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When we think of a book we think of the ones on our book shelves or at the bookstore. With the internet we have “electronic” books called e-books. A while back people used to buy tapes and cds of seminars and trainings in audio format to listen to. These days you can go online and find a plethora of audio recordings of the past, present and future of products. Video is the same as audio. We used to buy VHS, Beta, and DVDs. Now we can watch videos and purchase online easily watch video products. Finally Programs are another tool for the new economy. Even though computers have been around for a while we still want more efficient ways to do our computer work with programs that give us leverage and save us time and give value.
Services come in the form of human or technological. Human services like training, coaching, teaching, and helping are services sold online. Someone can be a live coach and help people real time with questions and answers. With the leverage of technology live trainings can be recorded and sold as a service product. Technological services are in forms of computer programs that help automate work and make it easier and save time.
There are numerous products for sale offline and online that business owners sell. We will focus on internet products which are also common offline. For example there are e-books, audios, videos that can be sold virtually without shipment. There are also physical products that can be shipped out to a customer’s home.
A stock broker is a professional who buys and sells shares and other securities through the stock market for investors. Brokers make commissions on the stocks they sell and buy for investors. Through their investment firms they look for investors to buy specific stock in which they believe has a return on investment for the investor. Stock brokers are regulated and go through licensing in order to sell and buy stocks for investors.
A mortgage broker helps find a loan from bank(s) that will help the buyer purchase a home. Normally banks do this for the buyer, however through competition and different lending rates brokers compete to help the buyer get a loan with incentives to lower costs associated with home purchases through mortgage loans.
The realtor is an agent who helps buyers and sellers of real estate property buy and sell. Realtors help buyers find the property or home they are looking for when it comes to the location, design, and layout. Sellers use Real Estate Agents find buyers who are looking for a property or home like theirs which is for sale. The Realtor gets a commission on the sale of the home for helping the buyer sell it.
E-commerce is selling a product or service on the internet. This can be your own product or you can be an affiliate. An affiliate is when you market someone else’s product and you get a piece of the commission. The new economy is online. Offline small businesses will continue to struggle while the few profit. E-commerce allows most businesses to prosper with far less expenses and overhead of a offline business.
