Monetizeology ™

Business Model Categories

Are you an offline or online business model proponent… or somewhere in-between? Are original products and services your passion… or are you perfecting the store/reseller/affiliate business methods?

The diagram below may help spur your thinking as to what area(s) you are strongest in. It also can provoke thoughts of what may be an area to focus more energy on.

If your business has a balance of all four aspects – products/services, reselling, online, and offline, then it’s in the area shown by the “H” in the center of the diagram (H = hybrid).

There are other ways to slice the view of business models, of course. It’s healthy to have a range of ways to evaluate your own model of operation.

If you’re just getting started, or haven’t thought much about the type of business models, then keep researching and learning. As in most areas, the more you learn – even casually – the more you will be able to improve the business you’re building.