corporate lawyer representing some of the top products and brands in the world. A few years ago she jumped ship and started the Walk Law Firm. Now more than 50% of her business is representing both buyers and sellers in transactions that involved the transfer of an Amazon Seller Account. Because of her specialty and expertise, I wanted to have her on the Podcast to share her approach, and what she sees other brokerage firms in the industry doing. In today's Podcast she covers

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37:22

Learn How To Boost ROI by 1500% (with FB Sync), and...

The Quiet Light Podcast ·

2018/06/20

For those of you that don't already know Mike Jackness, he runs an ecommerce business approaching 10m a year in revenue, and is the co-host of the EcomCrew Podcast. On the Podcast Mike shares his direct experience with listeners to help them grow their ecommerce businesses. If you've tuned in to our Podcast regularly, you've heard Mark and I talk about how multiple revenue streams increase the overall value of your business (by de-risking it). So…if you want a more valuable business why not expand

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34:42

Acquisition Entrepreneurship: 4 Models of Building Value

The Quiet Light Podcast ·

2018/06/13

We welcome Walker Deibel as the latest member of the Quiet Light Brokerage team. He's joining us today to talk about startup failures and how what he calls "acquisition entrepreneurship" can help buyers learn to grow value in their business after they buy it. Walker has acquired 7 companies in the past 10 years, both on and offline. By his third acquisition, he found that he was looking for businesses that had the right infrastructure and management already in place. Walker is here giving his

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37:11

How to Uncover SEO Opportunities in an Acquisition

The Quiet Light Podcast ·

2018/06/06

I had a buyer recently tell me: "I don't trust SEO traffic. You can't change it. I only trust paid acquisition channels." Times certainly have changed since just a few years ago. A lot of buyers look at natural SEO traffic as untrustworthy ever since the major index updates of Panda, penguin, and hummingbird. Others see SEO as a much more difficult (and possibly more expensive) avenue towards traffic. And some buyers think that the relevance of SEO will be discounted with new voice-enabled searches

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36:17

How to Set Up VAT When Expanding to Europe

The Quiet Light Podcast ·

2018/05/30

Alex Lyon from Avask Tax Advisors works with over 2,000 eCommerce and FBA clients. Her role is to help them understand, register for, manage and comply with VAT registrations and payments. Did you know that when selling online in Europe the taxes (VAT) are included in the purchase price? Did you know if you don't increase your list price your margins shrink by the VAT amount? Did you know that if you have a UK company there is a minimum total revenue threshold amount you can reach before you have

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42:34

How To Calculate The Value Of Your Online Business

The Quiet Light Podcast ·

2018/05/23

Your online business is likely your MOST VALUABLE ASSET. And calculating its value is critical to setting goals and knowing your net worth. "But I never plan to sell" is something we hear often…and as entrepreneurs most of us @ QLB have said the same thing. Yet each of us has built, bought and sold our own online business…even the ones we never planned to sell. When I sold my web-based business in 2010 I was a novice. With what I know today if I could go back in time I would have planned my exit and

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41:15

How You Can Double Your Amazon Revenue with Vendor...

The Quiet Light Podcast ·

2018/05/16

In the last six years I (Joe) have only had two people tell me that Vendor Central is a great opportunity for Amazon sellers to grow their business. The first was at IRCE in Chicago in 2015 when an ex-Amazon Vendor Central executive told me his view of Vendor Central. The next time – was on this podcast. Both opinions were very favorable! And you know…I believe them both. If I owned an Amazon FBA business or was purchasing one, I would look very closely at Vendor Central and at least test it out

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37:17

Is It Better To Buy Small Or Buy Big?

The Quiet Light Podcast ·

2018/05/09

When it comes to buying internet businesses, is it better to buy big or buy small? Today we are chatting with Jeff Hunt of Own Optimize. Jeff has one of the largest web business portfolios we have come across here at Quiet Light. Through close to 60 transactions, he has owned a total of nearly 500 websites. These days Jeff spends his time working on his websites and educating others on how to buy internet businesses. After a career with IBM in the services business, a move overseas led Jeff to the

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35:11

The Biggest Takeaways in Ecommerce for 2018

The Quiet Light Podcast ·

2018/05/01

Andrew Youderian is the founder of eCommerceFuel, a private community forum for six to eight figure eCommerce sites. After getting out of finance and buying and selling two eCommerce businesses, Andrew saw the need for a platform for the 7-figure eCommerce community. Looking for a space where this group of exceptional entrepreneurs could bounce ideas and information off one another, he started the website and has never looked back. In addition to the forum, eCommerceFuel holds a live annual event,

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37:15

How To Plan a Strategic Exit: A Podcast with Ryan...

The Quiet Light Podcast ·

2018/04/25

What are the different aspects needed to grow a sustainable business that is transferable and valuable? Today's episode is all about planning a successful strategic exit plan when selling your business. Whether it be online, offline, or hybrid, how you lay the foundation for your business is the key to a smooth transaction even before you start the process of selling. We are talking with Ryan Tansom, a fellow podcaster, consultant, and successful business seller all about how he turned his sale

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52:18

24 Due Diligence Tools Reviewed

The Quiet Light Podcast ·

2018/04/17

Today we are talking to Chuck Mullins all about due diligence. An internet business veteran who is now a part of the Quiet Light team, Chuck purchased his first internet business while still in college and was more successful at 18 than some of the most seasoned entrepreneurs. For both the buyer and the seller, the due diligence process is one of the most difficult parts of buying and selling an online business. Fortunately, there are a lot of tools that can be used to simplify the process. In this

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32:45

From Unpaid Podcaster to Nearly 1 Billion YouTube...

The Quiet Light Podcast ·

2018/04/11

Ricky Brigante started Podcasting 13 years ago about something he loved, Disney. The Podcast lead to a blog, that turned into a full blown website with over 11,000 articles, 70,000,000 page views, and a YouTube channel with nearly 1,000,000,000 (that's a BILLION!) views. Ricky took his business from a hobby to being an invited guest to Star Wars openings and walking down the "red carpet" in Hollywood. Ricky seemed to have the dream business, yet after a number of years he grew tired of it and wanted

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29:37

SaaS Buyer Purchases Multi-Million Dollar Site &...

The Quiet Light Podcast ·

2018/04/03

If you've ever wanted to sell or purchase a SaaS business, listen to this Podcast because Nathan Singh has done both. He sold his own SaaS business in early 2017, only to turn around and buy a bigger SaaS business in December of the same year. He's a former NASA Scientist who out-negotiated a full price, all cash buyer to win the deal and close on a multi-million dollar SaaS website. In this interview Nathan shares how he approached his listing review, initial seller conference call, due diligence,

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31:34

Fighting Amazon on Their Own Terms…and Winning

The Quiet Light Podcast ·

2018/03/28

Can Amazon be beaten on their own terms? Chad Annis is one of the very first people to buy an Amazon business from Quiet Light. He's also one of the first to demonstrate that you can do so successfully. Chad is joining us today from his RV where he is truly living the entrepreneurial dream, traveling all over the country, running his business, and never having to sit in a cubicle. Chad is the Founder & CEO of Market Defence, a company specializing in cleaning up brands and making their Amazon

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38:50

How to Test Market a Product without Buying Inventory...

The Quiet Light Podcast ·

2018/03/21

Kevin Williams was the guy investors would call to come in and make sure their venture capital monies were being well spent. Often times he discovered they were not. This experience lead him to a methodology that enables him to test the viability of a product and see how the audience reacts, before investing monies in inventory. He does this with a few hours of his time, and a relatively small budget. Kevin's path also has led him to work with patent holders who are experts at what they do, but do

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