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StrikingItRich.com is not about the well-known e-commerce giants, but something far more unusual and useful: 23 sites that have learned to do almost everything right. Each one has practical and fresh ideas to share -- insider information that will nourish your e-commerce ambitions whether you are a budding entrepreneur or Fortune 500 executive.

Every type of web-based enterprise is featured, including

• Information sites that rely on advertising revenue
• Paid subscription sites
• Business-to-business sales
• Sites with substantial international traffic

You'll also read about offline retailers with a catalog or store who leveraged their business to the Web, some of whom have now added millions of dollars to their bottom line.

Furthermore, I focused on the online entrepreneurs facing the biggest challenges. None of the sites profiled sell computer merchandise or offer computer-related information. Ditto for adult material. These propositions are much too easy. Selling $150 hard drives on the Net is a snap compared to a $975 panel saw (refer to Coastal Tool and Supply, profile 3).

What is common to all is that they were started by ordinary folks with big dreams and modest budgets.

I have delved deep inside these 23 entrepreneurial minds getting answers to all your questions, candidly revealing exactly what works and what doesn't.