Most products will NOT make money online. The ones that will have the proper combination of demand, supply and profit margin. Wise Internet business people take the time to do the research first–and know whether or not the demand is there BEFORE they build a site and advertise it.
Business Modelling: Know Your Model, Grow Your Profits
Put three business people in a room and ask then the question “What is a business model?” and you will get at least four replies – none of which may be correct!
The usual picture that comes to the minds of business people, consultants and analysts when they hear the term “business model” is what might be called a “financial class” of business model, for example:
Boosting the ROI on Your Investment in People – Part 1
More and more, technical executives and managers are challenged to measure and improve the ROI on projects and infrastructure investments.
How To Make Your Business The Center Of Attention
There is nothing like a good positive news story to put a business on the map. Done right; it will create more attention and have more credibility than thousands of dollars worth of paid-for advertising. But how do you achieve that?
Profit From On-line Self-Surveys
Which subject do you think people are most interested in? a) money, b) movie stars c) themselves. If you answered c, give yourself five points and move on to an interesting Web business opportunity: on-line self-surveys.
An Office In Your Pocket
Even with such a large body of potential prospects to work with, sales online still are only a tiny fraction of all sales reported. One of the biggest concerns online continues to be security. And, a big part of this concern comes in not knowing whom it is that you are dealing with behind that web page. How can you help to put your potential customer’s fear at rest?
Why Re-Design?
My site is working fine. The links work. Content is added regularly. We have new features. Why does my company need a re-design?
Build Your Database – Build Your Profits
It’s been said that it costs five times more to attract a new customer than to keep an old one. Despite this, most businesses spend an enormous amount of time and effort chasing after new customers.
Funding Just Got Tougher
Funding services just took a BIG hit this past week – with funders pulling out of many types of cases – even ones in progress. This came about primarily due to the Fen Phen case, where now it looks like more cases will be turned down after audit, paying less people, and having no guarantee of paying back funds already advanced. The possibility of the company running out of money is a very real possibility – for anyone looking to get paid in the future.
The Google Everflux Phenomena
I tend to spend a lot of time in various search engine forums and newsgroups answering questions. One of the most common questions that seems to come up is along the lines of:
“My site was in Google yesterday and ranking well and today it’s gone! What happened?”