Starting an Online Business For Dummies®, 6th Edition

Acknowledgments

One of the things I like best about this book is that it's a teaching tool that gives me a chance to share my knowledge — small business owner to small business owner — about computers, the Internet, and communicating your message to others in an interactive way. As any businessperson knows, most large-scale projects are a team effort.

While the online business landscape has changed since this book was first published, some basic principles remain the same. One is the fact that the most successful entrepreneurs also tend to be the ones who were the most generous with their time and experience. They taught me that the more helpful you are, the more successful you'll be in return.

I want to thank all those who were profiled as case studies. Thanks go to: John Moen of Graphic Maps; Jeremy G. Alicandri of SimplyVentures.com; Lucky Boyd of MyTexasMusic.com; Mike Holden of lp2cdsolutions; John Counsel of The Profit Clinic; Jeffrey E. Edelheit; Lars Hundley of Clean Air Gardening; Laura Milnor Iverson; Mark Lauer of General Tool and Repair; Doug Laughter of The Silver Connection; John Raddatz of SoftBear Shareware; Skye Ryan-Evans; Kharisma Ryantori; Sarah-Lou Morris of Alfresco; Judy Vorfeld of Office Support Services; Marques Vickers; and Scott Wills. Special recognition also goes to attorney David Adler (www.ecommerceattorney.com) for his assistance with Chapter 16.

I would also like to acknowledge some of my own colleagues who helped prepare and review the text and graphics ...