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title | : | TechTV's Starting an Online Business |
author | : | Fiore, Frank. |
publisher | : | Pearson Education, Inc. |
isbn10 | asin | : | 0789725649 |
print isbn13 | : | 9780789725646 |
ebook isbn13 | : | 9780768656435 |
language | : | English |
subject | Business enterprises--Computer networks, Electronic commerce, Internet marketing. |
publication date | : | 2001 |
lcc | : | HD30.37.F567 2001eb |
ddc | : | 658..05467 |
subject | : | Business enterprises--Computer networks, Electronic commerce, Internet marketing. |
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TECHTV'S STARTING AN ONLINE BUSINESS
Frank Fiore
CONTENTS AT A GLANCE
Introduction | |
Preface | |
I Staking Your Claim |
Putting the ''e" in Commerce | |
Identifying a Need | |
WWWSelling on the Wild and Wooly Web | |
Creating a Unique Selling Position | |
Planning Your Online Business | |
Getting the Dough | |
II Setting Up Shop |
Getting StartedFirst Steps | |
Hosting Your Store for Free | |
Hosting with an ISP | |
Be Your Own Host | |
Building Your Web Store | |
III e-Commerce Basics |
The 3 C's of e-Commerce | |
Meeting the Customer's Expectations | |
The Seven Cardinal Sins of e-Commerce | |
IV Delivering the Goods |
Taking the Order | |
Fulfillment and Shipping | |
Customer Service | |
V Promoting Your Online Business |
Marketing Your e-Business | |
Speaking the Language of Net Advertising | |
Promoting Your Site for FREE!From MeatSpace to CyberSpace | |
Contests, Give-Aways, and Promotions | |
PRGetting the Word Out | |
Affiliate Marketing | |
Ten Ways to Drive Customers AWAY from Your Site | |
GL Glossary | |
Appendixes |
A Important Resources on the Web | |
B Your e-Business Do List | |
Index | |
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TECHTV'S STARTING AN ONLINE BUSINESS
Copyright 2001 by Que Corporation.
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International Standard Book Number: 0-7897-2564-9
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 20-01090366
Printed in the United States of America
First Printing: August 2001
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CONTENTS
Introduction | 1 |
Preface | 6 |
I STAKING YOUR CLAIM |
1 Putting the ''e" in Commerce | |
The e-Commerce Explosion | 10 |
What Makes e-Commerce Special? | 11 |
The "Dot-Com" Craze | 13 |
The e-Commerce Potential | 14 |
Today's eShopper | 14 |
Keep Your Eye on the e-Commerce Puck | 15 |
2 Identifying a Need | |
Should I Sell a Product or Service? | 19 |
The Main Types of Online Businesses | 19 |
Meeting Basic Human Needs |
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