Internet Business Models

Although the Internet has gone through a major shake out there are many solid business models which remain viable. Here are some of the categories of Internet business models in current use:

• Products
• Specialized Services
• Information Industries
• Internet Careers
• Electronic Publishing
• Advertising
• Brokerage Model
• Market Exchange
• Distributor
• Virtual Mall
• Metamediary
• Auction Broker
• Reverse Auction
• Classifieds
• Advertising Model
• Generalized Portal
• Personalized Portal
• Specialized Portal
• Attention/Incentive Marketing
• Free Model
• Infomediary Model
• Registration Model
• Merchant Model
• Virtual Merchant
• Catalog Merchant
• Bit Vendor
• Manufacturer Model
• Affiliate Model
• Community Model
• Business Trading Community
• Utility Model
• Subscription Model

Both products and services, tangibles and intangibles are sold, traded and auctioned every minute of the day, 24/7. Popular sites include such diverse items as real estate, electronics, books, music, instructional videos, computer hardware, computer software, household items, clothing, jewelry - to name a few.

Some of the ways may use to evaluate an idea

Concept - Its it already proven? Does it match or parallel offline activities? Does it have a decent pricing model? Are fulfillment costs high or low? How many other sites are vying for that space? Is it regional or national/international? How much interest is there in it? Some of the most successful concepts we have seen have a degree of flexibility in their business models and products and were able to develop them over time.

For more information, please read our other articles on Web site business models (on the left panel above). However there are so many variables, we caution you to seek professional advice from us, and attorney and a CPA.

Please feel free to e-mail us with additional questions you may have.