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Doing Business with the World-One Person at a Time

Guest post by: Jim Stovall

Article Overview: In the beginning, business was done person-to-person, in the form of bartering, or verbal contracts for personal services. I might trade you my camel for your baskets of wheat. Then we became "more sophisticated." Markets were set up, currencies were formed, and the medium of exchange became very complicated. People were relegated to doing business through established channels that were controlled by governments or big business. The smallest business person was forced to do business through these channels in order to meet the wants and needs of his individual customer. For example, advertising in the media, doing business through the yellow pages, etc.

Doing Business with the World-One Person at a Time

In the beginning, business was done person-to-person, in the form of bartering, or verbal contracts for personal services. I might trade you my camel for your baskets of wheat. Then we became "more sophisticated." Markets were set up, currencies were formed, and the medium of exchange became very complicated. People were relegated to doing business through established channels that were controlled by governments or big business.

The smallest business person was forced to do business through these channels in order to meet the wants and needs of his individual customer. For example, advertising in the media, doing business through the yellow pages, etc.

The Internet has changed and will eventually revolutionize the way we do business. It will not take us to a new level where we have never been before. It will, instead, take us back to the beginning. Many enterprising entrepreneurs are doing business from their home with nothing more than a phone line and a personal computer. They can do business anywhere in the world, day or night, with very few restrictions or limitations.

Many of us have tried to avoid or delay doing business on the World Wide Web. This is becoming less and less practical every day. People are simply not going to go through multiple layers of commerce when they can simply do business as it was done in the beginning-one on one with the customer.

These developments prove the validity of two old adages:"There is nothing more constant than change." And "There's nothing new under the sun."

If you want to revolutionize your business, your career, or your life, don't worry about the technology. Simply ask yourself, What product, service, or information can I provide to people around the world?

Even though the World Wide Web allows us to do business in the blink of an eye with thousands of people around the world, the dynamic is as old as the first trade. You must provide value in the exchange within a comfortable and pleasant environment to do business. In order to prosper in the 21st century, we must do business using the latest technology-and the most ancient methods.

Today is the day!

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