To: BrightFuture who wrote (9010 ) 1/29/1999 2:50:00 PM From: The Flying Crane Read Replies (4) | Respond to of 40688
Hi everyone: Terke, since no one respond to you, I will take the opportunity to express my opinion..."on cnbc the other day, they categorized the internet sites as business-to-business, business-to-customer, customer-to-customer, and customer-to-business....it seems to me that pnlk could fit into any and all of these categories...when you expand that on a global scale the potential seems quite big... " From the business-to-business category alone, you can say that again."also, and i realize i am looking way down the road here, but it seems the other internet companies need to continually acquire to stay attractive to investors.." Not all internet companies need to continually acquire to stay attractive as you said. Some actually do quite well (in term of generating traffic, not necessary profit) with their original concepts."pnlk seems to be more of a vertical market as opposed to, say, yahoo whose market seems to be across the board..so i guess i am wondering if comparing pnlk to yahoo is accurate.also, what type of growth or steps can pnlk take to expand their market if (when?) things go as we all hope? aren't they limited a bit due to the nature of their business..? again, i am asking this by comparing pnlk with other broader based internet companies...just trying to make sense if the comparison is fair to pnlk really..in sports, comparing a rookie phenom to ted williams isn't always in the best interest of the rookie.." If you look at the market that included both consumer and business, it will seem that PNLK is more of a vertical market compared to Yahoo. Yahoo's market, due mainly to their heavy reliance on advertising revenue, must generate heavy traffic to justify their expensive advertising space. And in order to generate heavy traffic to their site, Yahoo's market must strive to cover 'across the board' as much as possible. PNLK, however, caters to the Import/Export market. Although it doesn't sound as ambitious as Yahoo in trying to cover 'across the board', it is actually quite ambitious in the business-to-business market. Yes, you cannot compare PNLK to Yahoo. PNLK actually charges member $360/year to access their Webtool. Unlike Yahoo where xxx number of users is used to satisfy potential advertisers, xxx number of users in PNLK means xxx number of users multiply by $360/year. This is where the big difference is. If (a big 'if' too- which also explain the current low price) the concept of PNLK is accepted by the import/export businesses, this baby, IMHO, may become bigger than Yahoo. Right now, to some people, the current understanding of import/export business may be limited to current well-established import/export related companies. But, to me, with the easy accessibility to the global network through the internet, every companies in this world has the potential to become an import/export company simply by conducting business across the international water . And ProNetLink's Webtool can make it easy for companies from all over the world to do that. And all for only $360/year! Now, if you look at the picture from this perspective, the potential of PNLK can be massive! The key question still remains: "Can ProNetLink execute their ambitious business plan?" Well, after all the blocks that were already put in place so far, I am quite comfortable with my bet. Of course, you must do your own dd to make your own decision whether to place your bet or not. Well folks, the weather looks fine to me here. I can see the mountain here, can anyone else see it? And I don't mean the mountain you see from your window... <g> Of course, all of the above are my opinions only. Remember everyone, To Each His Own And Prosperity to ALL!