An estimated 15 million investors use the Internet to get financial information, and it is expected that this number will grow to 50 million in three years. These investors are often experienced traders, but not necessarily experienced Net searchers.

Mining for Gold on The Internet: How to Find Investment and Financial Information on the Internet

Business & Money

Bates, Mary Ellen

Economics

McGraw-Hill Companies

ARE YOU A RELUCTANT ENTREPRENEUR? You’re someone who has a professional skill–a therapist, app developer, technical writer, event planner, or even cat wrangler. You love what you do. You don’t want to work for someone else. And the thought of running a business makes your blood run cold. Yep, you’re a reluctant entrepreneur! Mary Ellen Bates is a no-longer-reluctant entrepreneur who, in her 20+ years of self-employment, has discovered that it’s possible to run a profitable business and have fun at the same time. In The Reluctant Entrepreneur, she shares her approach for making a living doing what you love for people who value what you do.

The Reluctant Entrepreneur: Making a Living Doing What You Love

Business Development & Entrepreneurship

Niwot Press

Whether you're beginning a college thesis or searching for a new toaster, Researching Online For Dummies, 2nd Edition, is your key to finding the information you need -- online and anytime. This book helps you develop a multitiered research strategy using keywords and index terms to dive deep into the sources found on the Web... * Explore the mental tools and online resources successful researchers rely on every day. * Take a look at the online world that goes beyond the Internet. * Familiarize yourself with search engines, indexes, quick reference aids, and other online professional services you can access from your computer. * See how Boolean searching and other power-search tips and techniques can greatly aid your research. * Apply these search techniques to real-life research situations. * Get acquainted with some of the best -- and best-hidden -- resources in important subject areas, such as news, business, technology, and government information. Researching Online For Dummies, 2nd Edition, also offers a 30-page directory dedicated to describing selected research sites, services, and other useful online resources. The book's bonus CD-ROM includes search engine help files from Northern Light and Lycos as well as demo versions of Copernic, BullsEye, and WebWhacker.

Researching Online for Dummies

Computers & Technology

Basch, Reva

Networking & Cloud Computing

For Dummies

A concise overview of online technology, a directory to major online services and Internet access providers, plus detailed comparative profiles, and all the information necessary to get online. Includes quarterly Internet updates.

The Online Deskbook: Online Magazine’s Essential Desk Reference for Online and Internet Searchers

Computer Science

CyberAge Books

With the vast resources and ever-changing systems on the Internet, finding and gaining access to needed information can seem like an insurmountable task. This book interviews 11 online researchers and explains their techniques, including how to find and sort through information and what online sources to tap into. In-depth interviews offer advice on how to begin projects, evaluate Internet information sources, and decide when to or not to use high-cost online services. Written for anyone interested in locating information on the Internet, this book provides the tools needed for searchers to make the best use of their online time.

Super Searchers Do Business: The Online Secrets of Top Business Reseachers (Super Searchers series)

Marketing & Sales

As the ubiquity of the Internet has fostered more interest in business outside the United States, the need for companies to see their market and competitive environment in a global perspective has forced more businesses to think internationally. This book asks the experts to reveal their strategies for finding international business information on the Web. Through a collection of 15 interviews with expert online researchers, exploration of the specific challenges of reaching outside a researcher’s geographic area and expertise is detailed. In-country experts from around the world such as librarians and researchers from government organizations, multinational companies, universities, and small businesses discuss issues such as non-native language sources, cultural bias, and judging reliability of unfamiliar sources. Interviewees are from countries such as the United States, United Kingdom, Japan, China, Italy, Argentina, Mexico, and The Netherlands.

Super Searchers Cover the World (Super Searchers series)

Reference

"Online research is one of the hottest work-from-home business opportunities of the decade, and this handbook provides the information necessary to launch, manage, and build a successful research business. Explained is every step of the process including getting started, running the business, marketing, and researching. The important question of ôis this business right for you?ö is addressed in detail, as are how to close the sale, managing clients, promoting services on the web, and tapping into powerful information sources beyond the web. Also provided are a description of the types of research independent information professionals are expected to provide and surveys of the online and offline tools necessary to build expertise and ensure a satisfied clientele."

Building & Running a Successful Research Business: A Guide for the Independent Information Professional

Job Hunting & Careers

Information Today, Inc.

The essential handbook for every information entrepreneur, this is the indispensable guide to launching, managing, and growing an independent research firm. From beginning to end, this newly updated study navigates through every stage of the process—introductory procedures, conducting the company, the ideal marketing methods, and maximizing research. From making key decisions and closing the sale to maintaining good relationships with clients and tapping into powerful information sources beyond the Web, this first-rate collection of tips, tricks, and techniques is the key to building a successful information business.

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Mining for Gold on The Internet: How to Find Investment and Financial Information on the Internet

The Reluctant Entrepreneur: Making a Living Doing What You Love

Researching Online for Dummies

The Online Deskbook: Online Magazine’s Essential Desk Reference for Online and Internet Searchers

Super Searchers Do Business: The Online Secrets of Top Business Reseachers (Super Searchers series)

Super Searchers Cover the World (Super Searchers series)

Building & Running a Successful Research Business: A Guide for the Independent Information Professional

Building & Running a Successful Research Business: A Guide for the Independent Information Professional