> Michael gave 2 good examples of people
> selling non-moneymaking info (although the
> tai chi guy's site looked pretty amateur to
> me).
Bill,
It doesn't really matter how his site looks to you because You are not his market. His market knows him.
Jim Straw's site is amateurish (if amateurish means not being like a fourth generation website like the BigDog sites). But so what? Those who know him don't care how his site looks.
Ron mentioned a few things he has covered in his newsletter. We also cover businesses each and every week in The Great Ideas Letter. We reveal eBay PowerSellers, Net-based businesses, offline businesses that use the 'net to increase sales, and so on. Check it out (see the link below).
A few years ago, Don Alm mentioned someone who was selling some kind of diploma or course and diploma to the tune of $100k per year.
But perhaps the biggest example of a website which makes millions of dollars selling info. is, Amazon.
And also,
newdentistadvisor.com
Single/Dating sites (Ross Jefferies too)
Lesley Fountain had/has a "reducing" site - based on experience. www.formerlyfat.com from memory.
There are also "Stop Smoking" sites.
Get out of Debt sites www.leoquinn.com.
And so on.
As I said, when you are "in" a particular market, all you see is that market.
Michael Ross
The Great Ideas Letter - published weekly. Check it out.