Thomas Smale
Contributor
/ Founder of FE International
Thomas Smale co-founded FE International in 2010, growing the business with zero funds from scratch to a seven-figure-a-year business. Specializing in advising and brokering the sale of established websites and online businesses, FE International has completed over 400 transactions. Smale has been interviewed on podcasts, blogs and also spoken at a number of industry events on online businesses, exit strategy and selling businesses.
More From Thomas Smale
Artificial Intelligence
These 3 Businesses Are Already (and Creatively) Using AI to Automate Key Operational Tasks
Next time you use Grammarly, realize that a machine, not a human grammarian, is fixing those text errors for you.
Checklists
Can a Simple Checklist Transform Your Business?
If checklists are useful for building a skyscraper or performing complex surgery, they just might be right for you, too.
Europe
Why Europe Is the Next Major Startup Hub
The future for small-to-medium-sized online businesses and startups in Europe looks bright.
GDPR
The EU's GDPR: 6 Things Online Business Owners and Marketers Can Do to Prepare
Did you know, for example, that cold-emailing, under GDPR, is effectively dead?
Social Media Marketing
6 Tips on How to Engage Your Customers Through Social Media Strategy
It can be easy for you to let days, or even weeks, fly by without publishing a new Facebook post or tweet. Don't.
Marketing
6 Ways to Attract More Customers Through Outbound Marketing
Outbound marketing is often associated with more traditional methods, like direct mail. The thing is, 'traditional' works.
SaaS
8 Up-and-Coming Businesses Capitalizing on a Forward-Thinking Business Model
SaaS is growing into an increasingly attractive and lucrative way to do business. Here are some of the startups leading the charge.
Website Traffic
6 Easy Ways to Attract More Website Traffic
Optimizing for mobile and customized email marketing are just two of them.
Mobile Apps
Does Your Business Really Need a Mobile App?
Some mobile apps seem like a solution in search of a problem. So, skip making an app yourself if it doesn't add functionality to your mobile-optimized website.
Shopify
5 Great Shopify Apps to Optimize Your Ecommerce Store
All five of these recommended apps come with a free trial, so you can get started today.
Consulting
Want to Become a Consultant? There's an App for That. Actually, There Are 3.
If you have skills that others need, consider the apps Clarity, Moonlighting and Upwork.
Conferences
The Essential Checklist for Attending Conferences This Year
Conferences, powerfully, offer the ability to gather with like-minded individuals in a room, where ideas that might never have come to light have the breathing room to be shared.
Coworking space
A Co-working Space vs. a Private Office: How Do You Choose?
Keep in mind:The presence of Ping-Pong and foosball tables may be off-putting to a more traditional client base.
Conferences
The Top 10 Digital Conferences for Entrepreneurs in 2018
There's something for every digital entrepreneur on this conference list, curated by a guy who's been to a whole lot of them.
New Business Ideas
9 'Evergreen Niches' for That Next, New Online Business You're Dying to Dive Into
Weight loss, therapists and beauty products will always be in demand.
