1.
Ebay model
Got junk or interesting products to sell? No problem! Hop on to
http://www.ebay.com . There
are millions and millions of visitors each day to the site. Just
create a free account, go through the help menu and you are ready
to start.
2. E-Affiliate/network marketing programs
You earn a commission if you are successful in selling affiliate
books, programs or network marketing programs. This business model
has advantages in that you do not have to create your own product
or write your own sales letter. You also get a replicated website
as an affiliate. All you need to do is to actively refer your
friends and market the product or program.
Go
to http://www.clickbank.com
for an extensive
range of affiliate products that you can represent.
4. E-Shopping model
In this model, you are interested to sell your goodies online.
Here, your website will feature pictures and clear descriptions,
shopping cart and a payment processor. However, if you are selling
physical products, you have to be address issues like warehousing
and delivery.
On
the other hand, there is no need to create a product yourself,
if you do not have one onhand. Simply go to directories such as
http://www.mydssd.com ,
http://www.ownawebstore.com andhttp://www.bizwarehouse.com
.
These sites will even handle the shipping and delivery for you.
5.
E-directory model
Here you create a free directory of various resources and links.
Your job is to drive traffic to this site. You make a revenue
from businesses who wish to advertise on your website or from
products that you sell from this website.
6.
E-Create-a-product Model
This can be in the form of either a digital book or software product.
There are lots of advantages of doing an e-book. An e-book is
low cost to produce as you just need to write it once and update
the contents as and when necessary. You also get to keep all the
profits as there is no need to go through a publishing house
Similar
advantages also exist for producing a software product. The difference
between producing an e-book and a downloadable software product
is that you can charge more for the lattar due its higher perceived
value and thus earn a higher profit.
7.
E-Membership Model
In this business model, you create a high quality, content-rich
site and charge your members a subscription every month in order
to use your site’s resources. This is a good business model
to follow as it helps you earn a recurring income. However, you
must be able to continually update its content; otherwise, your
members have no incentive to stay.
8.
E-Professional Services Model
Here, you offer your skills to people who are looking for solutions
to their problems via the internet. For instance, if you are a
graphic designer, you can offer to design other people’s
websites for a fee. If you intend to freelance, you can always
advertise your expertise at http://www.elance.com
.
9.
E-Zine Model
In this model, you are publishing a content rich newsletter for
your subscribers in a particular interest group. You either earn
revenue from promoting on the related products advertised in your
newsletter or charging your members a subscription fee.
