The Internet has added a whole new lease of life to business ventures all over the world, and not just with the creation of online shopping and .

The Internet also made it possible for small companies to be created by individuals, or very small teams, that made a major impact on the world of online business. Need proof of that?

Google Ebay Paypal Hostgator The list goes on and on, but these were all small Internet ventures that became massive in the space of a few short years.

The Internet also added the aspect of these companies being run by young people who wanted to do away with the idea of having a workplace that was dry, stuffy and boring. They didn't want mahogany desks, cigars and boardrooms where they roared orders at people.

Instead they wanted fun environments where people were encouraged to be creative - because when people are having fun when they work, amazing things can happen. But how do you add fun to an Internet-based business?

There is one simple rule to remember: "Work made fun gets done"

This is the core principle of a book called Fish! It is based on the very real business of the Pike Place market in Seattle.

These guys figured out a way to not only make working in a fish market fun (yes, despite the smell and the mess and the cold), but they attracted audiences to watch them working each day. They enjoyed their jobs so much that other people came to watch them work and even join in!

Be There This simply means that when you're in work or working with another person, be emotionally present - listen to what people are really saying to you and focus on what you're doing. So how does Fish! work? There are 7 basic principles. Here are some of them:

Play In the same way that a child's perspective on the world can teach us huge life lessons, you also need an atmosphere in the workplace where fun and playing is not only acceptable but is encouraged.

Make Their Day Contribute to your co-workers' projects and to your customers' businesses in a really meaningful way. Go that extra step that makes you exceptional.

Make Their Day Vas Blagodarskiy, an entrepreneur from Maryland, recently asked a waiter at a restaurant, “How are you?” He smiled ear to ear, and said that he was the first one in a week to ask that. Little things make a huge difference. Every smile counts!

Choose Your Attitude When you work you can choose to be pissed off the whole time or you can choose to enjoy what you do. You also need to be aware of how your attitude affects everyone else around you. You can choose your attitude each day before you start work.

Does Fish! work? All you need to check are the thousands of testimonials out there that swear to the effectiveness of these kinds of simple principles - when you actually put them to work, that is!