Product Description

Practical advice for Internet beginners who want to explore the new online frontier

With his hugely popular Neatest Little Guide series, Jason Kelly has established a reputation for providing sound business and investment expertise in an accessible format. With The Neatest Little Guide to Making Money Online, Kelly reaches out to the burgeoning segment of people who are intrigued yet intimidated by the power of the Internet as a business tool. Kelly provides readers with all the information they need to set up their own online business and earn extra money. This practical, step-by-step guide shows how to:

Select an Internet service provider and register an Internet address
Design a website-from purchasing the right software to keeping navigation simple and content fresh
Market a website through newsletters, discussion forums, and reciprocal links

Written with Jason Kelly's trademark flair, The Neatest Little Guide to Making Money Online helps readers get connected-and on their way to earning money. Filled with advice and tips from business experts, it will have people up and running in no time.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #63788 in Books
• Published on: 2000-01-06
• Released on: 2000-01-06
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 187 pages

From Amazon.com
After penning three popular Neatest Little Guides that deliver helpful information on investing and personal finance in user-friendly terms, Jason Kelly has moved away from personal money management with The Neatest Little Guide to Making Money Online. But, as he explains from the outset, in reality this is merely an offshoot of his previous books, because it focuses on "a new way to make additional money so that you actually have something left to manage after the bills have been paid." Those who have a worthwhile product to sell or service to provide--and who fully understand that no advice, no matter how clear and insightful, can ever guarantee success on the Net--will find it as comprehensive and useful as Kelly's earlier efforts. Under the "Getting Online Can Boost Your Bottom Line" mantra, it addresses every step, from the preliminary (buying the right computer, selecting the proper Web-hosting company, building and tracking your site) to the advanced (getting listed with top search engines, encouraging visitors to make your site their home page, using autoresponders to close sales), involved in making "your site the best it can be." --Howard Rothman

From Booklist
Some readers may be more inclined to pick up a book that bills itself as a "neat little guide" than one that targets "dummies," but Kelly's intentions are the same as the authors who write those other books. He aims to simplify a subject that seems intimidating and make it accessible and understandable. Kelly's "neatest" series includes such topics as the stock market, mutual funds, and personal finance. Kelly also conducts money management seminars and is a frequent guest on financial talk shows. This latest guide extols the moneymaking potential of the Internet. Kelly details how to select the right computer, Internet service provider, Web browser, and e-mail program. He explains how to find information online and use the Internet as a medium for personal networking. He also provides tips on creating a Web site and recommends becoming an online affiliate (selling other companies' products for commission). Kelly concludes with specific advice on how to market one's site as well as use it to sell advertising. David Rouse

About the Author
Jason Kelly is the author of The Neatest Little Guide to Mutual Fund Investing, The Neatest Little Guide to Stock Market Investing, and The Neatest Little Guide to Personal Finance. He conducts seminars on money management and can be seen as a frequent guest on CNN's financial network. He lives in Los Angeles, California.

Customer Reviews

The Neatest Book I've Read in a While
Jason Kelly's book The Neatest Little Guide to Making Money Online has been an invaluable asset to helping me to start my own on-line business. I had been wanting to have my own business for several years and didn't know where to start. Coming across his guide in a local bookstore was a stroke of luck. Here was a way to start a business almost risk free cost-wise, and it was also dependent on no one but myself. The book is geared to different levels of computer knowledge from the very beginner, to those who have some knowledge in certain areas like myself. I was able to read the intro and first chapter, skip the part about buying a computer and dive right into the software bit. Now I have a web site geared to something that I love making (Caesar Salad), and I get to use my artistic talents that I haven't known what to do with for so many years. I continually refer back to Mr. Kelly's book as a guide to see what I have to do next. I have followed his advice as to free services that have helped me to become listed with search engines and directories. Now I just have to wait and see what happens (and update my site of course). And if nothing happens it's okay because my investment has been very low-just a few dollars per month. A "neat little guide" indeed.

Great Value For The Money
Succinct, informative, and well-written, The Neatest Little Guide To Making Money Online is a great value. Admittedly, I am a novice at making money online, but in my opinion this book is a great starting place. Jason Kelly loads this book with well-researched resources for all aspects of successful website development, almost always suggesting reliable FREE alternatives to the pay-for-service resources on the net. It is fun and easy to read, and it contains no filler. Recommended.

An online business dream can come true.
For anyone interested in operating an online business,this is the book for you!Jason Kelly walks you through every step and covers all the bases in simple informative language that is consise and thorough. The book is fast and easy reading.Its greatest attribute is how Mr.Kelly demonstrates realistic achievements that are possible with an online business. No get rich schemes,just sensible suggestions and guidelines that make sense. I look foward to getting my business started.I keep"The Neatest Little Guide to Making Money Online"right next to my computer.