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Selling an Edtech Business: The PositivePsychology.com Exit
PositivePsychology.com, a mission-driven edtech platform used by 19M+ professionals, was acquired in an 8-figure deal advised by FE International. This case study covers their growth, decision to sell, and the exit process.
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Amazon FBA Tax Code: Newsletter April 11, 2017
At FE International, we’re committed to providing our readers with the expert information they need when planning to either sell or buy an internet business. Our revamped newsletter is a continuation of this effort, and we hope you’ll find it relevant and enjoyable every week. If you have any suggestions or requests for the type of news you’d like to see in the newsletter, simply reply to this email and our marketing team will directly receive your comments.
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Escrow KYC: What You Need to Know
The Escrow service provides protection for a buyer by allowing inspection of the assets for a pre-agreed period (typically one or two days) before releasing the funds. In the event there are any issues not already highlighted during due diligence, the buyer’s funds are protected while clarification or rectifications can be made. If this cannot be achieved , either party can seek remediation for a grievance through Escrow.com’s arbitration service.
Escrow Implements Strict Know Your Customer Identification Policy: Newsletter April 7, 2017
Escrow.com recently announced big changes to the way it will do business in the future. The U.S. government has passed legislation to further prevent money laundering and the funding of terrorism, which means our friends at Escrow.com have now implemented strict Know Your Customer (KYC) Policies to ensure identification for companies and individuals looking to do deals. This is a huge win for safe, secure and successful deal making in the industry and we at FE International think this is a big move in the right direction. If you want to learn more about what this policy entails and what you need to do, refer to our Escrow KYC blog post.
Amazon to Begin Collecting Sales Tax in Applicable States: Newsletter March 31, 2017
Starting April 1st, Amazon will be collecting sales tax. Yes, if you live in a state that enforces sales tax, that will appear in your Amazon checkout. You can learn more about the change in the news brief below.
Uber’s President Jeff Jones Fired due to Lack of “Cultural Fit”: Newsletter March 24, 2017
As the March equinox arrives here in Boston, the FE International headquarters is springing into one of the busiest times of the year. This week in listings, a top ten list affiliate business is available with more than 22K keyword rankings. Get notified immediately when a new listing is posted by filling out this investor form.
Google’s New Algorithm Optimizes JPEG Loading Speed: Newsletter March 17, 2017
If you’ve been having trouble optimizing the speed of your site, Google released a new algorithm that will help you do just that. The new algorithm will reduce the size of JPEGs so that pages you have that are heavy on the visuals will load faster. To read more about this update, check the news briefs below.
FE International Sponsors MicroConf in San Diego: Newsletter March 10, 2017
This week we offered one complimentary ticket for a chance to attend Digital Marketer’s Traffic & Conversion Summit with our founder Thomas Smale. The offer was short notice, but we had a great number of responses and thank you all for your enthusiasm! Don’t worry if you weren’t one of the first to respond – you’ll still have a chance to get some face time with Thomas at a happy hour in downtown San Diego. If you’re around the San Diego you should check out the event details here – we would love you to join!
Amazon Web Services Disrupted by Human Error in Storage Sub-Systems: Newsletter March 3, 2017
AWS caused quite a disruption this week to the internet connection of certain sites and apps. How did this happen? Human error – an Amazon engineer incorrectly inputted a command when shutting down storage sub-systems, meaning AWS S3 storage wasn’t able to service any requests. Popular sites like Trello, Medium, Slack and Quora stopped working and people started freaking out.
Amazon Changes Affiliate Commission Structure from Volume to Category Based: Newsletter February 24, 2017
If you’re an Amazon Associate, you’ve probably heard rumors the past few weeks about changes to your commission rates. Amazon has officially updated its Amazon Associates Program Operating Agreement that will become effective on March 1st. The volume-based fee structure that you’re used to will now be converted to category-based, like Amazon Associates in the UK. Your commissions will no longer depend on if you sell 100 vs 10 products. Instead, Amazon cares more about what category your products are representing. Our team has been working hard internally and with industry experts, to clearly identify how affiliate sites will be affected from March 1st. We’ll be releasing a comprehensive analysis soon, so stay tuned. In the meantime, it might be worth checking out all the recent FBA and Associates policies here.
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