Use SEO and lead-generation capability to acquire and grow existing local businesses
Buy an operating local business, use SEO and lead-generation skills to increase its customer flow, and install an operator so the owner can remain a relatively passive partner. The speaker also describes profit-interest or equity arrangements as a way to participate in future business value.
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From Chris Koerner on The Koerner Office Podcast — The Most Hands-Off $192K/M Business Anyone Can Copy at 48:50
Problem: Established local businesses may have operating capacity and existing revenue but weak customer acquisition, while an SEO operator can contribute demand generation without having prior expertise in the underlying service.
For: Existing local-business owners who need more qualified leads, and buyers with SEO and lead-generation skills who want exposure to an operating company without personally handling every operational task.
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Examples
- A catering company: purchased for $1.7 million with approximately $230,000 down through an SBA loan; the speaker's brother became the operator, while the speaker remained a passive partner and supplied leads through SEO.
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