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Out of curiosity, just wanna find out how many of u out there does business on the internet?

Care to share your experiences? Passive income possibility?

Is the .......... eOneNet.com's poster girl Fione Tan who claimed to have made big bucks from the net .............. for REAL ??

If you search the internet for famous internet marketeers, you will be able to find a circle of people like corey rudl, mark joyner, joe vitale, etc. One of Singapore's famous internet marketer has to be ewen chia. Fíone's name doesn't come up as one of those. Not too sure whether Fione Tan is making money on the internet. However, she is definitely making money teaching people how to make money on the internet....

But then again, there some people making tons of making on the internet who are not exactly well known. I know of someone making 20-30k US$/month from affiliate programs. The top ebay affiliates (not sellers) earn a 6 figure sum/month.

certainly in US or the very developed countries.

the internet penetration rate is just not high enough in Singapore yet. Even the 60 yrs old grandpa and grannies in US is IT and Internet savvy! Until this generation dies out, and replace by our current generation, then Internet business in Singapore will BOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

While i don't know if internet business has a future, it certainly has a illustrous past. (internet bloom and bust of '97-00)

Alvin says he is earning $2000 to $3000 a month without lifting a finger thru automated selling on Ebay, achieving financial freedom & getting out of the rat race in his early twenties. Maybe you can start with him.

Thank you for mentioning me Tommy. However just to clarify that I haven't achieved financial freedom nor gottan out of the rat race. The money i earn monthly is a mere pittance compared to others out there (even in Singapore), in short I have merely scrape the surface of this lucative industry.

To add on to what Mudnik mentioned, ewen chia is a rather popular singaporean internet marketer, you can find out more info abt him at www.ewenchia.com, another famous singaporean internet marketer would be Mok Jo Han, in fact the two of them have teamed up start a partnership called Midas Touch. Likewise I have never heard abt Fiona except for that tiny ad in the newspapers.

As for the comment by Sky, I think it doesn't really matter whether internet penetration rate is lower in Singapore. After all the main purpose of an internet business is to reach a global market Though of coz there are some home-based internet business and brick & mortar companies that choose to merely target the local market.

So as a whole there is definitely money to be made on the internet. One just needs to do the homework,research and come out with a creative product. Or maybe just be an affiliate if you have high targetted customers comin to your domain.

Thanks for the enlightenment Alvin, Tommy & Sky!

BTW is starting a "biz" on eBay considered also an internet business?

yes

As always you're being humble, Alvin. :)

While you're not, say, sitting on big pile of cash. You're certainly make $2-3k a month while still studying in university. That alone put way above your peers who will likely to graduate and work their ass off everyday for SG$2k. Not to mention Poly/JC grads who would be drawing $1k+ paycheck instead.

All this and not even a ounce of effort (after setting up) since its all automatic and income is passive.

Good job! You might very well become the next Adam Khoo in days to come. Keep up the good work.

Eh not being humble tommy. Just stating facts. And also never know what sleeping dragons lurk among Projectsenso.

Yes while I'm slightly doing better than the average undergrad in terms of income now. Grades wise I'm not faring that well in school. I might lose out if I don't grow my income faster in the future. The top students would most prob secure good jobs and advance fast up the corporate ladder if they play their cards right. So in a sense I might be discounting my future income now.

And anyways u know how my spending habits are. Need to be more frugal

Adam Khoo? aiming for much much higher...heh. =)

sad but very true........all entrepreneur wannabes are taking a very big risk

so what should we do to make more people come and visit our web site beside using words in our search engine

why do people visit web site

is it good too to do pop up on their web site?

Self-claimed successful netpreneurs like Jo Han Mok are craps... visited his website and all those sucky looking popups... I was like *heck* are they?

$2000 to $3000 a month passive income without doing anything is already 10000% better than graduated working 8am to 6pm earning $2k a month!!

hope you succeed in turning those $2k-3k a mth into $4k-6k a mth! Then u can basically forget abt your degree liao. XD

hi alfiee.

i am very curious how u make $2k - $3k p/mth on the net.
pls share with us how to do it. and what are you selling on ebay. plus how you go about doing it. i genuinely wish to find out how to do what you do.

trade secret

Does anyone here has any experience with eBooks? Can explain what they are? Any rumous/craps/advice....etc etc?

Ebooks are books in pdf format that you can view on your computer?

yup

who will want to read a book in pdf format when there are hardcopies available?

shh... just found out I need a credit card for a Paypal account ???!!! I don't have one !!!  :evil:

how does a pdf work?

than what about .net it work as a data base right?

Forget about pdfs... 98% of the world population are basically using either pirated, code breakers, illegally downloaded or 'stolen' (borrowed) softwares not mentioning about Adobe PDF.

Guess it's tough creating software goods...

use a debit card

can inter-bank trns the money to me, I use my paypal account to pay for you.

Ebooks in pdf formats can be more convenient. Some people prefer to read on the computer; some can even read on their palm while travelling.
A pdf is a type of file format that can be opened using your adobe acrobat reading. Most documents on the web are stored as pdf format.

haha, agree..

Hi all. I'm pretty new to this forum, but from what i've read so far, i must say i'm sufficiently impressed enough by the entrepurnuerial spirit and business knowledge shown here by the forum members, for me to come in here everyday to read the threads and postings.
 
 Anyway i'm pretty interested in exploring eBay as a form of earning passive income when i'm still studying (am currently 3rd year in NUS). Been researching on it. However since i have not done any internet transaction before, i have queries that i hope anyone can answer me.  

 Lets say i order something from a website and i give my credit card no., will there be a chance of any over-deduction? Is there anyway to avoid situation such as this? And if this opposite party is not considered the established kind (in this i mean something like Amazon.com) , won't getting back money be difficult?
 
Ok i know my question sounds a bit stupid, but i just wanna make sure especially when online transaction is foreign to me, and may be potentially risky.  Will appreciate a lot if anyone can answer them. Thanks a million!

As long as the website is reputable and ethical, there shouldn't be any problems. For online purchase, if you discover that you did not make that transaction, you can ask for your bank to make a chargeback.

Actually, buying things online is no less risky than using your credit card in your daily life. Have you used your credit card at restaurants before? The waiter could have just as easily copied your card details and use it to buy something online. All before you discover it.

Hey thanks mudnik for your reply. Yeah i agree that using credit card has its risks...regardless of where and when it's used, like the example you mentioned. However that doesn't mean i should be any less cautious. I'm just worried the website may be unethical, and anyhow deduct, which will pose a big problem in getting it back later. There is no way to find out, unless i know it's established. I guess such risks are inevitable. Anyway thanks again for your reply.

PS. I;m really beginning to like this community. Can identify with the crowd here  :D

At the end of the month when you receive your statement and discover the fraud, you can always call the credit card company and you don't have to pay anything. I think its part of the perks you get for signing up a credit card. (debit cards are a different story)