Who is Making Money on the Internet?
by Corey Rudl, President, Marketingtips.com We are going to discuss some of the different types of businesses on the net and how they make their money. We will then discuss some basic “internet business models” you can use to make money online as many people still don’t understand the concept of these business models. There are only four basic types of companies doing business with any impact in cyberspace today: Large Corporations (A.K.A. “Fat Cats”) Many of these companies don’t do anything to promote online, perhaps thinking their URL and external promotions are sufficient. And they are probably often correct in approaching the net this way. The ones that do promote online prefer to purchase banner advertising on high traffic sites; a tactic that apparently pays off (We are talking here about huge companies like Pennzoil, Nike, CNN, etc.). Medium Sized, Savvy Businesses (A.K.A.”Risk Takers”) The companies referred to here are the electronic cowboys like Yahoo (the search engine), Ne
