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Online Business Ride Along

Online Business Ride Along is an all-access backstage pass to learn how I manage my 7-figure portfolio of Internet-based businesses. I share exactly how I’m operating these companies, the monthly P&L’s, and all the behind the scenes activities of managing multiple online companies.

If you ever found yourself saying “I’ve spent years taking courses to learn more about online business, but none of them explain what it’s really like.“, then this is your answer. I’ll share the good (happily) and the bad (reluctantly, but that’s how we learn, right? Even if it embarrasses me) each month with every subscriber.

What Is Included?

  • Access: Private Circle group for communication. This is where you can ask me questions directly and I will answer every question I receive. Circle will also allow current and future subscribers to learn from our Q&A discussions.
  • Operations: Each month, I’ll post a full update on all my business activities, results, and plans for next month.
  • Transparency: Every update will include the full financial results of all my business activities in a Google Sheet.
  • Communication: You can receive updates via email and I’ll post each monthly update in the Circle group for discussion.

Download a Sample of my Online Business Ride Along January 2021 Report

Cost: $250 non-refundable Joining Fee and $49/month.

No-hassle, cancel anytime

Right now, I’m testing this out with an invite-only set of members. If you’d like to apply to participate, send me an email.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is the price high?

There are two reasons I’m starting my price at $99/mo. Neither reason is likely what immediately comes to mind.

First, Let’s start with “Not” the reason the price is high : To make money.

As a subscriber, you’ll quickly see how insignificant $49 is to my P&L. 

Reason #1 I don’t have the bandwidth to answer routine, Google’able questions. There are multiple strong and informative resources for those questions (to include a lot of what I share for free).

Price helps make sure members are already well educated, well versed on entry-level questions, and are serious about learning about managing multiple online companies as a current or future professional in the same line of business.

Reason #2 To keep the community manageable for everyone, the discussions highly engaged, and questions focused on higher priced acquisitions and operations.

This will never be a community for bargain purchases, no money down offers, or any other scammy business acquisitions and operations schemes. I hope the price dissuades those types of acquirers from this community.

In summary, the price has nothing to do with earning more income, but everything to do with pre-screening the community membership so everyone knows each member is qualified, has a good starting knowledge base, and will respect each member’s time and attention.

Why is the Joining Fee Non-Refundable?

Pretty simple really, by joining you get access to over six years of my financial records, reports, and privileged information. I will not tolerate anyone who plans on downloading that material and then requesting a refund.

This is the only way that I can share privileged information, otherwise that information would have to stay undisclosed and significantly cheapen the educational aspect of “ride along” product.

If you are not comfortable with that rule, then please do not subscribe.

How Do I Cancel?

Send me a quick email (use the contact form). (I’m also working on incorporating Stripe’s Customer Portal soon)

I will cancel retroactive to the day I received your email (or however you get in contact with me), even if it takes me a day to process the cancellation.

I have zero interest in nickle and dime’ing anyone, it just might take me a moment to process the cancellation, but I will always make sure you’re never paying after you signaled your intent to cancel.

Right now, I’m testing this out with an invite-only set of members. If you’d like to apply to participate, send me an email.

Questions? Send them to my Support address any time.

Who Am I?

Michael Frew
Owner and operator of multiple Software/SaaS companies acquired over the past decade and a digital business acquisitions and operations expert.

My experience educating software developers and IT professionals how to use digital acquisitions as their next career evolution has been featured in multiple of media outlets including FE International, Indie Hackers, and Empire Flippers.

As an author, speaker, and consultant, my aspiration is to liberate engineers and IT professionals from the disillusionment of traditional employment and educate them on how digital acquisitions can be their next career evolution.

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Online Business Ride Along

Online Business Ride Along

Online Business Ride Along is an all-access backstage pass to learn how I manage my 7-figure portfolio of Internet-based businesses. I share exactly how I’m operating these companies, the monthly P&L’s, and all the behind the scenes activities of managing multiple online companies.

If you ever found yourself saying “I’ve spent years taking courses to learn more about online business, but none of them explain what is it really like?”, then this is your answer.

Recent Posts

  • Boopos Capital – Financing Review for Online Business Purchases
  • Built to Sell – Jon Warrillow – Book Essay
  • Online Business Acquisition Costs You Won’t Find In a Broker Prospectus
  • Failed Acquisition – Lessons Learned from Acquiring the Wrong Business
  • Hours != Value: What Makes a Small Software Project Sellable?
  • 8 Buying SaaS Businesses Insights I Learned from David Newell’s SaaS Business Valuation Guide

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  This is from in the trenches, from an actual buyer of software, SaaS, content sites, and E-commerce stores, sharing what really goes on behind the scenes in the world of online business sales.


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