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The Essential Online Solution: The 5-Step Formula for Small Business Success
Description: In The Essential Online Solution, industry experts Rick Segel and Barbara Callan-Bogia provide you with a formula for small business success that begins with the Internet. Filled with in-depth insight and practical advice, this book discusses the important elements of e-commerce and pinpoints the strategies and ideas that have proven most profitable and successful. The five essential steps covered within these pages will open your eyes to a new way of doing business in todays dynamic environment and give you an edge over the competition. This information-packed guide will help you: - Understand the past, present, and future of online business - Uncover some of the Webs best marketing tools—tools that create a community of fanatic followers, increase your Web activity, and cost nothing - Design and position your Web site for maximum effectiveness - Start and create a viable auction business - And much more Straightforward and to the point, The Essential Online Solution contains lessons and information—all of which come from discussions with small business owners on the front lines—that can help any small business survive and thrive in todays competitive business environment. Praise for The Essential Online Solution "Turn your small business online opportunities from mystery to mastery by reading this book, and putting the steps into action." —Jeffrey Gitomer, author of The Little Red Book of Selling "The Internet has made operating a successful small business easier than ever before, but it still takes entrepreneurial drive, an ambitious spirit, and careful planning to pull it all off. This book shares useful insights, potential pitfalls, and efficient stepping stones to making your online business goals come to fruition." —Nido Qubein, President, High Point University, Chairman, Great Harvest Bread Co. About the authors Rick Segel CSP, a seasoned retailer of twenty-five years, owned one of New Englands most successful independent womens specialty stores. He is the marketing expert for Staples.com, the co-creator of the Retail Technology Assessment for Microsoft, and a founding member of the Retail Advisory Council for Johnson & Wales University. Segel is the Director of Retail Training for the Retailers Association of Massachusetts. He is also the creator of the Retailers Association of Massachusetts Awards of Excellence Program (RAMAEs), which has recognized over thirty of the most innovative retailers in the state. Segel holds the Certified Speaking Professional designation and has been a featured speaker in over 1,400 presentations. He is also the author of Retail Business Kit For Dummies, which became the number-one selling retail how-to book in the United States. Barbara Callan-Bogia is a speaker and trainer who conducts seminars to thousands of people on influencing, leading in multiple locations, communication, and office politics. She is also the owner of Callan Consulting, a successful national management development consulting firm founded in 1996, and co-creator of the Retail Technology Assessment for Microsoft.
Contents:
1 Introduction
Step I: Uncovering the Possibilities 2 Online Business Solutions Where Are We At? Understanding the Past, Present, and Future of Online Business. 3 Why Do People Buy Online? What Motivates Them? 4 The Big Picture The Levels of Online Commerce Step II: Building Practical, Powerful, Professional Web Sites that WORK. 5 Understanding Web Sites The Front Door to Your Online Business 6 Our Rules for Killer Sites 7 Building Your Web Site It’s Easier than You Think 8 The Winners and Losers Web Site Critiques of the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Step III: Positioning You as the Source: Creating Expert Status. 9 E-mail Marketing or Is It Pinpoint Marketing? 10 The Blog The Tool that Can Change Your Business 11 Podcasting The Sweet Sounds of Success Step IV: Creating the Buzz with Clicks and Clends 12 Web Positioning How Do They Find You? 13 Pay Per Click: A.K.A. Pay for Performance A New Way to Advertise 14 Advertising Traditional and Nontraditional 15 Viral Marketing Step V: Sell, Sell, Sell. 16 Going, Going, Gone—eBay and Online Auctions Are They Right for You? 17 Sell for Me Affiliate Programs Get You on the Map. 18 Bringing It All Together Index
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