Absolutely.
When you use TheBizSeller.com to help sell your business
you can be secure in the fact that we have taken every precaution
to make your transactions secure. TheBizSeller.com is
built on a Gold Cart system that utilizes SSL (secure sockets
Layer) and encryption procedures and interfaces with Authorize.Net
to process credit card transactions. No human eye ever sees
the credit card information. In fact, according to Susan Grant
of InternetFraud Watch, "Paying with a credit
card is the safest way to shop. Federal law protects
credit card users if they don't get the product or if unauthorized
charges are made on their account".
If
you would still rather not enroll via the Internet, you can
still use TheBizSeller.com to help you sell your business
by enrolling through the mail. The address is:
TheBizSeller.com
13318
Westheimer, Suite 200-204
Houston,
Tx. 77077-3500
Just
print out the Confidential Business Seller's Registration form,
fill it out completely and mail it with a check, money order
or your credit card information. Include a chack or money order
for $39.95. We will post a profile of your business as soon
as we receive it.
Why
Shouldn't I Run One Of Those Free Classified Ads To Sell My
Business That Some Web Sites Offer?
TheBizSeller.com
is designed to reach the exact people – qualified business buyers
– you need to reach if you are to sell your business. Plus,
our service provides a combination of confidentiality and
prescreening that no other business for sale web site offers.
All at a cost that is minuscule compared to what a business
broker would charge you to help sell your business.
Those
free sites don't reach a focused, business-buying audience like
TheBizSeller.com does. If it's a business-related site,
it's usually just a general business site. Most of the people
who visit are there for some reason other than buying an
existing small business.
Those
free ads don't offer the time saving, money saving services,
the confidentiality or the single-minded focus that TheBizSeller.com
offers you. By promoting your business to a highly focused audience
you increase the chances that you'll be able to sell your business.
What
Information Do You Use to "Pre-Qualify" Potential
Buyers? I Can't Sell If A Good Prospect Is Screened-Out.
You
can't sell your business without qualified buyers. The purpose
of the pre-qualification process is not for us to judge
who is qualified to buy your business – only you can decide
that. We screen based on how well the potential buyer's profile
matches your stated requirements and is therefore a legitimate
prospect for you to sell your business.
First
we match geographically.
We
ask each buyer within how many miles from their home their new
business must be. The prospect who lives 100 miles from
you (but wants to own a business within 10 miles of his
home) may not think twice about calling you just to pick your
brain and get a feel for the market. You'll never sell your
business to this person. This is one time consuming scenario
we can help you avoid.
Second,
we match based on Type Of Business.
Our
research shows that most business opportunity seekers do not
have a definite idea of what kind of business the want to own.
The restaurant owner who puts his phone number in a classified
ad is sure to get calls from prospects that are still in the
career exploration phase of their search. They may be
curious about owning a restaurant – but they're also curious
about many other types of businesses. It's hard to sell this
type of prospect any business.
The
chances are good that they'll never actually buy a restaurant
until they decide that is the only business they want. Therefore,
we make prospects pick one and only one business type.
Lastly,
we match you with potential buyers based on your asking price
and down payment requirements.
If
your are requiring cash or a substantial down payment TheBizSeller.com
will not refer buyers who do not have it. People with no credit
or bad credit will not be referred. You can't sell your business
to someone who doesn't have the money. These obvious mismatches
will be weeded out to save you time.
All
other prospects will be referred directly to you.
Why
do you only let business buyers "Browse" by category
or location, why not have a search feature
You
may have visited other business for sale web sites that have
a "search" feature where a visitor can select from
several criteria such as depicted below:
When
you click the "search" button the web sites computer
goes about creating a brand new web page of all the listings
that meet your chosen specifications. That's a pretty nice feature.
Unfortunately, these pages didn't exist previous to you running
this search and when you leave the site the page disappears...
therefore the search engines cannever find them.
This
is why TheBizSeller.com allows buyers to use a low tech
"Browsing" method of finding businesses for sale.
In the "Browse Business for Sale" Section we have
links to 125 unique pages for different business categories
and locations.
All
of these category and location pages have been especially created
to rank high in the search engines based on the way business
buyers actually use the search engines to find businesses for
sale.
General
Categories: Service, Retail, Restaurants,
Automotive are a few examples
Specific
Categories: Hair Salons, Car Dealers, Coffee Shops are a
few examples
Locations:
Texas Businesses For Sale, California Businesses For Sale, Australian
Businesses For Sale, Chicago Businesses For Sale are some examples
Buyers
look for a link to the category or location they want to view
and are taken to a permanentpage that corresponds
to their interests.
Because
these pages are permanent they are registered with the
search engines and will continue to be .
Why
The Low Tech Way Of "Browsing" Is Better Than "Searching"
According
to Overture.com (formerly GoTo.com), the search terms most business
buyers enter into a search engine are based either on the businesses
location or the business type
Location
Examples:
North
Carolina Businesses For Sale
Businesses for sale in Chicago
UK businesses for sale
Business
Type Examples:
restaurants
for sale
coffee shops for sale
retail stores for sale
Or
A Combination:
Florida
restaurants for sale
health clubs for sale in Colorado
construction companies for sale in the Boston area
When
you list your business with TheBizSeller.com we add your
profile to the appropriate location and category pages. For
example, a gift shop for sale in Florida will be posted under
"Florida" and under "Gift Shops"; a hair
salon in Minnesota will be posted under "Minnesota"
and under "Hair Salons"
Over
two years ago we created these pages for specific business types
and locations and they are ranked by the search engine right
now. This means when we post your listing on the appropriate
pages for your business and your location, your profile will
be findable by buyers who are using the search engines to look
for a business of your type and location right away.
It
can take 6 months to a year for a newly created web page
(and newly submitted to the search engines) to actually appear
in that search engine's results (that's if they include your
new page in there database at all - they make no guarantees
That they will ever include a submitted page in their listings).
This is why business for sale web sites that promise you your
very own, customized web page to promote your business are worthless
- unless you want to wait months or years to get results from
the search engines.
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