How to Open & Operate a Financially Successful Web-Based Business [With CDROM]

by Beth Williams

If you want to learn about starting a Web business, how to transform your brick and mortar business to a Web business, or even if you''re simply interested in making money online, this is the book for... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1601381182
• ISBN13: 9781601381187
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Atlantic Publishing Company (FL)
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Excellent guide to personal future business opportunities on the web!

In today's active and technological society, web-based business are incredibly commonplace. Online shopping is a particularly popular and hot commodity. This being said, web-based businesses are extremely lucrative and forward moving ventures. This is, by far, easier said than done. However with How to Open and Operate a Financially Successful Web-Based Business, readers are taken on a simple step-by-step tour on this journey, from start to finish and everywhere in-between. Also included are invaluable resources, websites, does and don'ts of the web-based business world, and enough information to answer any possible question that may arise, while pursuing a web-based business of your very own. How to Open and Operate a Financially Successful Web-Based Business will quickly and easily become an asset that will be referred back to repeatedly. Written in a clear, concise and informative way, this is a book that will not bore the reader to tears, yet will fill them with unforgettable and knowledgeable information. The internet currently is and will even be more so, in the future, an irreplaceable and continuous revolution that is sure to take over the business world. In addition to this insightful book, the companion CD-ROM contains important forms and documents that are talked about throughout the book, as well as business plans that can be easily used in Microsoft Word. As internet businesses become more prominent and widespread, many will be looking to this option more and more. How to Open and Operate a Financially Successful Web-Based Business is the perfect guide to take you every step of the way. Highly recommend for anyone looking to venture into online business.

Takes You Step by Step

Usually when I think of a web based business I immediately think of get rich quick schemes, at home data entry scams and other frauds. However the author realizes that I'm not alone in my first reaction. Ms. Williams starts off making sure the reader knows that she isn't about to give out any secrets to getting rich instantly. Instead of get rich stories the reader is given the opposite and reminded of the dot com boom and crash not so long ago. The reader is encouraged to treat their web based business like any other business. Once the reader is given a reality check the author takes their hand and guides them how to start their business. She helps the reader decide on their niche to narrow down business ideas and explains how to write a business plan. The reader really gets a step by step explanation, and therefore it is a really good book for someone who knows absolutely nothing about the business process. Those who are well versed in setting up a business or who already have a small business but want to go online, would find this book less helpful. So the book isn't for everyone. As I was reading I was glad to be mothered by the author, as she held my hand explaining everything. But if I knew anything about business then I probably would not appreciate mother as much. However, if one wants someone to hold their hand through the entire process of setting up their business then this definitely the right book.

A great guide to lease option

Today's business environment has created a "self-employed" workforce - no matter if you work for yourself or for someone else. With corporate layoffs (and the global downsizing of the workforce in general), it is important for all of us to understand the individual repercussions the consequences of this change have on our work and career. So what are the options? One option is presented in the timely book, How to Open & Operate a Financially Successful Web-Based Business. This book provides the ABC's of how to market, develop, and design your website to assist in realizing a rewarding and lucrative business. It also comes with a companion CD-ROM. Williams provides timely, real-world examples of the successes and failures of web-based businesses. Though there is a universe of opportunity, there is also a wide margin for failure. Williams walks though the warning signs of potential issues with web-based businesses and provides preventative measures to avoid these pitfalls. Williams also provides a skeletal foundation that will assist in developing a successful online product or service. An added bonus: the publisher is donating a portion of their profits to the Humane Society, on behalf of the passing of their beloved office canine, Bear.

Great Guide to Use for Web-Based Business

How to Open & Operate a Financially Successful Web-Based Business by Beth Williams paints an honest picture of exactly what you need to do to start your own web-based business. There's a lot more to it than just sticking some products up on a web site and hoping they sell. This book provides you with all the steps you need to follow, things you need to consider, advantages and disadvantages of a web-based business, resources and where to find them, and probably just important things you shouldn't do. Reading it almost makes me what to start my own web-based business. The knowledge to do so is included in this book with all the resources included. Various helpful web sites such as web sites for payment options, Better Business Bureau, and drop shippers, are listed throughout the book and compiled conveniently at the end. This book is definitely a must-read for anyone who is considering starting a web-based business. The author details all of the many things to consider when embarking on this adventure that I would have never thought of until I read this book.

A celebration of business life itself!

A celebration of business life itself! Beth Williams gives a bright picture of what you can achieve starting up your own business in the Net. The Web has become an integral part of our life. No wonder so many people began their exciting and often hazardous undertakings dealing with hundreds or even thousands of customers! With the books like this, it seems simply unreasonable to be in some other business. For those who think of buying this book and rely on the opinions `voiced' in the reviews like mine, I'd like to say that the whole deal is not a piece of cake. Although the author states the beginning of your own web-based business will be smooth, the Mittelspiel and Endspiel of the preparations could really exhaust you. As usual, you will face lots of paper work, legal issues, funding, security, and marketing problems. So, that's up to you to decide if you will cope with all the difficulties that are on the way. But if you are still hesitating, grab the book and start reading! You will soon jump up from your cozy armchair and, with your tongue dry, set off to realize your new goal. I like this kind of books. They are highly inspirational and give food for thought. Last time I read something like this, I thought of becoming a realtor -- now I think of launching a web-based business with my brother. Frankly, I've never heard of a man saying, "This and that book showed me how to become prosperous". However, I AM SURE this book will help me! I know there are other books, but this one was the first I read, so I have chosen it to be my guide. If I succeed, I will let all of you know. A web-based life and work is not VIRTUAL, it's REAL!