Book Review- Internet Riches: The Simple Money-Making Secrets of Online Millionaires

Scott Fox, author of Internet Riches: The Simple Money-making Secrets of Online Millionaireswhich offers help and advice for anyone interested in launching an Internet-based business without the know-how. Fox provides a straight forward approach to those who are interested in starting up an Internet venture, but don't know or which direction to head in. This book is perfect for the person who is not experienced in setting up websites, because he cuts out the technical language for people to understand the basic concepts. This is a fantastic read for an introduction to Internet businesses for someone just getting into or thinking about starting an online business.

The Basic Material that is covered:

- How to pick a great domain name
- How to work with little (or no) budget
- Copyright and Trademark details

- Parts 1 and 2 start with brainstorming business ideas. In Part 3, Fox explains the technologies behind the websites that could be built. He discusses how to choose a domain name, build a website, and develop website content. Part 4 discusses marketing and driving business to your site. Part 5 Covers legal issues.  

Some readers were dissappointed because:

- There are about a thousand different ways to start an Internet business. There are individual books on very specific niche markets related to e-commerce, and this book drops the ball for those people who want more detail of how to start a specific Internet based business. Perhaps, the people who then make the next step to starting an Internet business, the technical side can be frustrating for them. More than half the book does cover setting up a web site,and is marketed towards the beginners, but it also cuts out some of the technical details that can be frustrating to learn for many people.

-For those persons who already have the knowledge of setting up websites, and understand product marketing, and website traffic ect ect .... this book might not be for you, because it is like an Anthony Robbins book for beginners in websites. How Fox approaches the technical issues, is that he says that you don't have to know a lot about technology or business to get started selling stuff online, as the technical details can be outsourced. Fox discusses these main topics in detail- You don't need a lot of money to start your Internet business, 2. There are 3 types of e-businesses: service, product and niche ones., 3. Basic Discussions about finding a domain, a web hosting, and a designer- (Google Ad Words Keyword tool, GoDaddy, Free WordPress Themes), and finally the book says you should use e-mail marketing and AdWords pay-per-click.

Some readers praise Fox For:

- Fox does a particularly great job of helping the reader to start brainstorming e-business ideas, as there are about a thousand different ways to make money on the Internet. He provides a nice system to help in organizing your thoughts and laying out a game plan for you to sort out the ideas that would best suit you.

- Readers appreciated that he didn't advocate spamming or deceptive SEO practices. On the same token, he didn't cover these issues in more detail. Many readers voiced that they would enjoy more discussion of copyright issues.

The one thing that many people have praised this book for are the encouraging interviews with dozens of entrepreneurs who give some insight into how they got their Internet businesses started. This is perfect for any entrepreneur and beginner interested in using the Internet to market a product or a business.

From - Gen of North Coast Gardening -Over the last few years, I have seen so many of my favorite bloggers and new websites become popular enough that their owners have quit their day jobs, and I always wondered how they got their ideas or how they got started. I want what they have, but I had no idea how to get there from here.

Fox's book was just the kick in the pants I needed. I am very familiar with the computer and the Internet, but am low on tech skills, inspiration, and knowledge about how to build an online business.

This book was awesome because he details what others have done to achieve success, the steps one must take and the work involved in each kind of online business, the different types of business and what business model is most suitable each kind.

Then, in addition to all that, he provides the questions and inspiration needed to jog our own thoughts about what we might be passionate or knowledgeable enough about to start a business, and has such perfect memory and inspiration jogs that I went from not having any ideas to having too many to reasonably act on immediately.

He focuses on all the different kinds of e-business, so you don't need an item to sell or a particular idea in mind to get started with this book. Rather, this book is perfect for those who have some interest in owning their own online business but need to know more about what exactly it entails and how one would make a business like this profitable.

I tried the Dummies book on this topic and was sorely disappointed - it felt like a big advertisement through the whole book, and didn't really give me any of the tools I needed to get going or to inspire me with a new idea to act on. I'd recommend Fox's book instead, as the first book to read if you are thinking of starting an online business.

From Dan Hersam I'd never heard of Scott Fox before, but from what I read in the book, he's been quite successful at making money online. He's worked with some big names so it appears he knows what he's talking about.

The book spends most of the time covering the nuts and bolts of choosing a subject area (niche), determining its feasibility to make money, creating a web site and making the big bucks. He uses lots of case studies of people who are currently making money online, which is very useful.

I finished the book optimistic, but still a bit vague on the next action step. I'm in a bit of analysis paralysis, which he actually discusses briefly in the book. It's where you spend so much time planning and preparing to make money and learning to avoid all the pitfalls that you never take action. The book has given me some more ideas on how to make money, and I plan to refer back to it in the future as I take action.

If you're unfamiliar with how people make money online, it's a great book to help you learn. If you already know about thegeneral methods of making money like drop shipping, selling on eBay, product development, affiliate marketing, digital information products (aka eBooks), then you probably won't find anything new.

From Robert J. Donahue- Give this one a chance in spite of the title. It really does break down the different types of web sites (and hybrid-types) that make money. And after such "what do I do on the net?" fundamentals, it does add simple, inexpensive nuts and bolts to get ideas up to speed almost immediately. Examples throughout, as well as specific resource recommendations. Good for confidence, as it reveals that Internet money-making is neither rocket science nor spam hype.

From Jazzaholic- Internet Riches" not only provides solid information but is very thorough in helping the beginning e-business entrepreneur create an action plan. Scott Fox's philosophy is that you don't need to be a computer geek to set up an e-business, you just need to hire one. The costs for website services have gone down enough to be affordable for even the most shoestring budget. Fox also gives his recommendations for various services and software, although it is still extremely important to do one's own research. A similar book mentioned by one of the reviewers, How to Use the Internet to Advertise, Promote and Market Your Business or Website with Little or No Money, has a more "do-it-yourself" approach. I especially appreciated the many inspirational success stories included in "Internet Riches" and the author's encouragement to find your own special niche.

From Mike 99- I bought several books to help me in starting my online business. This book is one of my favorites. Scott Fox has helped Bill O'Reily and Larry King with their web sites so this gives him greater credibility than other "gurus". In a world of posers and pretenders, I wanted to find someone who was credible. When I saw that he had been asked to help some of the big names launch their web sites, I knew I had found the right person to help me start my business. When I got the books, I started reading Scott's and could not put it down. It had story after story of successful online ventures and I could visit the websites to see the fruit. The book is definitely written for people who are starting out and need direction. It helps you determine what niches are good for you by giving you examples of different online business models and different flavors of the same. I also bought his E-Riches 2 book. I know that these books will be a part of my success because it has real world advice from someone who has succeeded and knows what he is talking about in online business. Great Book!!!

Tommy Landry- have read many a book about Internet business, SEO, and related topics, and this is the first one that pulls it all together in a single book. It is written without a lot of jargon and uncommon terminology, which will make the information accessible to newbies in addition to experienced Internet marketers. Great stuff about picking a niche, selecting your domain, and making money using cloud-based services (a.k.a. ASPs). I highly recommend it.

A Thomas-There are so many books and articles promising to send me, a newbie, on my way to being a millionaire.  I've fallen for them all, bought them and read them. And I get stuck on putting up my website and making it work every time. That's because they are a load of junk, even though the information may be technically correct. If you're a newbie like me, they probably won't work for you either. After reading this book by Scott, I got sent down a more serious road to actually learning something worthwhile and how to apply it. Yes, he does mention the "millionaire" bit on his cover. But he'd done his market research and knew people like me wouldn't have bought the book otherwise. This book is an easy read for those of you trying to find your way out of an information fog. His techniques work out (if you're willing to learn rather than just read.) I'm still not a millionaire. But I did get enough serious information from this book to set me on my way to earning real income. My website is up and launched. It's also an easy read for those of us not so tech-savvy. His case studies are interesting and informative too. Normally I don't get much out of reading case studies and authors often seem to use them as a filler or selling point in their books. Definitely a book that will stay on my shelf and not given away.

Vinay Medhekar- can sense the reason behind the popularity of this book. It gives you ideas that sound simple and are perhaps easy to implement but it does not indicate in any sense how to achieve them. A small example is to say I need to set up a website to sell my products. The author gives reasonable number of success stories and how they fitted with the need of a select group of people that were not served in the society. And then in few chapters he shows you how to build your website in a simple set up using templates provided by the web host providers etc. So far, so good. But, the practical problem I faced is how does one proceed from here. If I need to make a website that needs to sell my products, how does one set up an online store to sell them. What goes towards setting up a receiving purchase orders, accounting for it, and shipping it. If I need to set up a website to have a forum for people of certain tastes/hobbies etc. to come together, how does one do that. There are no instructions for that.I believe this book will only help you to generate some ideas about what type of business you can set up online. But in my case, I already had few to start with. What I was looking for was how to get to the level where one can start using the nuts and bolts of creating an ebusiness. I suppose I am disappointed at that end.

This book is a feel good book. It tries to motivate you to start your own internet based business. Nothing wrong about it, but it does not solve any particular problems. From a certain perspective, for me it read like those small handbooks on how to find your inner happiness or manage time effectively or some such sort. To be honest, I was bit mislead by the title of money making secrets and I assumed there was more to the fact than just putting up a website mentioned in this book. I am sure there is more to it because right now I am still stuck with a website, a web host and no online store.

I am not sure if people would buy this book to get only ideas about what business they can start and not care about how to take it from start to finish. If you are like me who can "observe" success stories online and need help to only start it, this book may not serve you. If you need ideas on starting new business online (and I am not sure why you cannot get this info online if you can critically study websites that sell different products) then maybe this book is for you. Anyways, if you are searching for a book to set up a store online etc, look somewhere else. This book is only basic in that regards.

From Astrid A. Palmer This is a great book, so easy to read and mostly understand, I am so not a techky and I could understand
a lot of it. It has helped me to develop a website, not quite ready to go, but soon, I would not have been able to do it without reading this book, it has saved me a ton of money. I can't wait to read his next book once I have
this one down pat.Scott thanks for writing such an easy to read and comprehend book!

From G Hardt- I bought the book based on other good reviews. I will be honest and say that I thought the title and the cover reflected some kind of gimmick, get rich quick scheme. Overall I felt I got value out of the book, which is important. It is not a book for who is already in business, but it outlines principles and starter ideas. My expectations were low for this book, but I took more than a few pointers and will consult it in the future again.