"The New Internet - FREE VS FEE"

Written by A.T.Rendon


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Their Basic FREE service is now little more than a Business Card Web Page, with ads inserted and a forwarding email address.

The next step up is their Charter service which allows members 35mb of disk space with a monthly fee of $7.95. On top of that, there is also a set-up fee of $7.95.

It is VERY doubtful that they will continue to boast of nearly 1 MILLION members.

Especially when you consider that there are still many web sites around that providerepparttar same level of service for FREE on which Bizland.com wants to start charging a monthly fee.

A survey in our FBCN newsletter clearly showed that 100% of our 282 respondents, would NOT pay a fee for service or content they can aquire elsewhere for FREE.

Perhaps some online businesses can get away with now charging a FEE for previously FREE services or content.

However, any business playing withrepparttar 119119 idea of changing their structure would do well to researchrepparttar 119120 competition.

The Internet was born on a FREE exchange of ideas.

I do feel we will NEVER seerepparttar 119121 complete removal of all FREE based services fromrepparttar 119122 Internet.

However, it is only natural to presume that some online businesses MUST charge a fee or cease to exist.

Which ones will depend onrepparttar 119123 unique type of service or content that they provide.

However, I predict thatrepparttar 119124 most valuable properties online will be those that have a business model based on BOTH FREE content and services, but with FEE based content and services that are much more enhanced.

The promise of a FREE service or content will continue to drive traffic to a web site. Once there, visitors will be givenrepparttar 119125 option of paying to receive PREMIUM or ENHANCED service and content.

That will berepparttar 119126 nature of , "The New Internet".

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"The Changing Internet Community"

Written by A.T.Rendon


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First, anyone wanting to do business online should refine their target market.

Who is your customer?

When you can effectively answer this question, you have wonrepparttar battle for online dollars and you are well on your way to winningrepparttar 119118 war.

Second, refinerepparttar 119119 needs that you will fulfill by tapping into your target market.

If you know how to addressrepparttar 119120 needs of your market, it will pointrepparttar 119121 way on how to attract them to your offer(s).

And, finally, Third,repparttar 119122 more people that do come online,repparttar 119123 greater potential for you to succeed.

Of justrepparttar 119124 American Internet users, numbering 163 million, how many would you guess are interesting in doing some sort of business online?

If you are to be a success at doing business online, then it is essential that you keep abreast ofrepparttar 119125 latest changes.

The Internet isrepparttar 119126 most awesome communications medium to which people are exposed on a global scale. And it is still too soon to say it is going to be such and such or so and so.

The Internet is in a state of constant change.

Be ready to adapt.

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