Web Business Model: Which Is Better?

Web business model
one are what I call 'selling sites'. Are you aware that there are basically two
types of business sites on the Web? Recently capitalism on the Web is thriving
more than normal. It is important to note that due to the near baking system
collapse, more people are seeking ways to make money at home and starting a
business online. And this is also where many Web businesses get into trouble.
It really wont matter whether your home business ideas are for making money
working from home or simply providing an information site. You can distinguish
this first business model because they generally have little or no informational
content for their visitors. If you have noticed, most people on the Web are
searching for information. Yet this model does not satisfy those people.
Also, this web business model for the most part are simply advertising messages.
Do you really want a serious web business? This type of website has the flavor
of a desperate salesman/woman and near the end of their introduction page (if
they have more than more pages) , their visitors are urged to purchase a product
or service right away. This type of website makes people want to click the red
'x' as soon as possible because they are not searching for advertisements, they
are looking for information or solutions.
This is not to say that people are not making money with this type of business
model, but this type of site is set up for making one-time sales. If you are
planning to use this Internet business model, your visitors have little
opportunity at all to build long-lasting relationships for purchasing from you.
By the way, the biggest expense in getting a customer to purchase is getting
them to purchase from you the first time.
So, if you succeed in getting them to purchase for the first time, what do you
think would happen if you make arrangements to build a relationship with that
customer, and (over time) influence them to make additional purchases? That way
when they do purchase a second time, it would be like having a secret asset
(your database) that you can use at a moments notice for added revenue, and your
opportunity cost would be next to zero because you did not have to prospect them
all over again.
The process described above is called the LTV (life-time value) of a customer.
If you are not considering the LTV of your customers like in the web business
model above, you have little chance of ever making a second purchase with those
customers; it is similar to you trying to fill up the ocean with a bucket with
no bottom.

(LTV of a customer is the ultimate business leverage for
cashflow)
Internet business model two are what I call "content sites." The owners of this
type of site are called an
Infopreneur.
This type of site is created for visitors that are looking for information or
solutions. You will not see advertising all over those kinds of sites. True
enough, you will see ads, but they will be modest and tend to blend into the
content of the site.
The web site traffic that comes to this type of site are those looking for a
theme (not ads), so the content of this web business model will always stick to
the topic that the visitor is looking for. Otherwise, they will continue surfing
the Net until they find what they are looking for.
Certainly this type of site is geared for building long-lasting business
relationships. The owners of these kinds of sites love providing quality content
for their visitors.
Visitors to this type of site tend to visit longer, likewise, they tend to refer
people to the site. It is a win-win for the owner when they promote a business
mission statement that considers the LTV of their customers as part of their
business research.(Ref.
article)
Web
Business model 2 (content site)
example:
I have been working from home for
many years and to me is is still a toss-up as to which is actually better.
Online wisdom and experience always says depending on the business startup
costs, I am lead by my heart and finances when faced with this decision.
Ultimately it will be your choice.
I truly hope I have been helpful to you in knowing which
web business model is which and how you can capitalize on them both. Just
be certain that targeted web site traffic is the goal for getting cash
in hand visitors.
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