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Info Product Business in the Hobbies Niche

Info ProductListed on Empire Flippers· Oct 12
$127.8K
Asking Price
$14.7K/mo
Monthly Revenue
$5.9K/mo
Monthly Profit
1.8x
Profit Multiple
13 years
Business Age
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Why We Picked This

This 13-year-old info product business generates $14.7K/mo revenue with a healthy 40% profit margin, yielding $5,918/mo profit. At 1.8x annual profit multiple, the valuation is attractive relative to the verified traction: 100K+ YouTube subscribers, 24K email list, and established evergreen funnel. The low owner workload (~30 min/week) and mature course library reduce operational risk. Key confirmations needed: revenue composition (one-time vs. installment), customer acquisition cost, churn/refund rates, and the sustainability of organic channels given minimal recent YouTube publication.

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Strengths

  • ✓Strong verified financials: $14.7K/mo revenue, $5,918/mo profit (40% margin) with 100% data quality score from Empire Flippers
  • ✓Exceptional valuation multiple: 1.8x annual profit is well below typical info product ranges (3-5x) and represents genuine value
  • ✓Proven distribution: 100K+ YouTube subscribers, 24K email subscribers, and 13 years of operating history provide durable customer acquisition channels
  • ✓Minimal ongoing workload at ~30 minutes per week suggests a highly systematized, passive-income business model
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Details to confirm

  • •Confirm the revenue split between one-time course purchases and installment plans, as well as refund/churn rates, to validate the stated profit sustainability
  • •Request historical revenue data (past 12-24 months) and customer acquisition cost trends to assess whether organic reach is truly evergreen or declining without recent content investment
  • •Clarify YouTube Partner Program AdSense contribution to total revenue and whether the two videos published in two years reflects a strategic choice or operational neglect
  • •Verify the email list engagement rate and unsubscribe trends, since the 24K list size is only valuable if actively monetizable

Additional details to confirm

Evidence 100/100
Material platform dependencyTraffic or algorithm dependency

Buy vs Build: BUY

78
AI-native cash cost
$3.5K–$8.5K
Estimated time
12 weeks
Asking price
$127.8K

Building an equivalent info product funnel from scratch (landing page, email sequences, course hosting, payment processing, YouTube channel) would cost $3.5–$8.5K in AI-assisted development and templates (Substack/Mighty Networks hosting, Stripe integration, email platform, basic video SEO), but requires 12+ weeks to launch and zero revenue until the channel is seeded, funnels tested, and audience built. The acquisition purchase includes 13 years of proven customer relationships (24K email list), 100K YouTube subscribers generating ongoing organic discovery, systematized course sales funnels, and $5,918/mo verified profit today. The strategic value lies almost entirely in the audience and distribution channels, not the software. A buyer inherits immediate cash flow, eliminating the multi-month ramp and zero-revenue risk of building solo. The valuation at 1.8x profit is fair given the mature asset, though buyer must confirm retention and acquisition durability post-transition.

Cash estimate includes the AI tools, APIs and infrastructure needed for a solo founder to recreate the software. Build time is informational and lightly weighted. The verdict is driven mainly by customers, users, verified earnings, retention, distribution, brand, data and operating history.

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Financial Snapshot

$176K
Annual Revenue
$71K
Annual Profit
$14.7K
Monthly Revenue
22 mo
Est. Payback
Profit Margin40%
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Business Overview

Launched in 2013, this Info Product and YouTube business operates in the evergreen adult piano education niche. The business sells prerecorded online piano courses through an established evergreen email and webinar funnel, supported by a YouTube channel with more than 100k subscribers and an active email list of 24k subscribers. Key strengths include a long operating history, a mature library of digital course content, established marketing funnels, and a low current owner workload of approximately 30 minutes per week. Revenue is generated primarily through one-time and installment-based course sales, with additional income from the YouTube Partner Program through Google AdSense. Website traffic is led by Direct traffic, Organic Search and Paid Search. YouTube traffic is driven by YouTube Search, Advertising and External traffic. The YouTube channel has received very limited recent attention, with only two videos published in the past two years, creating a clear opportunity for a new owner to resume consistent content production. The seller created the core course and is the instructor and on-camera presenter throughout the main course materials, as well as appearing in YouTube videos. The seller is comfortable with all existing business-specific videos, courses, and related materials remaining with the business following the sale. Some additional courses are taught by other instructors and are also fully owned and included. There is no fixed schedule for producing new course lessons, while blog and SEO content is added or refreshed periodically using freelancers and AI-assisted support. One US-based independent contractor currently handles customer support for approximately four hours per week and is willing to continue with a buyer, while a second contractor providing limited technical and operational support will not transfer. Growth opportunities include restarting regular YouTube publishing, leveraging the existing subscriber base and evergreen video library, expanding the affiliate program, and using new content to introduce a new face to the audience while continuing to monetize the existing course catalog and sales funnels. Disclaimers: The business offers an optional $197 “Live Lessons” upsell that includes three one-on-one lessons with the seller. While this upsell is occasionally purchased, customers have rarely redeemed the lessons. No one-on-one lessons or calls have been delivered in the past 12 months, and only two lessons have been provided in total over the past 6–7 years. Owner works ~1 hours/week. Reason for sale: The Seller would like to explore other opportunities. Growth opportunities: Reviving the YouTube channel with weekly piano lessons targeting adult beginners and directing viewers into the existing funnel; Leveraging the 100,000-plus subscriber base and evergreen video library to generate qualified traffic and customers; Expanding the affiliate program by recruiting relevant creators, providing promotional resources, and tracking partner performance; Introducing new instructors through regular content while continuing to leverage the existing course library; Optimizing the existing funnel based on YouTube and affiliate performance before pursuing broader product expansion

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Quick Facts

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Type
Info Product
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Age
13 years
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Source
Empire Flippers
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Listed
Oct 12, 2026

Deal Score

82
Strong Deal
Evidence confidence100/100
1.8x
Excellent Multiple
Asking$127.8K
MRR$14.7K/mo
Profit$5.9K/mo
Profit Multiple1.8x
Age13 years
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