Internet and World Wide Web Simplified, 3rd Edition

Internet and World Wide Web Simplified, 3rd Edition

$27.99   Amazon.com: Learning about the Net doesn’t get any easier than in this addition to the 3-D Visual Series from IDG. With its full-color illustrations and extremely brief text, Internet and World Wide Web Simplified is perfect for beginners. It starts with an introduction to the Internet, which explains what the Net has to offer, who pays for it, how it got started, and how you can get connected. The book then moves on to discuss the World Wide Web, browsers, plug-ins, security issues, Java, ActiveX, and VRML in simple terms. Other topics include e-mail, mailing lists, newsgroups, Internet Relay Chat (IRC), File Transfer Protocol (FTP), and multiplayer games. Internet and World Wide Web Simplified includes a good beginner’s directory to Web sites covering such subjects as where to find shareware programs, where to shop online, where to get information on a variety of topics, and more. The graphics are cute but never cross over the line to silly. If you know someone who has tried unsuccessfully to learn about the Net from other books, hand them this.

Starting an Online Business For Dummies, 4th Edition

$24.99   Book Description: So you want to own your own business, be your own boss, set your own hours, and make real money. If you’re comfortable with computers and have a marketable idea, service, or product, this guide will help you become an ontrepreneur (online entrepreneur). It covers everything you need to know to set up shop in cyberspace. You’ll find out about using established storefronts as a shortcut (sort of like setting up shop in a huge, established cybermall) or building your own Web site from scratch. You’ll explore: Doing research, defining your niche and target market, and putting it together in a practical business plan Getting the hardware and software you’ll need to get going Creating your own Web site with good organization, useful content, and eye-catching design, including ten must-have features and info on clip art and photos Selecting a Web hosting service (with info on free Web site homesteading) Setting up for handling business online, including building in security, accepting charge cards, creating shopping carts, and more Managing your goods and services, including sourcing goods, handling returns, adding shipping fees, and maintaining inventory Taking advantage of successful online business models, including storefronts such as Amazon.com, Yahoo!, CafePress, PayPal, or Microsoft that already have all the tools and systems, plus great traffic   Running a business on eBay Marketing your business and the secrets to search engine success Keeping good business records and staying on the right side of the law, including everything from trademarks , copyrights, and licensing to taxes, with info on accounting tools and software Written by e-biz whiz Greg Holden, Starting an Online Business For Dummies, Fourth Edition has all kinds of case studies of successful cyber businesses, including a woman who sells her own insect repellent, a mapmaker, a housewife who sells sweetener and coffee on eBay, a sculptor and painter, and more. Packed with inspiration and information, it includes: Lots of Web sites that will give you good ideas A companion Web site that includes an online directory of Internet business resources A list of legal and business requirements Get going, and build a booming business right at home. The only people you’ll have to take orders from are customers, and those are the kind of orders you’ll like!

Look Both Ways: Help Protect Your Family on the Internet

$14.99   Book Description: Learn the 14 ways in which you can help make the Internet a safer place for you and your family. You teach your children to look both ways before crossing the street. You tell them not to talk to strangers. But do you really know how to teach them to safely use the Internet? In this book, Linda Criddle, a leading child safety expert, offers a practical education about what is safe, what is not, and how taking a few precautions can help your children avoid putting themselves at risk. Discover what the risks are today and common ways in which people inadvertently expose themselves and accidentally reveal information. Learn how to be alert, avoid instant messaging and e-mail dangers, blog and play games safely, and avoid harassment and bullying. Look Both Ways is written by Linda Criddle, the child safety product manager for MSN and former investigative reporter, this book provides the practical information you need to protect yourself and your children from dangers on the Web.

Search Engine Optimization and Placement: An Internet Marketing Course for Webmasters

$19.95   Book Description: Discover how easy it is to: 1. Organize your promotion efforts 2. Write effective web copy for search engines 3. Understand the online directories 4. Find keywords 5. Write meta tags 6. Learn how the search engines work 7. Submit your web pages 8. Analyze your traffic The comprehensive guidebook takes internet promotion to the next level. It provides a step-by-step guide on how to improve your web site’s ranks in search engines and how to get your site listed in online directories. Included inside the book are worksheets that will help keep track of keywords, meta tags, where you’ve submitted your site, and more. Used in conjunction with the continually updated internet tutorial (links provided in the book), it is a thorough but easy to understand introduction to search engine promotion. Within a few hours, you will be optimizing your web pages for the engines.

Internet Riches: The Simple Money-making Secrets of Online Millionaires

$22.00   Book Description: Now anyone can be an online millionaire! These days it’s easier, cheaper, and safer than ever to start an Internet business using readily available technology and turnkey opportunities. In this strategy-packed guide, Scott Fox reveals the powerful but simple methods he and thousands of others have used to strike it rich on the Net. Exclusive interviews with “mom and pop” entrepreneurs prove how easy it is to get started and build a million-dollar enterprise. Readers get: * a guide to e-business opportunities, including “instant e-businesses” that require no start-up capital * strategies for making money from home and turning hobbies into businesses * marketing and product tips * legal and financial advice * a list of recommended vendors * years of expertise and experience in one easy-to-use book Internet Riches also features an action plan for brainstorming new business ideas, and exercises to help readers determine the best moves for their particular situations. Filled with practical pointers and inspiring interviews, it’s the most powerful book ever on starting and enjoying a million-dollar online business!

Online Education: Is It for You?

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