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Business Writing Tip: Question & Answer Format
Traditionally, business writing uses the "one thing after another" format, which usually means a plain recitation of the facts, circumstances, or whatever else needs to be said. But, we have a number of other options, and some of them may provide...
Follow-Up Marketing: How to Win More Sales with Less Effort
Copyright 2005 David Frey A study done by the Association of Sales Executives revealed that 81% of all sales happens on or after the fifth contact. If you’re a small business owner and you’re only doing one or two follow-ups imagine all the...
Herb Filled Pillows Make Over a Million Dollars
Lauren Rosenstadt was a single mom working at a herb company in Bethesda, Maryland. A herb (pronounced "erb") is a plant that has medicinal, savory, or aromic qualities. One day while at lunch with a friend whose daughter suffered from insomnia,...
How to Choose the Best Small Business VoIP Solution
Copyright 2005 Gobala Krishnan Telecommunication cost is always an obstacle for small business owners, especially if you need to call domestic or international long distance. The long distance cost factor alone, depending on the type of business...
Small Business Tax Tips - Product Review of Tax Reduction Toolkit
Product Review – Introduction
Product Review – What I liked
Product Review – What I didn’t like
Product Review – Best Features Summary
Table of Contents – Seven Sections – 29 Tax Tips
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Why Online Presence Is Essential For Small Business Success
If you are any kind of small business or home operated business,
online presence is essential. Majority of web site visitors are
from the English speaking population due to the high levels of
internet penetration in that category, online presence for all
small enterprises cannot be overemphasized. The research data in
the US about online connectivity reveals the following facts
which may help to understand the importance of the web presence
for businesses especially the small enterprise.
70 % of the US households have web connectivity.
In 2004 worldwide online population was 801 million worldwide.
Of these 36% used English as the language. Of this U.S. alone
accounts for close to 200 million.
The next major group was European languages with 38 % and major
single language next to English was Chinese accounting for 14%.
Home web users were generally
affluent, literate, and belonged
to the younger age profile. This means the web presence for any
business is necessary if you want to succeed in promoting your
products and services to a population who can afford them and
also willing to buy them online.
The household that did not own a computer or who were were not
connected to the web, generally felt it is not useful or needed
and cost too much.
What this means for a small business owner is that they are
better off promoting their products to people who were online.
You small business success is undoubtedly linked to your online
presence
About the author:
R.G. Srinivasan is a managerial professional, Writer and Author.
He writes a regular blog on management thoughts with interesting
articles, resources, personal experiences and links useful for
practicing managers at http://management-thoughts.blogspot.com
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