How to Dotcom [Paperback]

Robert McGarvey (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2000

Cuts through the jargon and hype to show would-be Web entrepreneurs--clearly and practically--how to get online and successfully sell in cyberspace.

Editorial Reviews

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Entrepreneur Press and Entrepreneur magazine routinely deliver straightforward, practical advice laid out in simple, helpful, step-by-step detail. This advice is frequently accompanied by "how-we-did-it-right" tips and real-life examples that serve both as inspiration and as models to be emulated. Therefore, even though there are already dozens of do-it-yourself e-business manuals, readers will seek out McGarvey's new guide. McGarvey is the high-tech columnist for Entrepreneur and Home Office . He offers numerous money-saving tips and identifies possible pitfalls among his explanations of how to build a Web site, how Web hosts and domains work, how search engines function, how to find funding, how to use affiliate programs and banner exchanges, and more. Interspersed throughout the book are interviews with CEOs from such well-established businesses as Autobytel.com and Drugstore.com as well as instructive "mini-interviews" with "low-budget" Web-site builders as well. Would-be dotcommers will find this a trove of basic, reliable information. David Rouse
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Product Details

• Paperback: 300 pages
• Publisher: Entrepreneur Press; 1 edition (November 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1891984187
• ISBN-13: 978-1891984181
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,048,560 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Covers everything from shopping bots to registering a domain, January 15, 2001

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Dotcom (Paperback)

Robert McGarvey's How To Dotcom: A Step-By-Step Guide To E-Commerce is a complete instructional course covering ever aspect of doing business on the Internet. Readers will learn money saving website building tools and tricks; advice for obtaining financing; informative interviews with successful Internet entrepreneurs; tips for increasing website traffic with free content; and invaluable e-commerce bookmarks. Hot Dotcom covers everything from shopping bots to registering a domain name to credit cards to email lists, and more. If you are contemplating buying and selling on the Internet, begin with a thoroughly reading of How to Dotcom.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Practical, Hands-On, Fun, January 5, 2001

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Joe Plunkett (Dublin, Ireland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Dotcom (Paperback)

This book is the answer to my dreams. I looked at many others -- they were too technical, too boring, and they really missed the point of what you need to know to launch an e-business. This book is exactly what the Web doctor would prescribe and, as a bonus, it's fun to read, too!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best book on web site design and operation, January 3, 2001

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Scott S. Smith (West Hollywood, ca United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to Dotcom (Paperback)

As a business journalist, I've read lots of web-related books, but McGarvey's is superior to all of them because he has the right perspective (balance of hands-on expertise and an understanding of where most people are at) and provides the nuts-and-bolts details many guides overlook. Plus, useful reports from those in the trenches of e-commerce.