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How to Write A .com Business Plan: The Internet Entrepreneur's Guide to Everything You Need to Know About Business Plans and Financing Options

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I originally thought that this book would do a better job of addressing the needs of Internet entrepreneurs (emphasis on the word "Internet"), but it's just another book on business plan writing; the only difference is that ".com" has been added to boost sales. As a business planning book, it's not that it's a bad book, per se, it's just not an extraordinary one.

For starters, it's not 240 pages, as advertised; it's only 190. And of that 190, almost a third is the same list of resources and references that every other book provides. Does the entrepreneur really need to be told ad nauseam that the SBA is a good source of information? And I was really shocked to see that addressing the technology related to running an Internet business was covered in less than one full page.

The bottom line is that if you don't already own a business plan book, this is as good as any other. If you already have such a book, save yourself [the money] and skip this one.

Being in the tech industry any successful person is tempted to start their own company. I bought this book because I wanted to know what it takes to start my own Internet business. Coming up with an idea was the easy part. Selling it to people and getting it funded isn't. It's hard to know where to even start. This "How to Write a .com Business Plan" book provided exactly the information that I needed. The advice from successful entrepreneurs was especially useful. I now have a much better understanding of the process and what I need to do. If you have a good idea but don't know how to take it to the next level this book is a must have!

I found this book to be extremely helpful. I especially liked the checklists for the different sections of a business plan. Also all of the online resources were great, because it saved me the time I usually spend hunting around on the Internet for what a need. Definitely worth getting.

I found this book to be a thorough guide to business planning for starting an e-biz and getting funding. The interviews from experts like Guy Kawasaki of Garage.com were especially helpful to me. I am still using and benefiting from the "dot-com directory."

I was looking for a book that wouldn't intimidate me. This book gave me the guidelines and structure I needed to get going on the process without overwhelming me with useless details. I found what I needed in a quick and consise manner. This book presents the basics in a user friendly way. Where else would I find interviews with such a variety of experts like Guy Kawasaki? I highly recommend this book to those of you who want to create a successful dot com business.

Having been through the wringer, and witnessed several friends try to do the same, I feel that this book covers the necessary steps for starting, and continuing, a successful e-company. Having a good checklist is essential, doing it with a good sense of humor is always a plus. The interviews brought the material to life where normal examples would have been boring. Nicely done.

This is not one of those dry books where you are immediately lost after the first page. This is an excellent resource for beginners like myself, who are thinking about starting a dot com and don't have the foggiest idea about how to go about it. Ms. Eglash has researched the sites and subject for you, giving you a head start on the process. There is also some practical advise from real people who have been there already. I look forward to a follow-up book.

This was written at the height of the internet bubble and does very little to help one figure out the specifics that need to be in a business plan, especially in the current market. This is very generalized and is geared towards 2 types of simple mom and pop type internet businesses. I realize one book cannot cover all of the possibilities but this book hardly deserves the subtitle "Everything You Need to Know..."

A good guide to start organizing ideas. Especially Part 2 - "Directory"- include a lot of very helpful links (almost 50 pages ! ) But , I think examples and some statements are poor and repeated several times . In addition , section Financial projections and Financial Management Plan is presented in VERY high level and can't be used for real business plan creation.

Este libro explica bastante bien el proceso de creacion de un Bussines Plan. Detallando cada una de las fases del proceso de creacion con ejemplos del mismo. Para una persona que necesita escribir su primer bussines plan esta libro es la guia perfecta para ello.