INTERNET SUCCESS STORIES
There are many thousands of success Internet business success stories. The majority of these involve small businesses or individuals that are using the web to obtain the largest portion of their sales. Many of these people had no previous training. They begin by using trial and error methods. Most of them made many mistakes that cost time and money. However you can learn from their mistakes.
Today there are many sources that can teach you the basics of marketing on the Internet. Some are Free and are available on the Internet itself. But you can also learn a lot from books and training courses. So take the time, effort and money to train yourself. You will greatly increase the odds for your success.
The examples in this section are provided to inspire you and show you the wide variation of businesses that are succeeding on the net. You should also visit the web site and observe how these businesses are operating; you may learn something that can be applied to your web site.
EXAMPLES
ACTION AUTO WRECKERS
Phillip Schaffer's business was not growing; in fact it was losing sales. Phillip sells junk auto parts for people to use in repairing their old autos. Since sales were slow, Phillip decide to look for new marketing methods. He begin shifting business to the net by starting a web site at http://www.actionsalvage.com
The results have be nothing short of spectacular! Action Auto Wreckers sales have greatly increased and continue to do so. He has shipped parts to almost every state in the USA. They have a wide variety of parts and an easy to use web page.
SOFTWARE SITE
The Galt Download zone features hundreds of different software programs for downloading. These programs are shareware, freeware, and trial versions that the user may try out. The site also features reviews of software programs. This makes the site very popular and they gain many visitors each day.
How do they make money? The make money by selling software and advertising. Galt sells ads on the web site and in their popular ezine. They also offer many special software sales. You can visit the site at http://www.galttech.com
VIRTUALSOFTWARE SITE
Virtualsoftware is a place where computer owners can go to purchase great software programs from smaller companies. They are then able to download the software instantly. Virtualsoftware earns 20% of each sale.
This company started small with just a few software vendors. But the concept quickly became popular and many new products were added.
The owners must carefully evaluate all software submissions before accepting the company as a vendor. There is also a great deal of web programming to do for maintaining the database, record keeping, and the many web pages. Overall it is a great deal of work-but the results are worth it. You can visit them at http://www.virtualsoftware.com
CONCLUSION
You can learn a great deal just by visiting successful web sites. While all of these sites methods may not work for you, some may be just right. You can quickly gain begin your Internet marketing education by spending some time viewing these successful sites.
Conversely you will also come across some sites that are doing things wrong. Be careful and be sure that you do not repeat their mistakes. Some of these shortcomings include: pages that load too slowly, cluttered pages, poor appearance, and bad spelling.
As we enter a new millennium we are still in the opening stages Internet sales growth. There is plenty of room for large sales growth; you still have the opportunity to be a part of this growth.
