The Internet plays a significant role in making the world smaller and distances shorter. It makes possible trade and communication to be discussed and completed regardless of the countries of origin of the two or more parties involved. Whether it’s on the busy streets of Bangkok or along the fjords of Norway, people can get together and do business at the speed of sound and light.
Millions of products and services are being traded online every day and intrepid Internet-savvy individuals have taken advantage of this new ball game to expose their wares to more and more potential clients. It’s been around for many years, building businesses and making dreams come true and the Internet shows little signs of stopping.
Internet Overtakes Television To Become Biggest Advertising Sector
On September 30 2009, the UK became the first major economy where advertisers spent more on Internet advertising than on television advertising, with a record £1.75bn online spend in the first six months of the year.
This milestone marked a watershed for the embattled TV industry, the leading ad medium in the UK for almost half a century. It has taken the Internet little more than a decade to become the biggest advertising sector in the UK.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/sep/30/internet-biggest-uk-advertising-sector
Trillions of Dollars Change Hands Every Day
Whether you choose to put in a full day’s work or stay in bed all day, by midnight tonight, trillions of dollars will have changed hands between millions of people – all over the world.
Before the advent of the Internet only those with deep pockets and access to the ‘right’ contacts and resources were in a position to ‘intercept’ some of those trillions of dollars. Today, this situation has changed, the Internet has levelled the playing field, and anyone with a computer and Internet access can ‘get in front’ of the money – in seconds.
Before I introduce you to the reason why thousands of ‘ordinary’ folk are setting up online businesses every day, I’d first like to reveal to you the true ‘hidden’ cost of setting up and deveoping a conventional ‘bricks and mortar’ (offline) business.
Note:- ‘offline’ is the term used to describe non-web-based activity.
Click the following link to read… Offline Business – The True Cost