Comments on: Reader Question: Why Do (Internet) Businesses Fail? http://www.startuphustle.com/2007/12/03/reader-question-why-do-internet-businesses-fail/ Adventures in Marketing Internet Startups Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:43:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Billionaire Business Strategies http://www.startuphustle.com/2007/12/03/reader-question-why-do-internet-businesses-fail/#comment-103 Billionaire Business Strategies Wed, 05 Dec 2007 02:42:38 +0000 http://www.startuphustle.com/2007/12/03/reader-question-why-do-internet-businesses-fail/#comment-103 Don't forget that it's also hard to get noticed in a sea of 60,000,000 plus websites. No matter what you try to do there will already be 10,000 other websites ahead of you who got all their incoming links back in the 1990s when people still gave out helpful links. Don’t forget that it’s also hard to get noticed in a sea of 60,000,000 plus websites. No matter what you try to do there will already be 10,000 other websites ahead of you who got all their incoming links back in the 1990s when people still gave out helpful links.

]]> By: Scott Clark http://www.startuphustle.com/2007/12/03/reader-question-why-do-internet-businesses-fail/#comment-101 Scott Clark Tue, 04 Dec 2007 20:42:51 +0000 http://www.startuphustle.com/2007/12/03/reader-question-why-do-internet-businesses-fail/#comment-101 The sooner people realize that Internet businesses are just "modern" businesses... but still SMBs with all the same pitfalls and risk, the better. The book by Seth Godin called 'The Dip" speaks to this topic. If you know when to quit... before you've sunk your life into something that won't work, you can try something different. Just don't stop in the middle. Either don't start, or go all the way. The web gives you lots of ways to explore the feasibility of an idea, for both web-centric and product-centric sites. It just takes a good sense of analytics and some knowledge of experiment design. See Tim Ferris' book for some examples of using Google Adwords to establish consumer interest without surveys. The sooner people realize that Internet businesses are just “modern” businesses… but still SMBs with all the same pitfalls and risk, the better.

The book by Seth Godin called ‘The Dip” speaks to this topic. If you know when to quit… before you’ve sunk your life into something that won’t work, you can try something different. Just don’t stop in the middle. Either don’t start, or go all the way.

The web gives you lots of ways to explore the feasibility of an idea, for both web-centric and product-centric sites. It just takes a good sense of analytics and some knowledge of experiment design. See Tim Ferris’ book for some examples of using Google Adwords to establish consumer interest without surveys.

]]> By: Jansie Blom http://www.startuphustle.com/2007/12/03/reader-question-why-do-internet-businesses-fail/#comment-100 Jansie Blom Tue, 04 Dec 2007 15:10:24 +0000 http://www.startuphustle.com/2007/12/03/reader-question-why-do-internet-businesses-fail/#comment-100 we started an internet company two years ago, and thought the money was gonna roll in. It's been a real struggle, but it seems we're getting the hang of it. it must be said, we knew absolutely nothing about web design or web marketing up until two years ago. it's been a huge learning experience for us. i would not go back to my previous job though! i think online is the way to go... we started an internet company two years ago, and thought the money was gonna roll in. It’s been a real struggle, but it seems we’re getting the hang of it. it must be said, we knew absolutely nothing about web design or web marketing up until two years ago. it’s been a huge learning experience for us. i would not go back to my previous job though! i think online is the way to go…

]]> By: bizdig.com http://www.startuphustle.com/2007/12/03/reader-question-why-do-internet-businesses-fail/#comment-97 bizdig.com Mon, 03 Dec 2007 18:10:30 +0000 http://www.startuphustle.com/2007/12/03/reader-question-why-do-internet-businesses-fail/#comment-97 <strong>Why Do (Internet) Businesses Fail?...</strong> If you research why businesses fail on Google, most of the answers have mainly to do with money management or founder experience issues. These explanations seem to be focused on more traditional brick and mortar (B&M) businesses.... Why Do (Internet) Businesses Fail?…

If you research why businesses fail on Google, most of the answers have mainly to do with money management or founder experience issues. These explanations seem to be focused on more traditional brick and mortar (B&M) businesses….

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