Making Money in Cyberspace (Paperback)

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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Paul and Sarah Edwards have kept abreast of changing directions in small business through a series of eight bestselling books that began with their pioneering Working from Home, first published in 1985. Now, teaming up with computer industry journalist Linda Rohrbough, they've set their sights on the Internet and how to profitably incorporate it into an entrepreneurial operation. The book delivers on exactly what the title offers, Making Money in Cyberspace: The Inside Information You Need to Start or Take Your Own Business On-Line, and aims to flatten the learning curve for novice but interested small businesses. The nuts and bolts of working both within the medium (designing Web sites and providing associated services to others, for instance) and with it (selling various unrelated goods and services online) are thoroughly discussed from the small-business perspective, as are technical matters (such as choosing an entrepreneur-friendly ISP and setting up a credit-card account). Periodic profiles of those who successfully use cyberspace in their business--complete with relevant URLs--are also interesting and instructive. --Howard Rothman

Product Description

There's no question that the Internet is an increasingly effective place to sell goods or services; yet small and home-based businesspeople are without consulting giants to navigate the frontier of cyberspace for them. With Making Money in Cyberspace, the authors of The Best Home Businesses for the 90s now offer a comprehensive guide that tells you all you need to know about starting and maintaining a successful on-line business from scratch--or taking your current business into cyberspace. This complete guide to cyber-business includes such features as: *the four types of goods that really sell on-line; *what you need to know to design and promote web sites; *selling services in cyberspace; *how to take your existing business on-line--and whether you should; *revealing "case studies" of successful cyber-entrepreneurs; *the biggest mistakes businesses make in cyberspace; and *the best ways to get paid on-line. Packed with stimulating step-by-step instructions, Making Money in Cyberspace is a vital resource for any small business-

person who is considering starting or taking a business on-line.

Product Details

• Paperback: 282 pages
• Publisher: Tarcher; 1 edition (September 8, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0874778840
• ISBN-13: 978-0874778847
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,357,589 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for all netrepreneurs and web designers, November 4, 1999

By	david karganilla (Durock CA) - See all my reviews

This book is great. Though the main focus is to show how people have become successful online, there's no hype about making billions overnite. Examples range from people who have made a few thousand dollars a year online, to people have made millions. The book reviews how some business ideas didn't work on the web at first, how how they had to change and adjust to get better results. Gets into some technical aspects too. Also a must read for web designers.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Anyone Can Derive An Income From It!, August 1, 2000

By	Jim Moran (Chicago) - See all my reviews

Work-at-home experts Paul and Sarah Edwards, the authoring team of a series of leading working-from-home books, have teamed up with Linda Rohrbough to write Making Money In Cyberspace to encourage business people to take their existing businesses online and to invite others to test the waters of starting an online business from scratch themselves. This book will open up the exciting world of online business opportunities.

Making Money In Cyberspace was written to demonstrate that a number of traditional occupations including domestic, technical, and corporate level work can be conducted online from the comfort of a home or office. The authors cite a number of occupations that just about anyone can make a living from online. Check out the helpful checklist at the back of the book!

The book focuses a considerable amount of attention to the details of designing creative Websites that will effectively market an online business operation. Building and promoting effective Websites, developing content, advertising options, payment considerations, and selecting an Internet service provider are covered. A number of actual cases studies are provided to reinforce these important issues.

Readers will appreciate the fact that the authors have expressed themselves in a non-technical manner. Anyone can pick up this book and put it to use! It will make a great companion to other books written by these authors. This is sure to be a favorite among those who love what the Internet has to offer and desire to derive an income from it! This book would also make a nice gift!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Guide to Internet Business Sucess, September 28, 1999

By A Customer

I am a website designer and business consultant. I have found this book to be invaluable. The book is clear, easy to read and most of the author's ideas are backed by interesting case studies.

I highly recommend this book to small business owner or corporate executive alike.