eOneNet zero in on dotcom failures

SunBiz, January 16, 2001

KUALA LUMPUR: Local e-Business portal, eOneNet.com will be organising a seminar to highlight the danger signals that lead to dotcom failures from Jan 17 to 18 for professionals and entrepreneurs keen to start their own dotcom business.

"The seminar titled Losing money, the Dotcom Way , is to educate the public, especially the business sector on how not to lose money when doing business on the internet," Fione Tan, CEO and of eOneNet.com said.

She added that eOneNet.com has done local and international research on the dotcom scene and has identified 10 deadly sins that lead to the failure of these companies. They include spending excessively on advertising and promotion to create a brand name for themselves and too much emphasis on technology among others.

Tan said those in the business should attend this seminar as it not only highlights failures but teaches the public to take heed of others mistakes. She added that other key topics include tips and tricks on how to generate traffic to a website and cost and benefits of going online.

Tan and fellow colleague, Harrace Lau, chief consultant of eOneNet.com will be the primary speakers.

eOneNet.com is a local e-business portal with over 100 clients from Malaysia and Singapore and over 3000 active members in their system. The company specialises in helping small businesses get online, offering them e-commerce and online payment services, free domain name registration services, among others through its Global Market X'change program.

The seminar will be held for two days and the public can attend on either day. It will be held at eOneNet.com Sdn Bhd premises at Suite 3-21, Level 3, The Place, Damansara Perdana, Jalan PJU 8/5G, 47820 Petaling Jaya,Selangor, Malaysia. For more information visit http://www.eonenet.com or call 603-7710 5618 for more details.