Listing #87858
Application / Service — News & Education
- Asking price
- $429,080
- Monthly profit
- $10,727
- Owner workload
- 10 hrs / week
- Implied profit / owner hour
- $247.55
Same monetization and niche
Listing #96995
Live listingService / Lead Gen — Automotive
Independent analysis by Digital Deal Research · Listing data: Empire Flippers
Asking price
$112,057
Monthly profit
$3,113
Seller-reported monthly average
Owner workload
2 hrs / week
Seller-reported
Listing multiple
3× annual profit
Marketplace: 36× monthly SDE
- Monthly revenue
- $6,471
- Seller-reported monthly average
- Profit margin
- 48%
- Business age
- 3 years
- Days on marketplace
- 31
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Research snapshot
What the disclosed figures show
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Worth investigating
- Annual profit yield is below the median of current listings.
- Listing multiple is above the median of current listings.
Supporting signals
- All 12 disclosed months were profitable.
- Recent 3-month average profit is 19% above the preceding 3 months.
Marketplace disclosure
Seller-disclosed monthly history
12 months disclosed
The months behind the seller-reported averages above. Trend, seasonality and any loss-making month are what the averages alone cannot show.
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| Month | Gross revenue | Net profit |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | $10,610 | $4,748 |
| Nov 2025 | $5,839 | $1,855 |
| Dec 2025 | $9,997 | $7,136 |
| Jan 2026 | $3,904 | $478 |
| Feb 2026 | $3,180 | $1,266 |
| Mar 2026 | $5,451 | $2,767 |
| Apr 2026 | $6,525 | $3,787 |
| May 2026 | $6,212 | $2,276 |
| Jun 2026 | $6,376 | $2,643 |
| Jul 2026 | $7,903 | $5,425 |
| Aug 2026 | $7,000 | $4,526 |
| Sep 2026 | $4,653 | $445 |
- Disclosed history
- 12 months
- TTM profit
- $37,352
- TTM revenue
- $77,650
- Median monthly profit
- $2,705
- Profitable months
- 12 of 12
- Best month
- $7,136
- Weakest month
- $445
- Recent 3m vs prior 3m
- +19%
Digital Deal Research calculations
Return on the asking price
Annual profit yield
33.3%
Annual profit ÷ asking price
Simple payback
36 mo
At current monthly profit
Implied profit / owner hour
$359.19
Based on seller-reported workload · 9 owner hours / month
Downside scenarios
Applies a flat reduction to the disclosed monthly profit. The asking price is held constant.
| Scenario | Monthly profit | Annual profit yield | Simple payback |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | $3,113 | 33.3% | 36 mo |
| -10% profit | $2,802 | 30.0% | 40 mo |
| -20% profit | $2,490 | 26.7% | 45 mo |
| -30% profit | $2,179 | 23.3% | 51.4 mo |
Digital Deal Research calculations
How this compares with current listings
Compared with all 173 other current listings — only 6 Service and Lead Gen listings available, below the 10-listing minimum
| Metric | This listing | Peer median |
|---|---|---|
| Asking price | $112,057 | $302,173 |
| Monthly profit | $3,113 | $10,234 |
| Listing multiple (monthly) | 36.0× | 30.0× |
| Annual profit yield | 33.3% | 40.0% |
| Simple payback | 36 mo | 30 mo |
| Owner workload | 2 hrs | 10 hrs |
| Profit margin | 48% | 31% |
- Lower owner workload than 91% of current listingsn=173
- Lower annual yield than 81% of current listingsn=172
- Slower payback than 81% of current listingsn=172
- Higher asking multiple than 84% of current listingsn=172
Percentiles describe the position of this listing within the comparison set only. They are not a rating, a score, or a recommendation.
Digital Deal Research observations
Points raised by the disclosed numbers
Worth investigating
- Annual profit yield is below the median of current listings.
- Listing multiple is above the median of current listings.
Supporting signals
- All 12 disclosed months were profitable.
- Recent 3-month average profit is 19% above the preceding 3 months.
- Business has been generating revenue for 3 years.
- Owner workload is below the median of current listings.
- Lower owner workload than 91% of current listings.
Marketplace disclosure
Owner workload reported by the seller
2hours per week reported by the seller — about 9 hours per month.
Recurring tasks disclosed by the seller
- Providing high-level oversight
- Managing payments
- Processing occasional customer refunds
- Making strategic business decisions
Marketplace disclosure
Seller-provided information
Written by the seller / broker
Seller-provided summary
Launched as a remote, asset-light lead generation and booking platform in the automotive education niche - this business has carved a unique niche in the driver education market across multiple U.S. cities. Operating with no physical premises or company-owned vehicles, it maintains minimal fixed overheads, making it an efficient and scalable operation. The platform efficiently connects customers with independent contractor instructors who use their own vehicles, ensuring lessons are booked and fulfilled seamlessly through the website, driven by a robust organic search presence. …Read full seller summaryShow less
Launched as a remote, asset-light lead generation and booking platform in the automotive education niche - this business has carved a unique niche in the driver education market across multiple U.S. cities. Operating with no physical premises or company-owned vehicles, it maintains minimal fixed overheads, making it an efficient and scalable operation. The platform efficiently connects customers with independent contractor instructors who use their own vehicles, ensuring lessons are booked and fulfilled seamlessly through the website, driven by a robust organic search presence. A dedicated full-time operations manager oversees day-to-day activities such as customer inquiries, lesson coordination, and instructor management. With approximately 150 active instructors and coverage in about 65 U.S. cities, the business maintains a flexible model that allows for easy scaling into new markets as demand dictates. The pricing structure is straightforward, with three main packages offered, and most customers purchasing one-time lessons. Disclaimer: Note - this business was previously built on a more "local" domain many years ago. The seller changed domains to expand scope and cover the whole US.
Transition
Seller supportThe seller is willing to offer comprehensive transition support, including a walkthrough of the website and technology stack, automation workflows, payments and recruiting, customer service, financial and administrative processes, email marketing, vendor relationships, and city-level coverage, along with 30 days of unlimited reasonable support via email, Slack, and scheduled phone or video calls. The seller is also open to providing an additional 60–90 days of lighter ongoing support for follow-up questions after the initial handoff.
Reason for saleThe Seller would like to explore other opportunities.
What is included
- Primary Domain
- Branded Emails
- Google Ads
- Employees / Contractors
- Email Marketing Software
- Email List
- All Images & Copy Materials
- SOPs
- Software Tools
Marketplace disclosure
Seller-disclosed opportunities and risks
Not written or assessed by Digital Deal Research
Seller-disclosed opportunities
- Improving SEO, city pages, and local content to recover rankings and expand keywords
- Pursuing military, government, and institutional outreach to secure high-volume training contracts
- Launching outbound sales
- Building automotive partnerships with creators, marketplaces, dealerships, and enthusiast communities for qualified customer acquisition
- Expanding email segmentation, automations, abandoned-booking campaigns, referrals, and lifecycle promotions
- Recruiting more contractors to deepen city coverage and expand into additional markets efficiently
Seller-disclosed risks
- Google algorithmic changes could cause traffic to fluctuate.
- Revenue could be at risk when relying heavily on contractors.
Business profile
Operating details
- Primary markets
- US
- Registered in
- US
- Customer type
- B2C
- Trademark
- None disclosed
- Private blog network
- Not used
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- Owner workload
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- Implied profit / owner hour
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Source and limitations
How to read this brief
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