1. SUCCESSFUL ONLINE BUSINESSES By Mia Pinedo

2. Ebay ■Founder: Pierre Omidyar ■ Ebay is a website that people sell their items or auction them off. This website is successful because there are millions of members and the website makes money buy placing ads. ■Worth: $4.45 billion

3. Amazon ■Amazon is similar to Ebay in that various people sell their items. Companies are also part of amazon and sell their products online. People like using amazon because you can usually find your product for cheaper than it is sold in stores. ■Founder: Jeff Bezoz ■Worth: $250 billion

4. Weebly ■Weebly is a website where people can make their own websites whether it be an online business, a portfolio, or a blog. ■They have a free subscription but make money by charging for more advanced subscriptions that give more benefits to the website. ■Founders: David Rusenko, Chris Fanini, Dan Veltri ■Worth: $455million

5. Etsy ■Etsy is an online shop where people sell their hand crafted, vintage products. ■They make their money with transaction fees, payment processing, and a listing fee. They make a profit from every item that is sold on the website. ■Founder: Rob Kalin ■Worth: over $2 billion

6. Web.com ■Web.com is another website where people can make their own websites. ■They charge for premium services which give the customer many benefits to build their website with. ■Founder: Darin Brannan

7. Youtube ■Youtube is a website where anyone can post videos. ■Youtube makes money buy placing ads. ■The top youtubers with many subscribers can also be paid by being sponsored and showing a company product to their viewers. ■Founders: Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim ■Worth: $26-40 billion

8. Gradesaver ■This website has many tools to help students with their grades. You must buy certain aspects of the website to access the more useful tools.

9. Zappos ■Zappos is an online business that specializes in selling shoes. They also sell accessories and clothing. ■Many people like this website because they have free shipping and free returning. ■Founder: Nick Swinmurn ■Worth: $2.9 billion

10. Ebates ■Ebates is a website where you can get money back by shopping through their websites. ■They make money by gaining a commission from the actual store you purchased your product ■Founders: Alessandro Isolani and Paul Wasserman ■Worth: $3.6 million

11. Facebook ■Facebook is a social networking website where you can keep track of your friends and their lives. ■Facebook makes money by placing ads on their website and having sponsors. ■Founders: Mark Zuckerberg, Dustin Moskovitz, Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, and Chris Hughes ■Worth: $200 billion