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Successful Online Businesses. 10 businesses that have made it big. Alchemy goods. Can be found at Alchemygoods.com Started out as a handmade messenger bag to replace one that was stolen
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Successful Online Businesses 10 businesses that have made it big
Alchemy goods • Can be found at Alchemygoods.com • Started out as a handmade messenger bag to replace one that was stolen • Friends and bicycle shops liked the upcycled backpack made out of inner tubes • Demand grew and quality did as well • Creator founded Alchemy Goods as an effect of the demand • Now selling many types of upcycled backpacks on the internet
Amazon.com • Founded in 1994 by Jeff Bazos • Headquartered in Seattle, Washington • World’s largest online retailer • Started as an online bookstore but soon expanded to DVDs, VHSs, etc. • Separate websites for United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, India, Italy, Spain, Brazil, Japan, China, Mexico and Austria
Ebay.com • Founded September 3, 1995 • Headquartered in San Jose, CA • Started when the founder sold his broken laser pointer for $14.83 • Changed name from AuctionWeb to eBay when business started growing • Nowadays, there are hundreds of millions of registered users buying and selling on the website
Santa Mail • Can be found at Santamail.org • Sends out a letter from Santa for $9.95, during the Holiday • Open since 2002 • Sent out over 325,000 letters to date
JacquieLawson.com • Started by a 62 year old grandmother in England • Members pay an annual subscription fee to access online greeting cards • Generates $3.6 million a year • Lawson created one online card over 6 weeks and it spread after sending it to her friends • A website was created after people wanted another card , which crashed. Her family members then created a new website and the popularity rose from there.
craigslist • Created in 1995 • Started as an email distribution list of friends for local events around San Francisco • Began to grow rapidly through word of mouth • An official website was established, craigslist.org , in 1996 • Now offered in over 700 cities in 70 countries. • Makes money by charging for job ads in major cities, ranging from $10-$75
Youtube.com • Founded on Februrary 14, 2005 • Started by three former Paypal employees • Within 2 years, it was bought by Google for $1.65 billion • 4 billion videos are now streamed per day • Makes hundreds of millions every year through ads
Bizchair.com • Created by Sean Belnickat the age of 14 • Sells office chairs, expected to make $100 million this year • Started as an idea after Belnick maintained the website for his stepfather’s furniture business • Made $30 million within just 5 years of business
Mysocialcloud.com • Started by Scott Ferreira, a sophomore at USC, and his sister Stacey, a senior in high school in 2011 • MySocialCloud.com helps people to remember usernames and passwords online and also alerts of security breaches • Stacey saw a tweet by Sir Richard Branson about a cocktail party for entrepreneurs in Miami and they reached out • Ended up presenting to Branson and securing an investment from him
Something store • Opened in 2007 • For $10 with free shipping, they will send something worth at least what you paid • Shipped over 50,000 items to date • Owner had the idea after looking for a gift for a friend online, wishing someone would pick the gift for him