SheKnows.com site acquires Soaps.com

SheKnows.com, a fast growing online destinations for women, announced the acquisition of Soaps.com, the second largest soap opera entertainment property on the web. Soaps.com delivers nearly 600,000 unique visitors per month with over 15 million page views. SheKnows delivers over 5.5 million unique visitors every month with nearly 60 million page views and targets women 25-54 with a… Read More »

WrestleZone.com site acquired by CraveOnline

CraveOnline.com, a lifestyle destination for men featuring video, movies, TV, music, sports, and more with nearly 8.3 million unique visitors per month, announced that it has acquired WrestleZone.com, a source for professional wrestling news and information. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Lionsgate’s acquires part of Break.com

A 10-Q filing reveals that earlier this summer, Lionsgate, the major independent film and TV studio paid approximately $21.4 million for 42% of Break.com – an online video site. Lionsgate has an option to purchase the remaining 58% for $58 million in cash or common stock, at the company’s option.

AOL acquires startup Yedda.com

AOL has acquired Israeli start-up Yedda, a social search questions-and-answers service with proprietary semantic matching technology which was launched in 2006 . No financial terms were disclosed.

Information Potential Buyers might want to see

We often get asked about the type of information a potential buyers of websites may want to see. Sellers should try to have the following information available: Details stats about the website including visitor information (at least a year’s worth if available), demographic information, conversion ratios etc.

How to spot hidden opportunities

Here are some tips to identify websites for sale that have a hidden or locked in potential. Some of the things to look for are: Sites with a high number of targeted visitors who do not collect visitor emails and don’t try to upsell or cross-sell other products or services.