Internet Riches: The Simple Money-making Secrets of Online Millionaires (Hardcover)

You used to have to be rich to get rich on the Internet. Now anyone can be an online millionaire!

These days it’s easier, cheaper, and safer than ever to start an Internet business using readily available technology and turnkey opportunities. In this strategy-packed guide, Scott Fox reveals the powerful but simple methods he and thousands of others have used to strike it rich on the Net. Exclusive interviews with “mom and pop” entrepreneurs prove how easy it is to get started and build a million-dollar enterprise. Readers get:

• a guide to e-business opportunities, including “instant e-businesses” that require no start-up capital
• strategies for making money from home and turning hobbies into businesses
• marketing and product tips
• legal and financial advice
• a list of recommended vendors
• years of expertise and experience in one easy-to-use book

Internet Riches also features an action plan for brainstorming new business ideas, and exercises to help readers determine the best moves for their particular situations. Filled with practical pointers and inspiring interviews, it’s the most powerful book ever on starting and enjoying a million-dollar online business!

 

Table of Contents

Introduction: Welcome to the Internet Gold Rush, Take Two! . . . . . . 1

PART 1 THE UNLIMITED OPPORTUNITY OF THE INTERNET
1 The Internet Business Revolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2 Starting Your E-Business: Can You Afford Not To? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3 The Internet’s First Millionaire Wave—Efficiency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
4 The Internet’s Second Millionaire Wave—Products . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
5 The Internet’s Third Millionaire Wave—Niches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

PART 2 DEVELOPING YOUR OWN E-BUSINESS MODEL
6 Applying Millionaire Types Theory: A Case Study . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
7 The ICICLE Business Model Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
8 What E-Business Should You Pursue? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

PART 3 BUILDING YOUR INTERNET MILLIONAIRE E-BUSINESS
9 Technology Secrets and Strategies Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
10 Choosing Your Domain Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
11 Choosing a Website Hosting Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
12 How to Build a Website in One Hour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
13 Finding a Web Designer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
14 E-Commerce Shopping Carts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
15 The eBay Phenomenon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
16 Developing Killer Content on a Startup Budget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
17 Reality Checks Before Investing Real Time and Money . . . . . . . . 193
18 An Action Plan for Your Million-Dollar E-Business . . . . . . . . . . . 199
19 Testing Your New Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

PART 4 INTERNET MARKETING SECRETS FOR YOUR E-BUSINESS
20 No Budget Marketing Secrets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
21 Small Budget Marketing Secrets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
22 Real Budget Marketing Secrets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

PART 5 LEGAL ISSUES AND ADMINISTRATION
23 Copyright, Trademark, and Incorporation Choices. . . . . . . . . . . . 243
24 Partners: Should You Share Your Million-Dollar Idea? . . . . . . . . . 251

PART 6 GRADUATION—STARTING YOUR OWN DREAM BUSINESS
25 Congratulations! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259

APPENDIXES
Appendix A: Index of E-Business Entrepreneurs and Services . . . . . . 267
Appendix B: Internet Research Skills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291