Small business Internet for dummies
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Small business Internet for dummies
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Foster City, CA : IDG Books, c1998.
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----For dummies
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xxii, 383 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. + 1 computer laser optical disc (4 3/4 in.).
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Table of contents http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/toc/97-81222.html
Numéro international normalisé des livres (ISBN):
9780764502880
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Provides information on making the most of the Internet in a small business setting. The text starts with information on getting connected, choosing a service provider and accessing software and hardware needs. It then explains how to help employees use the Internet, monitoring their use and working with off-site employees. The book tells readers how to improve communications by reaching out with e-mail, starting online discussion groups, hooking up with Internet phone, video-conferencing and more.
Table des matières
Introduction | p. 1 |
A Little Pep Talk | p. 1 |
Where This Book Is Coming From | p. 2 |
How to Use This Book | p. 2 |
What This Book Assumes | p. 3 |
What's Where in This Book | p. 3 |
Conventions Used in This Book | p. 5 |
Icons Used in This Book | p. 5 |
Feedback! | p. 6 |
Part I Getting Started | p. 7 |
Chapter 1 Making a Splash on the Internet | p. 9 |
Small Business Success Stories | p. 10 |
Grab that brass ring | p. 11 |
Jump Right In, the Water's Fine! | p. 13 |
Step-by-step Internet for bootstrappers | p. 13 |
Low-cost Internet access | p. 16 |
A no-cost Internet presence | p. 17 |
The Study, Report, Propose Approach | p. 18 |
What's behind the Internet hype? | p. 20 |
Why get on the Net? | p. 27 |
How to succeed in business (online) without even crying | p. 31 |
Working Smart: Avoiding Internet Fallacies | p. 33 |
Fallacy #1 You have to advertise | p. 33 |
Fallacy #2 You need a home page | p. 33 |
Fallacy #3 You can expect to rake in the cash | p. 33 |
Fallacy #4 This is gonna break the bank | p. 34 |
Fallacy #5 The Net has no rules | p. 34 |
How Do You Spell Success? | p. 35 |
Getting hits | p. 35 |
E-mail inquiries | p. 36 |
Orders | p. 36 |
Employee satisfaction | p. 36 |
Increased productivity | p. 36 |
Chapter 2 Getting What You Need without Seeing Red | p. 37 |
Scenarios for Conducting Business Online | p. 38 |
Your Internet Shopping List | p. 40 |
Best Bets for Net Hardware | p. 44 |
What kind of computer do you need? | p. 45 |
Modems | p. 46 |
Using routers to direct traffic | p. 46 |
Security systems | p. 48 |
Internet software | p. 48 |
Finding the Right Software Wares | p. 48 |
Server software | p. 49 |
All-in-one Internet gateways | p. 50 |
Chapter 3 Making the Right Connections | p. 51 |
Making the Right Connection? | p. 53 |
Dial M for modem | p. 54 |
Direct connections to the Net on the cheap | p. 59 |
Megabits, gigabits, terabits, hike! | p. 62 |
How to Choose an Internet Service Provider | p. 64 |
Commercial providers versus ISPs | p. 64 |
Searching for an Internet Service Provider | p. 66 |
Where to find ISPs | p. 66 |
Major Internet on-ramps | p. 67 |
Local access providers | p. 67 |
Web hosting services | p. 67 |
Deciding which setup is best for you | p. 68 |
Chapter 4 Shake Hands with the Internet | p. 69 |
Understanding Protocols | p. 70 |
How Web Browsers Work | p. 72 |
All-in-one Internet navigators | p. 73 |
Easy E-Mail on the Internet | p. 75 |
Using standard Internet software | p. 76 |
Trying out the online services | p. 77 |
Sticking with your existing e-mail software | p. 77 |
ABCs of FTP | p. 78 |
Serving up software with FTP | p. 78 |
FTP client software | p. 80 |
Joining in Usenet Discussions | p. 81 |
Real-Time Communications Software | p. 81 |
Getting together with Internet Relay Chat | p. 82 |
Making Internet phone calls | p. 82 |
Videoconferencing | p. 83 |
Older Internet Technologies | p. 83 |
Burrowing with Gopher | p. 84 |
Searching with WAIS | p. 84 |
Getting down to basics: Telnet | p. 84 |
Part II Bringing the Internet to Your Employees | p. 85 |
Chapter 5 Helping Your Employees Use the Internet | p. 87 |
Learning the Net on the Net | p. 88 |
Suggestions for beginners' Internet sites | p. 88 |
Beginners' books you can buy | p. 90 |
Magazines about the Internet | p. 90 |
Developing an Internet-Savvy Staff | p. 92 |
Deciding who gets Internet access | p. 92 |
Sharing modems in an office network | p. 93 |
Identifying techies who can help you | p. 93 |
Encouraging employees to help one another | p. 93 |
Setting acceptable use policies | p. 94 |
Start with Your Internal Intranet | p. 95 |
How intranets work | p. 95 |
How intranets differ from other LANs | p. 96 |
Using an intranet to collaborate | p. 96 |
Pilot Projects to Get You Started | p. 96 |
The new employees' Web site | p. 97 |
Adding e-mail addresses and URLs to business cards | p. 98 |
Chapter 6 Working with Off-Site Employees | p. 99 |
Getting Connected, Internet Style | p. 99 |
Making All Employees Part of the Family | p. 100 |
Setting up an office that's not too remote | p. 101 |
Scheduling software you can use | p. 101 |
Consultants and Web Site Developers for Hire | p. 107 |
Wanted: A Webmaster | p. 108 |
Transfers Are Smooth with FTP and E-Mail | p. 109 |
Intruders, Keep Out! | p. 109 |
Part III Improving Communication | p. 111 |
Chapter 7 Reaching Out with E-Mail | p. 113 |
Learning to Speak E-Mail Like a Native | p. 115 |
Following the e-mail trail | p. 115 |
Attaching files | p. 119 |
Choosing the Right E-Mail Software | p. 120 |
Features to look for | p. 122 |
Internet e-mail standbys | p. 122 |
Browser built-ins | p. 126 |
Other Ways to E-Mail Information | p. 127 |
Use an Internet information service | p. 128 |
Setting up an e-mail server | p. 128 |
Using the UNIX vacation program | p. 131 |
Publicizing your information service | p. 131 |
E-mail newsletters | p. 132 |
Employee Considerations | p. 133 |
Minding your "cc's" and "to's": E-mail etiquette | p. 133 |
Wait before you send | p. 134 |
Respect privacy | p. 134 |
Multimedia e-mail: Adding images and sounds | p. 135 |
Using Mailing Lists | p. 136 |
Creating a mailing list with Outlook Express | p. 137 |
Hiring an automatic mailing list service | p. 141 |
Chapter 8 Niche Marketing with Discussion Groups | p. 143 |
Finding Your Niche | p. 143 |
Understanding Discussion Group Communications | p. 145 |
Finding Internet discussion groups | p. 146 |
Anatomy of a discussion group article | p. 148 |
Searching Groups for Potential Customers | p. 149 |
Netiquette | p. 149 |
Avoiding flames | p. 149 |
Answering questions | p. 150 |
Placing ads and notices | p. 150 |
Starting a Usenet Discussion Group | p. 150 |
Creating an alt discussion group | p. 151 |
Creating a "Big Seven" group | p. 152 |
Creating a Discussion Area with FrontPage | p. 153 |
Creating pages | p. 153 |
Editing pages | p. 156 |
Publishing your pages | p. 157 |
Testing your pages | p. 157 |
Starting a discussion | p. 158 |
Monitoring discussion | p. 158 |
What you can do with an online discussion group | p. 158 |
Chapter 9 Real-Time Communication | p. 161 |
Checking Your Equipment List | p. 162 |
Shopping for hardware | p. 163 |
Easy, No-Cost Solutions | p. 164 |
Chatting up your business | p. 164 |
Other Ways to Get Together | p. 171 |
Internet Phone | p. 172 |
Creating a business presence with Internet Phone | p. 172 |
Advanced conferencing with browser tools | p. 176 |
Using Netscape Conference | p. 177 |
Using Microsoft NetMeeting | p. 178 |
Other videoconferencing options | p. 179 |
Part IV Securing Your Business | p. 181 |
Chapter 10 Locking the Doors: Internet Security | p. 183 |
Concerns for Small Business Owners | p. 184 |
Problem? What problem? | p. 184 |
Viruses and macros | p. 184 |
Keeping track of who's who | p. 185 |
Theft | p. 185 |
Protect Yourself | p. 185 |
Picking good passwords | p. 186 |
Understanding Secure Sockets Layer | p. 186 |
Certificates and digital signatures | p. 187 |
Obtaining a personal certificate | p. 188 |
Encrypting your e-mail messages | p. 189 |
Installing a personal firewall | p. 192 |
Communication filter | p. 193 |
Protecting Your Office Network | p. 194 |
Keeping your Web site separate | p. 194 |
Setting up a line of defense | p. 195 |
Security with WinGate | p. 198 |
Chapter 11 Conducting Secure Commerce on the Net | p. 201 |
Advantages of Online Commerce | p. 202 |
Virtual Storefronts | p. 203 |
What Does Secure Commerce Mean? | p. 205 |
Setting Up a Secure Environment | p. 206 |
Choosing the right items to sell online | p. 206 |
Using the Web to make contact | p. 206 |
Finding a Secure Server | p. 208 |
Working with an Internet provider | p. 208 |
Interacting through Web page forms | p. 209 |
Installing your own server software | p. 210 |
Shopping cart transactions | p. 211 |
Working with CyberCash | p. 211 |
SETting the stage for commerce | p. 212 |
CyberCash and credit card payments | p. 212 |
Internet checks | p. 213 |
Micropayments | p. 214 |
Alternatives to Using Credit Cards Online | p. 215 |
Doing the e-commerce two-step | p. 215 |
Using First Virtual as a go-between | p. 216 |
Issuing ECash | p. 216 |
Other Secure Commerce Schemes | p. 216 |
Pretty Good Privacy | p. 216 |
Cybermalls | p. 217 |
Microsoft Wallet | p. 218 |
Sealing the deal | p. 218 |
Part V Selling Your Products | p. 219 |
Chapter 12 Getting the Word Out | p. 221 |
Setting Your Internet Advertising Goals | p. 222 |
Online versus Traditional Marketing | p. 223 |
Interactivity | p. 223 |
Cost | p. 223 |
Broadcasting versus narrowcasting | p. 224 |
Direct mail | p. 224 |
Relationship building | p. 224 |
Useful content sells | p. 224 |
Assembling Your Internet Publicity Toolkit | p. 225 |
Creating an Internet business card | p. 225 |
Define your business in 20 words or less | p. 230 |
Leave a trail of keywords to help the Net searchers | p. 230 |
Give visitors a home page worth returning to | p. 231 |
Banner ad | p. 232 |
Delivering Results with E-Mail | p. 237 |
Keeping an address book | p. 237 |
E-mail newsletters | p. 238 |
Games and giveaways | p. 238 |
Alerting the media | p. 238 |
Free Publicity on the Web | p. 240 |
Search services | p. 240 |
Internet indexes | p. 242 |
Why Yahoo! Is Good for You | p. 243 |
Write a good Yahoo! ad | p. 243 |
Exchanging links | p. 244 |
Shopping malls | p. 245 |
Making partnerships | p. 245 |
Paying for Publicity Help on the Web | p. 247 |
Ad agencies | p. 247 |
Announcement services | p. 248 |
Placing banner ads | p. 248 |
Ad networks | p. 249 |
Building Relationships with Usenet | p. 249 |
Being an expert | p. 249 |
Becoming a Resource with FTP | p. 250 |
Chapter 13 Putting Your Web Site to Work | p. 251 |
When Should You Do It Yourself? | p. 253 |
Web Site Models to Follow | p. 256 |
An online store | p. 256 |
A "just the facts" Web site | p. 257 |
Customer service site | p. 257 |
An E-zine | p. 258 |
An intranet site | p. 259 |
Weaving Your Site on the Web | p. 259 |
Don't worry about HTML | p. 259 |
Rely on your Web page software to make the job easier | p. 261 |
Tips for Making Great Web pages | p. 270 |
Tip #1 Give people a reason to (re)visit | p. 271 |
Tip #2 Remember your audience | p. 271 |
Tip #3 Remember your other publications | p. 271 |
Tip #4 Do one thing at a time | p. 271 |
Tip #5 Care and feeding of your Web pages | p. 272 |
Tip #6 Don't send visitors away | p. 272 |
Tip #7 Proofread, check, and test your page | p. 273 |
Dressing UP Your Web Page | p. 273 |
Adding images and colors | p. 273 |
Getting Your Page Online | p. 274 |
Finding a host | p. 275 |
Getting a domain name | p. 276 |
Transporting files through FTP space | p. 277 |
Chapter 14 Customer Service on the Internet | p. 279 |
Online Customer Service Must-Haves | p. 280 |
Making it easy for customers to find you | p. 282 |
Building Relationships with Online Forms | p. 284 |
How Web page forms work | p. 284 |
Using Web page tools to create forms the easy way | p. 286 |
Low-tech alternatives | p. 287 |
Customer Service = Information | p. 289 |
Chapter 15 Creating Online Catalogs and Other Publications | p. 291 |
Getting Your Catalog Online | p. 292 |
Just the facts, ma'am | p. 292 |
Bells and whistles | p. 292 |
Preparing content | p. 294 |
Using conversion programs | p. 296 |
Convert your database to Web pages | p. 296 |
Capture images | p. 298 |
Creating an Electronic Newsletter | p. 298 |
Becoming a news hound | p. 299 |
Start typing! | p. 300 |
Format your newsletter | p. 300 |
Sending your newsletter | p. 302 |
Get an ISSN number | p. 303 |
Starting Your Own Mailing List | p. 303 |
Picking a type of mailing list | p. 304 |
Finding a host | p. 305 |
Setting up a list with ListSTAR | p. 305 |
E-mail on demand | p. 306 |
Using Netcasting to Push Your Content | p. 306 |
Starting Your Own Channel | p. 307 |
Chapter 16 Market Research -- and More -- on the Internet | p. 309 |
Becoming an Internet Power Searcher | p. 310 |
Hmm ... where do I start? | p. 310 |
Understanding Web search engines | p. 311 |
Setting up a personal Internet index | p. 315 |
Using personalized/customized news services | p. 316 |
Finding people and businesses | p. 316 |
Searching Other Parts of the Net | p. 317 |
Digging for FTP riches | p. 317 |
Fun with Gopher, Veronica, and Jughead | p. 319 |
Business resources on the online services | p. 320 |
If Your Computer's on the Fritz | p. 322 |
Software resources | p. 322 |
Hardware problems | p. 323 |
Where to buy hardware | p. 323 |
Business Information You Can Find Online | p. 324 |
Part VI The Part of Tens | p. 327 |
Chapter 17 Ten Ways to Make Your Business Site Sizzle | p. 329 |
Ten Cool Web Page Eye-Grabbers | p. 329 |
Presentation is everything | p. 330 |
Search engine helpers | p. 332 |
An FTP site | p. 332 |
Improving communication | p. 333 |
Some JavaScript tricks | p. 334 |
Chapter 18 Ten Small Business Internet Success Stories | p. 337 |
Big-Time Internet Success Stories | p. 337 |
The personal touch: Virtual Vineyards | p. 337 |
Competing effectively: Auto-By-Tel | p. 338 |
Building a brand: Amazon.com | p. 339 |
Casting a Wide Net | p. 339 |
Rounding up cowpokes: Ranchweb | p. 339 |
An online authority: Gregory Siskind, Attorney | p. 340 |
One-to-one dialogue: Charter Sailing Unlimited | p. 341 |
Give 'Em What They Want | p. 341 |
Do one thing, do it well: SkyWeyr Technologies | p. 341 |
Target passionate interests: Cameta Camera | p. 342 |
No business too local: Scaife's Butcher Shop | p. 342 |
Making connections: Garden Escape | p. 343 |
Part VII Appendixes | p. 345 |
Appendix A Online Resources for Small Business | p. 347 |
Appendix B About the CD-ROM | p. 355 |
Index | p. 365 |
License Agreement | p. 382 |
Installation Instructions | p. 384 |
Book Registration Information |
IDG Books,
Livres
Holden, Greg.
Holden, Greg.
Stylus Media (Group)
1998
9780764502880
Foster City, CA : IDG Books, c1998.
SD_ILS:664264
SBDC 658.84 HOLD (WELLS FARGO BLDG)
Small business Internet for dummies
Small business Internet for dummies
Small business Internet for dummies
----For dummies
--For dummies.
Small business Internet for dummies
Holden, Greg.
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