Why Your Business Web Site Needs to be Findable
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The document emphasizes the importance of making business websites easily findable on the internet, citing overwhelming statistics about the vast number of web pages and daily searches. It highlights that a significant percentage of people use search engines to find local businesses and research products before purchase. As internet access continues to grow, businesses must ensure their online presence is visible to avoid getting lost among countless other sites.
Why Your Business Web Site Needs to be Findable
- 1. Why Your Business Web Site Needs to be Findable on the Internet Gordon Stewart http://www.seosimplicity.com.au gordon@seosimplicity.com.au
- 2. July 2008 Google Reports 1 Trillion Web Pages Indexed That equates to approximately 150 web pages for every man, woman and child on the planet! http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/07/we-knew-web-was-big.html
- 3. Talk about finding a needle in haystack!
- 4. In December 2008 12.6 billion searches were performed on the internet A bit of perspective... 406 451 613 searches in any given day... 16 935 483 in any given hour... 282 258 in any given minute... 4,704 in any given second!
- 5. In the time it took you to read and digest the information on the previous slide over 200,000 searches were conducted! Approximately... 130,000 of them on Google 40,000 on Yahoo! 17,000 on Microsoft and the rest on Ask & AOL
- 6. The internet has changed the way we live
- 7. The internet has changed the way we work
- 8. A WebVisible and Nielsen Report showed that... 74% of respondents used search engines to find local business information 86% have used the internet to find a local business 80% used the internet to research a product before purchasing from a local business http://webvisible.com/learning-center/free-resources.php
- 10. In 2000 33.8% of the Australian population had access to the internet http://www.internetworldstats.com/sp/au.htm
- 11. In 2000 33.8% of the Australian population had access to the internet In 2007 70.2% 70.2% of the Australian population had access to the internet http://www.internetworldstats.com/sp/au.htm
- 12. In 2000 33.8% of the Australian population had access to the internet In 2007 70.2% 70.2% of the Australian population had access to the internet In 2009 79.6% 79.6% of the Australian population had access to the internet http://www.internetworldstats.com/sp/au.htm
- 13. In 2000 33.8% of the Australian population had access to the internet In 2007 70.2% 70.2% of the Australian population had access to the internet In 2009 79.6% 79.6% of the Australian population had access to the internet 2010 85%+? http://www.internetworldstats.com/sp/au.htm
- 14. Your business needs to be findable on the internet! Don’t be the needle in the haystack.
Editor's Notes
- #3: July 2008 Google Reports 1 Trillion Web Pages Indexed That equates to approximately 150 web pages for every man, woman and child on the planet!
- #5: In December 2008 12.6 billion searches were performed on the internet 406 451 613 searches in any given day... 16 935 483 in any given hour... 282 258 in any given minute... 4,704 in any given second!
- #6: In the time it took you to read and digest the information on the previous slide over 200,000 searches were conducted!
- #9: WebVisible and Nielsen Report 74% of respondents used search engines to find local business information 86% have used the internet to find a local business 80% used the internet to research a product before purchasing from a local business
- #11: 2000 = 33.8% of Australians with internet access
- #12: 2007 = 70.2% of Australians with internet access
- #13: 2009 = 79.6% of Australians with internet access
- #14: 2010 = 85%+?
- #15: Your business needs to be findable on the internet!
- #16: Gordon Stewart http://www.seosimplicity.com.au gordon@seosimplicity.com.au