Comments for Business Online http://www.shandyisme.biz Sat, 15 May 2010 14:44:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on How to Make Real Money in Second Life : Boost Your Business, Market Your Services, and Sell Your Products in the World’s Hottest Virtual Community by Sue Koopman http://www.shandyisme.biz/45-how-to-make-real-money-in-second-life-boost-your-business-market-your-services-and-sell-your-products-in-the-worlds-hottest-virtual-community.html#comment-74 Sue Koopman Sat, 15 May 2010 14:44:03 +0000 http://www.shandyisme.biz/45-how-to-make-real-money-in-second-life-boost-your-business-market-your-services-and-sell-your-products-in-the-worlds-hottest-virtual-community.html#comment-74 This is an idea book: it gives lots of examples of how companies have enhanced their business by having a presence on Second Life (especially real estate examples). The book explains that you can align with your business; similar to how a web site can be very useful. But, the book cover says, "Learn how to: Create a cool avatar and connect with residents." There is no information on how to create an avatar. There is no technical how to anything (Freedman provides a list of folks who can create software for you). If you want to get ideas of what other commercial folks (mostly real estate) have done on Second Life, want to explore taxes and legal topics, this is a good start. But, I don't like to be told that the book is about x and, when you finish, you realize x was not even mentioned. Rating: 3 / 5 This is an idea book: it gives lots of examples of how companies have enhanced their business by having a presence on Second Life (especially real estate examples). The book explains that you can align with your business; similar to how a web site can be very useful. But, the book cover says, “Learn how to: Create a cool avatar and connect with residents.” There is no information on how to create an avatar. There is no technical how to anything (Freedman provides a list of folks who can create software for you). If you want to get ideas of what other commercial folks (mostly real estate) have done on Second Life, want to explore taxes and legal topics, this is a good start. But, I don’t like to be told that the book is about x and, when you finish, you realize x was not even mentioned.
Rating: 3 / 5

]]> Comment on How to Make Real Money in Second Life : Boost Your Business, Market Your Services, and Sell Your Products in the World’s Hottest Virtual Community by Steven D. Roll http://www.shandyisme.biz/45-how-to-make-real-money-in-second-life-boost-your-business-market-your-services-and-sell-your-products-in-the-worlds-hottest-virtual-community.html#comment-73 Steven D. Roll Sat, 15 May 2010 12:49:03 +0000 http://www.shandyisme.biz/45-how-to-make-real-money-in-second-life-boost-your-business-market-your-services-and-sell-your-products-in-the-worlds-hottest-virtual-community.html#comment-73 Buy this book if you're interested in establishing a presence for your company or organization in Second Life. It provides a series of comprehensive case studies of businesses that have successfully used Second Life to leverage their brand name or expand their customer base. Freedman makes a solid case that establishing a business presence on Second Life is a good long-term investment. He describes several instances in which a business set up a retail location or meeting place (sometimes on their own island) for a fraction of how much it would cost in the real world. The book also highlights some of the problems that are likely to crop up for a business that tries Second Life. <br /> <br />What the book doesn't do is explain technical details such as how to move your avatar around or create a bank account. But I'm sure there are plenty of other books about that. Rating: 4 / 5 Buy this book if you’re interested in establishing a presence for your company or organization in Second Life. It provides a series of comprehensive case studies of businesses that have successfully used Second Life to leverage their brand name or expand their customer base. Freedman makes a solid case that establishing a business presence on Second Life is a good long-term investment. He describes several instances in which a business set up a retail location or meeting place (sometimes on their own island) for a fraction of how much it would cost in the real world. The book also highlights some of the problems that are likely to crop up for a business that tries Second Life.

What the book doesn’t do is explain technical details such as how to move your avatar around or create a bank account. But I’m sure there are plenty of other books about that.
Rating: 4 / 5

]]> Comment on How to Make Real Money in Second Life : Boost Your Business, Market Your Services, and Sell Your Products in the World’s Hottest Virtual Community by P. Heney http://www.shandyisme.biz/45-how-to-make-real-money-in-second-life-boost-your-business-market-your-services-and-sell-your-products-in-the-worlds-hottest-virtual-community.html#comment-72 P. Heney Sat, 15 May 2010 12:45:56 +0000 http://www.shandyisme.biz/45-how-to-make-real-money-in-second-life-boost-your-business-market-your-services-and-sell-your-products-in-the-worlds-hottest-virtual-community.html#comment-72 I was impressed with Freedman's take on Second Life ... he seems to have become a disciple of this virtual world by trying it out, and the book has given me the push to see what it's all about myself. The book describes well (for the layman) how the second life world functions, what the main types of transactions are, and some future concerns to watch out for. I think he a great case for real world companies (large and small) to investigate getting into Second Life. However, the book also stresses how there are certainly right and wrong ways to go about creating a presence there. Rating: 5 / 5 I was impressed with Freedman’s take on Second Life … he seems to have become a disciple of this virtual world by trying it out, and the book has given me the push to see what it’s all about myself. The book describes well (for the layman) how the second life world functions, what the main types of transactions are, and some future concerns to watch out for. I think he a great case for real world companies (large and small) to investigate getting into Second Life. However, the book also stresses how there are certainly right and wrong ways to go about creating a presence there.
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> Comment on How to Make Real Money in Second Life : Boost Your Business, Market Your Services, and Sell Your Products in the World’s Hottest Virtual Community by R. Harris http://www.shandyisme.biz/45-how-to-make-real-money-in-second-life-boost-your-business-market-your-services-and-sell-your-products-in-the-worlds-hottest-virtual-community.html#comment-71 R. Harris Sat, 15 May 2010 11:36:26 +0000 http://www.shandyisme.biz/45-how-to-make-real-money-in-second-life-boost-your-business-market-your-services-and-sell-your-products-in-the-worlds-hottest-virtual-community.html#comment-71 After reading articles on Second Life in the Wall Street Journal and on CFO.com recently, I felt I needed an independently written primer to show me the basics of this intriguing social network. Robert Freedman's book provided me with that, and much more. <br /> <br />Unlike some other authors of books on Second Life, Freedman is neither an acolyte nor an attacker--but rather is a dispassionate professional who's seen how this social network has impacted his own industry: real estate. (Freedman is a senior editor at Realtor magazine.) <br /> <br />That doesn't prevent him from bringing a strong, valuable point of view to his account, however. The view is that serious corporate readers seeking more than "game-playing" from a social networking site can find real profit or other promotional advantage from Second Life if they act intelligently. In a way, following Freedman is like having the friendly guidance of your kids in some newfangled electronic world--except that he's a trained professional observer who is dedicated only to the reader's wellfare. <br /> <br />He accomplishes wonders by starting with the basics--explaining why people, and companies, use Second Life, in a way that the uninitiated, like me, can get quickly and easily. He then gives eight simple, invaluable rules for using Second Life without becoming either sick of it, or a "convert." But the greatest virtue of this book is that it approaches the business reader on his or her own terms, with information about currency, real estate and banking on the site. He then takes the reader through test models for making real money, and exposing a real-world company to profitable opportunities in Second Life. <br /> <br />It's nice to have a "guide" who thinks like you do. <br /> Rating: 5 / 5 After reading articles on Second Life in the Wall Street Journal and on CFO.com recently, I felt I needed an independently written primer to show me the basics of this intriguing social network. Robert Freedman’s book provided me with that, and much more.

Unlike some other authors of books on Second Life, Freedman is neither an acolyte nor an attacker–but rather is a dispassionate professional who’s seen how this social network has impacted his own industry: real estate. (Freedman is a senior editor at Realtor magazine.)

That doesn’t prevent him from bringing a strong, valuable point of view to his account, however. The view is that serious corporate readers seeking more than “game-playing” from a social networking site can find real profit or other promotional advantage from Second Life if they act intelligently. In a way, following Freedman is like having the friendly guidance of your kids in some newfangled electronic world–except that he’s a trained professional observer who is dedicated only to the reader’s wellfare.

He accomplishes wonders by starting with the basics–explaining why people, and companies, use Second Life, in a way that the uninitiated, like me, can get quickly and easily. He then gives eight simple, invaluable rules for using Second Life without becoming either sick of it, or a “convert.” But the greatest virtue of this book is that it approaches the business reader on his or her own terms, with information about currency, real estate and banking on the site. He then takes the reader through test models for making real money, and exposing a real-world company to profitable opportunities in Second Life.

It’s nice to have a “guide” who thinks like you do.

Rating: 5 / 5

]]> Comment on The Recession-Busting Guide to Making Money Online From Home by Amy Willingham http://www.shandyisme.biz/44-the-recession-busting-guide-to-making-money-online-from-home.html#comment-70 Amy Willingham Fri, 14 May 2010 19:21:25 +0000 http://www.shandyisme.biz/44-the-recession-busting-guide-to-making-money-online-from-home.html#comment-70 Everybody I know is going through some sort of a hard spot right now. We are all looking for ways to increase our income, and even some of us have been fooled by other offers promising big payouts for little to no work at home. I have been fooled many times, but I think I have found a system that works for me. I had no idea there were so many different ways to make money from home, and this guide has so many suggestions. <br /> <br />`The Recession-Busting Guide to Making Money Online from Home' does exactly what it says it does. It provided me information regarding true non-scams work from home businesses. With easy to follow steps, recaps, and web addresses to help me on my way, it was one of the easiest reads on home businesses that I have ever read. If you're going to buy one book about making money from home, this should be the one book you buy. <br /> <br />I have to say that this guide hit home for me in `Chapter 2: Making Money Online With Your Crafts'. I had no idea how easy it was to do something that you love. It provided me with all the general information to setting up my business, where to sell, and examples to help me get started. <br /> Rating: 5 / 5 Everybody I know is going through some sort of a hard spot right now. We are all looking for ways to increase our income, and even some of us have been fooled by other offers promising big payouts for little to no work at home. I have been fooled many times, but I think I have found a system that works for me. I had no idea there were so many different ways to make money from home, and this guide has so many suggestions.

`The Recession-Busting Guide to Making Money Online from Home’ does exactly what it says it does. It provided me information regarding true non-scams work from home businesses. With easy to follow steps, recaps, and web addresses to help me on my way, it was one of the easiest reads on home businesses that I have ever read. If you’re going to buy one book about making money from home, this should be the one book you buy.

I have to say that this guide hit home for me in `Chapter 2: Making Money Online With Your Crafts’. I had no idea how easy it was to do something that you love. It provided me with all the general information to setting up my business, where to sell, and examples to help me get started.

Rating: 5 / 5

]]> Comment on The Recession-Busting Guide to Making Money Online From Home by Jude T. Dodd http://www.shandyisme.biz/44-the-recession-busting-guide-to-making-money-online-from-home.html#comment-69 Jude T. Dodd Fri, 14 May 2010 17:27:32 +0000 http://www.shandyisme.biz/44-the-recession-busting-guide-to-making-money-online-from-home.html#comment-69 <a href="http://www.amazon.com/review/R35M4ZMH9829M4">Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R35M4ZMH9829M4</a> Rating: 5 / 5 Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R35M4ZMH9829M4
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> Comment on The Recession-Busting Guide to Making Money Online From Home by R. Malove http://www.shandyisme.biz/44-the-recession-busting-guide-to-making-money-online-from-home.html#comment-68 R. Malove Fri, 14 May 2010 15:40:44 +0000 http://www.shandyisme.biz/44-the-recession-busting-guide-to-making-money-online-from-home.html#comment-68 <a href="http://www.amazon.com/review/R15LWM4B3TWQWZ">Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R15LWM4B3TWQWZ</a> Rating: 5 / 5 Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R15LWM4B3TWQWZ
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> Comment on The Recession-Busting Guide to Making Money Online From Home by Nicole Leon http://www.shandyisme.biz/44-the-recession-busting-guide-to-making-money-online-from-home.html#comment-67 Nicole Leon Fri, 14 May 2010 13:33:05 +0000 http://www.shandyisme.biz/44-the-recession-busting-guide-to-making-money-online-from-home.html#comment-67 <a href="http://www.amazon.com/review/R2VOIFLWN9RJ9B">Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R2VOIFLWN9RJ9B</a> Rating: 5 / 5 Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R2VOIFLWN9RJ9B
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> Comment on The Recession-Busting Guide to Making Money Online From Home by Redjr http://www.shandyisme.biz/44-the-recession-busting-guide-to-making-money-online-from-home.html#comment-66 Redjr Fri, 14 May 2010 11:30:46 +0000 http://www.shandyisme.biz/44-the-recession-busting-guide-to-making-money-online-from-home.html#comment-66 I am kind of disappointed that I bought this book. The reason being is that I already knew about all the ways to make money on-line. So, my rating has everything to do with the fact that I learned nothing new. However, this is not to say that someone who is new to the web wouldn't benefit. Even at that, a person could go on-line and learn on their own how to make money on the web. So, is this book necessary? I am not sure. Rating: 2 / 5 I am kind of disappointed that I bought this book. The reason being is that I already knew about all the ways to make money on-line. So, my rating has everything to do with the fact that I learned nothing new. However, this is not to say that someone who is new to the web wouldn’t benefit. Even at that, a person could go on-line and learn on their own how to make money on the web. So, is this book necessary? I am not sure.
Rating: 2 / 5

]]> Comment on eBoot Camp: Proven Internet Marketing Techniques to Grow Your Business by Ron Paglione http://www.shandyisme.biz/43-eboot-camp-proven-internet-marketing-techniques-to-grow-your-business.html#comment-65 Ron Paglione Thu, 13 May 2010 16:33:23 +0000 http://www.shandyisme.biz/43-eboot-camp-proven-internet-marketing-techniques-to-grow-your-business.html#comment-65 This book has totally changed the way I market my business on the web. The book was packed full of useful information that could be put to use immediately. It was easy to read, easier to understand and entertaining as well. If you market your business on the web, this book is a must for you to read. <br /> <br />Vicki Paglione <br />Paglione Home Remodeling, LLC <br />www.paglionehomeremodeling.com Rating: 5 / 5 This book has totally changed the way I market my business on the web. The book was packed full of useful information that could be put to use immediately. It was easy to read, easier to understand and entertaining as well. If you market your business on the web, this book is a must for you to read.

Vicki Paglione

Paglione Home Remodeling, LLC

http://www.paglionehomeremodeling.com
Rating: 5 / 5

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