The Geek's Guide to Internet Business Success
The Definitive Business Blueprint for Internet Developers, Programmers, Consultants, Marketers, and Service Providers
B. Schmidt(Author)
Wiley (Publisher)
Published on 28. August 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
254 pages
978-0-471-28838-1 (ISBN)
Description
The EEK'S, Guide To Internet Business Success Bob Schmidt Geek Power! You've mastered every script under the sun. The most complicated code is no sweat. Nobody in cyberspace has cooler Web pages than you. Heck, even your dog's got a URL! Now you want to start or grow your own business and suddenly you find yourself clueless! Well, stop worrying. In your hands is the business roadmap for creative and technical people who know their way around the Net, but need some direction in the business world - The Geek's Guide to Internet Business Success. Web developers, marketers, consultants, service providers, and serious Internet entrepreneurs of every type will learn what it takes to turn an Internet dream into a profitable reality, including:How to set professional rates for your servicesHow to get and keep customersHow to budget for successHow to manage Web site developmentHow to bill customers and get paid on timeHow to truly "grow" your internet businessHow to manage your sales and marketingHundreds of business tips!No matter how slick you are behind a keyboard, in order to succeed on the Net, you need a whole slew of business skills.
And The Geek's Guide helps you master'em all - writing your business plan, securing strategic partners, making presentations, hiring and paying employees and freelancers, and more! With The Guide, you get a step-by-step program covering all the essentials of the tricky business of staying alive online. The Net has created a whole new range of business opportunities. Tens of thousands of people are opening up their own Internet enterprises. But with so many people trying to make a buck online, its going to be tough to get ahead. But now you've got an edge. With the help of The Geek's Guide you'll have the savvy you need to make money in the Metaverse and leave the wannabes and the dreamers in the dust!
And The Geek's Guide helps you master'em all - writing your business plan, securing strategic partners, making presentations, hiring and paying employees and freelancers, and more! With The Guide, you get a step-by-step program covering all the essentials of the tricky business of staying alive online. The Net has created a whole new range of business opportunities. Tens of thousands of people are opening up their own Internet enterprises. But with so many people trying to make a buck online, its going to be tough to get ahead. But now you've got an edge. With the help of The Geek's Guide you'll have the savvy you need to make money in the Metaverse and leave the wannabes and the dreamers in the dust!
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
appendices
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 155 mm
Weight
369 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-28838-1 (9780471288381)
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Book
09/1997
Van Nostrand Reinhold Company
€41.12
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Person
About the Author Bob Schmidt is the president and founder of Provider Marketing Group, Inc. (www provider.com). He has 15 years of ad agency ownership and management experience, seven years of selling online, and three years of Web development experience, including a leadership role in a 30-person Web development start-up agency.
Content
Getting Started as an Internet Professional. Your Role as a Consultant. Planning Your Business. Assembling Your Team. Setting Your Rates. What the Client Expects From the Internet and You. Finding Customers. Planning the Presentation. Making the Presentation. Writing the Proposal and Contract. Organizing and Managing the Web Development Process. Billing and Budgeting. Growing the Business. Appendix. Index.