Business description

Business description
One of if not the most prominent tourist information websites in the UK, including its own tourist guide.
It has produced 10 years of successful advertising revenues, plus generating approx £250,000.00 each year of hotel bookings for most of the major hotels in the area on a healthy annual commission basis.
The website was launched in 1997 and has maintained front page of google since launch with top position for obvious searches.

An ideal opportunity for someone to take on a very prominent fast growing website business offering excellent growth potential due to this site not being the owners main business, the site is only running at about 25% of its potential.
Ideal business with extremely low running costs it can be run from home but due to its potential it is ideal for business expansion.

Website Sale includes:

• Professional custom designed web system with a good SEO layout which works well as the website is ranked high on Google for worldwide web.
• Customers pay an annual fee to have an entry on the website and in the guide, plus commissions from hotel bookings the sale of business includes existing database of customers and renewal dates plus lots of new business potential for this fast growing website.
• Very easy backend of site – you can upload adverts in minutes
• Opportunity to develop the website accommodation commissions.
• Database of major hotels and local advertisers, advertising revenues now due for the next 12 months
• Spreadsheets plus sage history in connection with customers.
• Professional designed Business stationary templates.
• Logos and back up tourist guide files.
• Details of previous marketing campaigns, guides general mail shots.

*Annual figure based on past revenues to Sept 2009.

Property information

Location:

South coast

Premises details:

Current run from owners group office but could be run from home

Other information

Expansion potential:

Ten fold

Competition / Market:

Due to its prominent website address this business is most likely major competition to others.

Support & training:

Training and full support available.

Reasons for selling:

Retirement

Trading hours:

24/7 online operation, working hours flexible.

Owner financing:

Owner financing is available. Please contact the seller for more information.

Financing available:

20% deposit, the balance repaid over 8 years. 2% above bank base rate.

Furniture / Fixtures value:

£500 (included in the asking price)

Website:

www.bournemouth.com