Who Will Become Wealthy in the Information Age? Part 3
This is a continuation of “Who Will Become Wealthy in the Information Age?” by Michael Southon.
In the previous article, we compared the printing press with the internet. We also compared the Industrial Age with the Information Age. We mentioned one type of people who will gain riches in the Information Age.
Here we will talk about the other two types of people who will capitalize on the Information Age.
(2) People with New Ideas
Again, it’s the people who are able to think outside of the existing structures who will become wealthy in the Information Age. Often, it’s just a Simple Idea that launches people to success in the Information Age.
Take Sabhir Bhatia, for example - the man who invented Hotmail. Bhatia was a computer engineer working in Silicon Valley. He had no previous business experience, whatsoever.
But one day, while he was driving back from work, a friend called him on his cell phone and said that he had an idea: What about starting a free, web-based email service? Bhatia knew this was the idea he’d been waiting for. He told his friend to hang up immediately and ring him at home on a secure line.
Three years later he sold Hotmail to Microsoft for $400 million.
(3) Writers
The third group who will become wealthy in the Information Age are Writers.
In the Industrial Age, Writers depended on large publishing Houses to get published (remember that the printing press is an Industrial Age technology - it is centralized and controlled). And the Publishing Houses took the lion’s share of the profits.
In the Information Age, Writers are doing their own publishing - and keeping most of the profits themselves. Indeed, Writers are flourishing on the Web – mainly through eBooks and Ezine Articles. But even if you don’t write eBooks or Ezine Articles, if you own a website, you are a Writer.
Why?
Because the Internet is basically a written medium. It favours writers, people who are able to communicate effectively through the written word. Remember, it’s not the graphics on your website that sell, it’s the words you use.
In the Information Age, we’re all Writers!
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Michael Southon has been writing for the Internet for over
3 years. He has shown hundreds of webmasters how to use
this simple technique to build a successful online business.
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Read Part 1 of Who Will Become Wealthy in the Information Age?
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