"Not only a picture is worth a thousand words, but the picture created in the heart and mind of a person by a story is worth ten thousand" - Stephen R. Covey -
STEP 5 is a step of stories. Stories you can relate to, internet business ideas for your own online business.
This STEP 5 is about people from all walks of life, trying to build an internet business. The Web plays a major role in their strategies.
The purpose of STEP 5 is to help you deepen your understanding and your commitment to the 7-step proven income opportunity system. I know all these stories and people from my work as a member of the SiteSell Education Instructor Team (SEIT), as I told on the "About This Site" web page... the story behind eYouniversity and successful home businesses on the Web.
Internet Business Ideas...
These stories will likely stir up new insights into your online business opportunity, help you create new internet business ideas, and will likely renew your faith in your own abilities and wisdom.
I told you in STEP 3.1 about my own experiences, and the Alaska fishing vacation site.
Here are 14 other demonstrations of people who WORKED the Gold Route, explained in STEP 4. Enjoy their stories and learn from them.
The stories are excellent illustrations and solid proof why the GOLD process works so well. These people concentrate on doing their business, instead of focusing on website technology.
Their 4th Generation web hosting company
SiteSell(Opens new window) handles all the technical complexities of HTML, Search Engine optimization, hosting, graphic design, traffic building and analysis, e-zine publishing, RSS, and the like. Don't worry. This Generation 4 Internet web technology "thing" is explained on the small business web site solution page on this eYouniversity web site.
OK. Let's start. Meet these 14 people below.
How did they do it? Where did they start? How did they know whether online small business is right for them? How did they create their internet business ideas?
No hype. No Get-Rich-Quick. Check it yourself. REAL, solid internet businesses. Pick your case studies, read them from start to finish, and create original internet business ideas yourself.
And have fun!
Case Study 1: Elad... The Infopreneur
Elad’s story(Opens new window) shows how to convert knowledge of a certain subject into e-business. He is... the Birthday Dad... and a "pure infopreneur".
Elad’s site is fun and entertaining. It drives traffic from the search engines, and then Elad converts this traffic into money without selling a product or service. He has an information-based business.
Elad's case study is further illustrated and explained by this infopreneurial business example about "Arenac County Real Estate". Use these examples for your own internet business ideas.
Case Study 2: Michael and Marney... Selling E-goods
Michael Boyter, from Wasilla, Alaska runs familyhistoryproducts.com.
His site is about genealogy and family autobiographies.
Michael sells an e-book called Memorygrabber and offers information about a wide variety of topics related to genealogy, writing your own autobiographies, family history, etc.
And what about
Marney(Opens new window). She also built a highly profitable e-good business.
Read Marney's story, create internet business ideas yourself, and learn more about
selling cheap e-books.
Case Study 3: Jim... Selling Hard Goods
Jim sources products internationally, selling to customers in every state, country and on every continent.
Are you considering selling hard goods?
Jim's case study(Opens new window) is must-read material for your own internet business ideas. His story shows how to do it better than just "right" or "properly" -- he shows you how to do it perfectly.
Are you a landscaper, fitness trainer, dentist, caterer, psychologist, book indexer, personal trainer, database guru, accountant, or consultant?
No matter what personal or professional service you may offer, or whether your service attracts clients from around the world, or around your block... read
Nadir's story(Opens new window).
If Nadir can "do e-commerce", in a language that is not even his first, with such great success, you certainly can, too.
Here's a blueprint for selling your service online, for more internet business ideas --
work from home business ideas
for service sellers.
Case Study 5: Fiona and Jim... Rental Agency
Fiona and Jim(Opens new window) built "Rent a Villa in Tuscany". Their site ended up in the top 1% of the Internet! Discover new internet business ideas by reading the story of Fiona and Jim.
And also read this background information related to
"Iosco County Real Estate"
- it's the best resource at succeeding at your rental agency business.
Case Study 6: Jerry... Sales Agency
Jerry(Opens new window) created a site as regional manager for a medical imaging company. It generated $300,000 in sales per month. It was so successful, that he figured, "Why not do this for myself"?
He quit his executive sales job and he started his own web site.
It generates leads like mad, helping him sell medical equipment. Jerry and his wife earned $230,000 in their first year. Now they own their OWN business!
Jerry generates new
online leads
by adding new content and setting the right prices for his medical imaging equipment.
A nice case study for your own internet business ideas!
Case Study 7: Rupert... Affiliate Marketing
Allan Gardyne, the Internet's #1 affiliate authority, went on to challenge an employee, Rupert, a "Net marketing novice", to build an affiliate site.
Rupert's story(Opens new window) is a must-read for your own internet business ideas. He tells everything: his fears, insecurities, the important things he did that led to his success.
Network Marketing is all about... (1) recruiting new leads and relationship-building, (2) sales conversion, (3) ongoing consumption of products and/or services, and (4) replicating yourself through downline motivation and training (building a team of downline distributors).
James(Opens new window) shows you how to REALLY do network marketing online. You can create all kind of internet business ideas from his case study.
It's so very obvious, yet almost everyone is doing it wrong and failing.
And what about business people, like
Marc(Opens new window), who earn a full-time living on the Internet — web designers, internet marketers, search engine optimization experts, super-affiliates and other web professionals.
Richard is a cowboy and earns a living as a webmaster, as well as a master of his ranch. Today,
Richard(Opens new window) owns his own horse ranch, and his story will wind up telling you how his site helped him save it and create happiness as a web designer and consultant to pay for it.
John(Opens new window) is a local community dentist. He became very frustrated with the low response rate generated by traditional advertising... coupons, local paper ads, and the like.
He discovered that for much less than the cost of a single ad, a web site that works gets superior results.
You gave up a good salary to stay at home after your child was born? Or maybe you stopped a successful career? Or did you set aside personal pursuits and long-held dreams for the sake of the family? Please, take a warm cup of coffee and read
Michelle's story(Opens new window).
Michelle is a wonderful example of how a mother is using the Internet to build a life for her family, herself, and their future.
Listen carefully to Michelle for more information about an earn extra money from home opportunity, and find internet business ideas for your own small internet business.
A Way Out
Wow. What an inspiration these real life success stories are!
Some of these people were tired of the rat race. They wanted no more worlds to conquer. All they desired was a way out. The Generation 4 Internet Revolution (see STEP 2.5) would provide that escape route, in a way that would astonish them all.
They started with their internet business ideas. They focused on building their online businesses, and outsourced all the behind-the-scenes technology and complexity of building and marketing their web sites.
Their success stories will help YOU build your own online business. I read these stories again and again, and create new internet business ideas from them.
Moving Forward...
Are you ready to start your own small webBUSINESS, full-time or part-time? Are you ready to create internet business ideas yourself?
OK. Let's go to STEP 6, where I will show you how to give home-based business and e-commerce a try; build a profitable, online business yourself, AT NO RISK.
What is eYouniversity? (eYou)
eYouniversity is an online business incubator. The goal of eYouniversity is to support the online entrepreneurial process, helping to increase performance and profit levels for innovative small online businesses. You can learn more about eYouniversity (eYou) on the About This Site page... the story behind eYou and successful home businesses on the Web.
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