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A link-building planner paired with managed guest-post fulfillment grew into a seven-figure strategic acquisition.
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SEOJet helped SEO agencies and consultants plan backlink anchor text so their link profiles looked natural to Google. Founder Adam White described the core job as giving customers a roadmap for which links to build to improve rankings while avoiding penalties. The company paired the subscription software with a fulfillment layer: customers could order guest posts through the product, while three outside companies did the delivery and SEOJet marked up the orders. White estimated the customer base at around 200 when he sold. He said subscription revenue was about $20,000 in monthly recurring revenue and the backlink service produced several hundred thousand dollars in annual sales. When the business stagnated, White first received an offer near half a million dollars, then invested in learning Facebook ads and said revenue doubled within six months. He eventually sold to one of his fulfillment partners for a seven-figure price. The case is strongest as a lesson in packaging recurring software with a service that creates strategic value for a specific buyer.
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Join the Unicorn Club — $5/moCancel anytime, in one clickData credibility: Adam White reported these figures in a founder interview: approximately 200 customers at sale (he did not recall exactly), about $20K MRR from software subscriptions, several hundred thousand dollars per year in backlink orders, and a seven-figure sale after revenue doubled over six months. The earlier offer was about half a million dollars. These are founder-reported figures; no dashboard, financial statements, or acquisition documents were presented. The buyer was one of three link-fulfillment partners. Revenue and sale price are not independently verified, and the interview did not provide margins or exact multiples.
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