Hotline for Business?

I found a Press Release which I think is helpful for all internet business owners. I don't know yet the whole coverage aside from Arizona, United States that this business hot line can cover but very interested how this works.

I found this interesting and helpful but there are some issues to be considered. One is the reliability of the answers that the callers will be getting from them. Over the hotline, we don't know who we are talking to - their business credibility - and things like that. What do you think about this?

Business like Other Aspects of Life is an Ecosystem!

Well, if you are like me dreaming of starting your online business then I believe you should begin getting involved to communities that will help you get that web and social presence you need. This is part of growing a social network which proves the cliché saying – “No Man is an Island”.

As an aspiring internet business enthusiast, I’m calling to myself and fellow internet business dreamers to be active in the Internet community and e-commerce clubs as well. Just last week, I am glad to be invited by Ms. Janette Toral in DigitalFilipino.Com Club to join a networking event which I attended the other night, October 21, 2008 at Grand Regal Hotel.

It was indeed a fun-filled experience and I am very grateful to have met hundreds of bloggers and entrepreneurs in the venue. Way back my college years, socializing is not my business and I almost labeled myself as an aloof person who’s just contented in the corner in her very own comfort zone. Well, worse maybe others labeled me that way already but I tell you, I no longer am. Just as my motivation always says – “The greatest amount of wasted time is the time not getting started!”

Well, I’m happy to share to you some of the photos I had with the other bloggers in town during this DigitalFilipino.Com Club – Social Networking Event.

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Thousands of Dollars for a Domain Name?

Wendy Kennedy from Small Business Trends have written this interesting article about the guts of some people who are very much willing to pay thousands of dollars for a domain name.

It’s not cliche to say that today every dollar counts. Times are tight — for some, times are very tight — and business owners across the country are looking at every dollar they spend to make sure they are getting the return they need from the money they invest.

So why then, in times such as these, would anyone be willing to pay thousands of dollars for a simple domain name? The answer is easy: because those simple domains (often called premium domains) can make a difference.

THE AGE OF THE PREMIUM DOMAIN

A premium domain is a domain that has been registered previously and is back on the market for resale (it’s like a used car lot for domain names … but these items have not depreciated in value — in fact, it’s quite the opposite situation).

You see, today there are about 76 million dot com names registered worldwide. That means the chances of finding a very intrinsic dot com (shopping.com, flowers.com) are slim. These names were snapped up years ago but now, these early domain registrants are increasingly willing to part with their prized domain names for the right price. Some of these sales live in infamy (consider Pizza.com that sold for $2.6 million in 2008 or Business.com that sold for $7.5 million in 1999) but the average premium domain price tag ranges from a few hundred to a few thousand dollars.

So what can a Premium Domain Name do for our internet business? Well, you have to read more on Wendy's article - Why Would Anyone Pay Thousands for a Domain Name?

Featured for today: SmartSpace!

Go Daddy Levels Internet Playing Field -- Unleashes Web Power for All New Technology!

This is one of headlines in MarketWatch where GoDaddy, a leading provider of services that enable individuals and businesses to establish, maintain and evolve an online presence plays role in converting simple domain name into SmartSpace!

What's SmartSpace? It's the technological development that allows you to register a domain name and convert it into the Web presence you choose, almost instantly.

You can use SmartSpace to automatically create an interactive Web site, a blog, an email address, a podcast, a photo gallery, a video showcase or a chat room without having to be the least bit tech savvy. It means there are no more excuses for not having your own place on the World Wide Web.

The above is quoted from MarketWatch and it is indeed interesting that pursuing our internet business dreams is now made easy. Well, it is very undeniable that the realization of our internet start up or online business or however you may want to call it requires us to establish a Web presence which is very important. And GoDaddy, just unleashed it all for us! This is really a good news for all Internet business dreamers like me.

But oh, does this mean that in the near future, we won't be needing any other internet hosting providers or will hosting providers make a move to innovate GoDaddy's SmartSpace. Well, that is very soon to find out. For now, check out more about this news in Market Watch!

Meet Appssavvy!

Our featured for today is not a popular person in the Internet today but is a brave and truly inspiring online start up business who is worth to be mentioned here in Internet Business Dreams blog.

You might now really be wondering who that is or shall I say what that business is and why they are inspiring enough. Well, meet Appssavvy. See below the news from The New York Times.

An Internet advertising start-up, Appssavvy, said on Tuesday that it had raised $3.1 million in venture capital and signed up NBC as a client. Appssavvy — which sells ads that run alongside applications and widgets on social networks and other Web sites and on devices like the iPhone — is expanding during a rocky time for Internet advertising.

Well, we are very much aware of the global economic crisis that we are experiencing right now, yet it is very inspiring to hear a web-ad start up company expanded at this crucial time in economy. And so, as Appssavyy can, of course there's no reason for us to stop on our doing all the means to realize our internet business dreams.

Creative Marketing for our Internet Business Dreams!

Featured for today is Will Scott's creative marketing strategy. His creativity is featured in Small Business Trends and is shared to us by Anita Campbell.

"Creative entrepreneurs have existed throughout history. Creativity is timeless. Creativity does not have to cost much — it can take the place of big expenditures. In fact, creativity can be a powerful asset if you learn to use it and not hold back."

The above are the statements of Anita in her post and I agree on that. And this sense of creativity is bound to be important in the pursuit of our internet business dreams. I believe that the customers of our business is the first and most important creative challenge and in this case, Will Scott won! How Will Scott won over it? Well, you must check out Using Your Assets: Creativity.

Why not stick to the side you’re on right now?

According to The Economic Times, It's trendier and easier to build your own Start Up. In spite of the financial crisis in U.S., do you think it is still trendy and easy to venture in business start ups?

Many individuals consider themselves ‘born entrepreneurs’. They may work regular jobs and earn monthly pay checks but deep down, believe that they have what it takes to strike gold some day. Add to this the fact that today, it’s trendier, easier and infinitely more desirable to build your own start up.

No surprisingly, more people with bright ideas and an independent streak are now quitting their jobs to be the kings—or queens—of their own domain. But then not everyone makes it. In the corporate jungle, an alarming majority of startups, even those with a great business proposition, get mauled by high operational costs, lack of skilled manpower and market fluctuations.

In such a situation, some find it comforting to put their entrepreneurial urge to use while staying on with their employers. Enter the ‘Intrapreneurs’ who combine the best of both worlds: a secure job that comes with the freedom to innovate, sans the risk. They also raise an interesting question: Even if the grass is greener on the other side, why not stick to the side you’re on right now?

StartupNation’s 2008 Home-Based 100 Competition Is Underway

StartupNation’s 2008 Home-Based 100 Competition is really interesting because it will give small or internet business owners the priceless exposure in national and local TV, radio, in newspapers and magazines, and on some of the largest, most influential websites on the web, MSN and StartupNation.

Well, the submission/voting of entries concluded the other day - September 30, 2008. I'm excited who will be this year's top 100 home based business. The stories of last year's winners are really inspiring for us who are aiming for an internet business start up or even those who already have put their right foot forward. Last year’s home-based 2007 small business winners are available to explore. So check it out!