Monday, October 8, 2007

Websites and online marketing Interesting statistics

According to yahoo search engine, “88% of adults who purchase items online conduct some sort of online research at least sometimes prior to completing their purchase.” Accordingly, US businesses’ online marketing increased by 23.3% and newspaper marketing dropped by 0.9% in the past year - according to Entrepreneur Magazine, August 2006 (Source: Nielsen Monitor-Plus). Also, “Online Retail Spending is expected to grow from $877 per US consumer in 2005 to $1,512 in 2009 - Entrepreneur Magazine, August 2006. All the above figures show that being online actually enhances businesses reputations and most importantly brings profit. Also, considering the fact that these numbers are expected to increase in the following years, it is time to start the online investment (For online investment tips, click here).

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