Rob Snell, author of Starting a Yahoo! Business for Dummies, talks about four steps in deciding what products to sell online. (1) Determine what is selling online, (2) have a strong interest in what you’re selling, (3) determine the availability of product distribution, (4) determine if you can make money selling this product. He discusses a wide range of topics, including drop-shipping, and companies Tarapeak.com, Doba.com, and WorldWideBrands.com.

A disturbing trend from web developers - you don’t own your web site.

Today, for your Whiteboard Friday enjoyment, a battle of two heavyweights in the online information aggregation arena. In the blue corner, the reigning champion, User Generated Opinion!! And in the red corner, a long-standing brawler who some (such as Rand) view as the future of this niche, Aggregated Expert Opinion!!