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Gone are the days when Ecommerce was just a buzz word. Today, it has become so much involved in the daily lives of people that it hardly seems as something new. However, it is worth mentioning that Ecommerce has turned a lot of things in a better way and has added to the comforts of people.

In the competitive Ecommerce space, lots of companies are trying to bag a part of the pie. You, being a customer have to follow the “Caveat Emptor” clause. It is necessary that when you make online buying and selling a part and parcel of your business, your ecommerce solution should be such that it offers the best possible features to your buyers. The online market is inundated with Ecommerce packages giving you a wide variety of choice as per the loads in your pocket. It is for you to decide what you want. The options range from the basic e-store to a well customized shopping-cart.

A good ecommerce package can add wonders to your online business therefore while choosing an ecommerce package; it is good to do some research before you finally decide to go for one. When you explore and try to find your ecommerce features, try and look for a few options, so that your ecommerce website has all that a customer is looking for. Let us see what the customer expects.

* Variety of options for goods to be bought and sold

* View gallery for different products and their modes

* Shopping cart to buy and sell online

* Classifications of products in categories and sub categories for ease in use

* A view window for all order details

* Order tracking options

* List of interesting discount offers on different categories of products

* Shipping details

* Calculations of additional taxes

The Ecommerce package needs to be such that the viewpoint of the customer is taken into consideration. If your customers are at ease, it can assure you high returns. Not only that, with the various choices available, you need to decide the package that fits in well with your business. You should look for a vendor that understands your business well and helps you customize the ecommerce packages that he offers so that you achieve your business goals.

The ecommerce solution you get should be feature rich and should allow for editing as well as product and category additions. It should provide for customer’s buy and sell history as well as their watch list. An easy to view track record as well as a safe payment gateway ensures repeated visits. The shopping cart options are available with powerful features of managing customer details, invoicing, accounting, credit card processing etc. Lastly a good ecommerce web site design can help your customers recall your site and will also add value to your online brand.

So, once your selection is right, you have a way ready to build on your customer base to add golden earning opportunities.

The Social Networking Market Opportunity: Quantifying market reach, scale and monetization across the value chain, 2010-15

Table of Contents :

Monetizing Social Networking
Executive summary 12
Social networking market context 12
The dynamics of the social networking marketplace 12
Social networking competitive situation analysis 13
Monetizing the social networking market 14
Stakeholder profiles 15
Chapter 1 Social networking market context 18
Summary 18
Introduction 18
Who is this report for? 19
Development of the social networking market 20
Chapter 2 The dynamics of the social networking marketplace 28
Summary 28
Introduction 29
Notes on data and sources 29
Global overview 30
Market scale and growth 30
Market reach 33
15 leading national markets dominate worldwide 35
Regional markets 37
North America 37
North American social networking markets 38
USA 38
Canada 40
Western Europe 41
Major Western European national social networking markets 44
UK 44
Germany 46
France 48
Italy 50
Spain 51
Central and Eastern Europe 53
Major Central and Eastern European national social networking markets 55
Russia 55
Central and South America 57
Major Central and South American national social networking markets 58
Brazil 58
Mexico 60
Asia 62
Major Asian national social networking markets 64
China 64
Japan 65
South Korea 67
India 69
South East Asia 71
Indonesia 71
Philippines 72
Singapore 73
Other major markets 75
Australia 75
South Africa 77
Turkey 78
Other geographies 79
Forecast market opportunity 80
Factors promoting and restricting the growth of social networking 80
17 national markets will exceed 20m users by 2015 83
Chapter 3 Social networking competitive situation analysis 86
Summary 86
Competitive overview 87
Introduction 87
Facebook – the first global social network 88
Facebook’s rise drives emergence of strategic clarity 96
Likely competitive paths, 2010-2015 100
Competitor monetization strategies, 2010 100
Competitor monetization strategic paths, 2010-2015 101
Chapter 4 Monetizing the social networking market 106
Summary 106
Introduction 107
Note on methodology and sources 108
The consumer expenditure reach of social networking 110
Direct revenues earned through online social networks, 2010 and 2015 114
Direct revenues earned through social networking sites 114
Global overview 114
Revenue 114
ARPU 116
Detail of the scalable markets emerging by 2015 117
Revenue 117
ARPU 118
Implications for stakeholders 120
Models of future monetization 120
Implications for online social network technology infrastructure suppliers 122
Implications for brand owners and advertisers 123
Implications for games, apps and virtual goods developers 125
Implications for networks 127
Chapter 5 Stakeholder profiles 130
Summary 130
Introduction 131
Social networking platforms 132
Facebook 132
QQ.com (Tencent) 134
Twitter 135
MySpace 137
Friendster 139
Hi5 Networks 140
LinkedIn 142
NetLog 144
Cyworld 145
Mixi 146
Social gaming developers 148
Zynga 148
Playdom 148
Playfish 149
SGN 150
Custom social network services 152
Elgg 152
TweetMeme 153
Brands using social networks 154
Kimberley Clark 154
Majestic Wines 154
Chapter 6 Appendix 157
Index 157
List of Figures
Figure 1.1: Launch dates of major social network sites 21
Figure 2.2: Social network user growth (users m), 2009-15 by region 31
Figure 2.3: Proportion of population using social networks by region (%), 2009-15 33
Figure 2.4: Social network user growth (users per country, m), 2009-15 36
Figure 2.5: Social network user growth in North America (users m), 2009-15 37
Figure 2.6: Percentage of population using social networks in North America, 2009-15 38
Figure 2.7: Social network overview for the US 39
Figure 2.8: Social network overview for Canada 40
Figure 2.9: Social network growth in Western Europe (users, m), 2009-15 42
Figure 2.10: Percentage of population using social networks in Western Europe, 2009-15 43
Figure 2.11: Social network overview for the UK 45
Figure 2.12: Social network overview for Germany 47
Figure 2.13: Social network overview for France 48
Figure 2.14: Social network overview for Italy 50
Figure 2.15: Social network overview for Spain 52
Figure 2.16: Social network growth in Central and Eastern Europe (users, m), 2009-15 54
Figure 2.17: Percentage of population using social networks in Central and Eastern Europe, 2009- 15 54
Figure 2.18: Social network overview for Russia 55
Figure 2.19: Social network growth in Central and South America (users, m), 2009-15 57
Figure 2.20: Percentage of population using social networks in Central and South America 2009-15 58
Figure 2.21: Social network overview for Brazil 59
Figure 2.22: Social network overview for Mexico 60
Figure 2.23: Social network growth in Asia (users, m), 2009-15 62
Figure 2.24: Percentage of population using social networks in Asia, 2009-15 63
Figure 2.25: Social network overview for China 64
Figure 2.26: Social network overview for Japan 66
Figure 2.27: Social network overview for South Korea 67
Figure 2.28: Social network overview for India 69
Figure 2.29: Social network overview for Indonesia 71
Figure 2.30: Social network overview for the Philippines 73
Figure 2.31: Social network overview for Singapore 74
Figure 2.32: Social network overview for Australia 76
Figure 2.33: Social network overview for South Africa 77
Figure 2.34: Social network overview for Turkey 78
Figure 2.35: PEST analysis for the social networking market 80
Figure 2.36: Social network growth by region (users, m), 2009-15 82
Figure 2.37: Top 10 national social networking markets by unique user numbers, 2015 83
Figure 3.38: Leading global social networks by unique user numbers (m), end 2009 89
Figure 3.39: Leading global social networks by regular unique user numbers (m), end 2009 92
Figure 3.40: Major social networks’ regular users as a proportion of total unique users (%), end 2009 94
Figure 3.41: Social networks’ monetization strategy, 2010 100
Figure 3.42: Social network user category / segment ownership in the US 102
Figure 4.43: Top 7 national social networking markets by consumer spending reach, 2015 112
Figure 4.44: Global social networking direct revenues by segment ($bn), 2010-15 115
Figure 4.45: Global social networking ARPU by segment ($), 2010-15 116
Figure 4.46: Top 10 national markets by direct social networking revenue ($bn), 2015 117
Figure 4.47: Top 10 national markets by direct social networking ARPU ($), 2015 119
Figure 4.48: Global direct social gaming revenues ($bn), 2010-15 125
List of Tables
Table 2.1: Social network user growth (users m), 2009-15 by region 31
Table 2.2: Proportion of population using social networks by region (%), 2009-15 34
Table 2.3: Social network market scale and growth in the US, 2009-15 39
Table 2.4: Social network market scale and growth in Canada, 2009-15 41
Table 2.5: Facebook user reach and market rank in Western Europe, December 2009 43
Table 2.6: Social network market scale and growth in the UK, 2009-15 45
Table 2.7: Social network market scale and growth in Germany, 2009-15 47
Table 2.8: Social network market scale and growth in France, 2009-15 49
Table 2.9: Social network market scale and growth in Italy, 2009-15 51
Table 2.10: Social network market scale and growth in Spain, 2009-15 52
Table 2.11: Social network market scale and growth in Russia, 2009-15 55
Table 2.12: Social network market scale and growth in Brazil, 2009-15 59
Table 2.13: Social network market scale and growth in Mexico, 2009-15 61
Table 2.14: Social network market scale and growth in China, 2009-15 65
Table 2.15: Social network market scale and growth in Japan, 2009-15 66

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The Social Networking Market Opportunity: Quantifying market reach, scale and monetization across the value chain, 2010-15

Table of Contents : 
Monetizing Social Networking
Executive summary 12
Social networking market context 12
The dynamics of the social networking marketplace 12
Social networking competitive situation analysis 13
Monetizing the social networking market 14
Stakeholder profiles 15
Chapter 1 Social networking market context 18
Summary 18
Introduction 18
Who is this report for? 19
Development of the social networking market 20
Chapter 2 The dynamics of the social networking marketplace 28
Summary 28
Introduction 29
Notes on data and sources 29
Global overview 30
Market scale and growth 30
Market reach 33
15 leading national markets dominate worldwide 35
Regional markets 37
North America 37
North American social networking markets 38
USA 38
Canada 40
Western Europe 41
Major Western European national social networking markets 44
UK 44
Germany 46
France 48
Italy 50
Spain 51
Central and Eastern Europe 53
Major Central and Eastern European national social networking markets 55
Russia 55
Central and South America 57
Major Central and South American national social networking markets 58
Brazil 58
Mexico 60
Asia 62
Major Asian national social networking markets 64
China 64
Japan 65
South Korea 67
India 69
South East Asia 71
Indonesia 71
Philippines 72
Singapore 73
Other major markets 75
Australia 75
South Africa 77
Turkey 78
Other geographies 79
Forecast market opportunity 80
Factors promoting and restricting the growth of social networking 80
17 national markets will exceed 20m users by 2015 83
Chapter 3 Social networking competitive situation analysis 86
Summary 86
Competitive overview 87
Introduction 87
Facebook – the first global social network 88
Facebook’s rise drives emergence of strategic clarity 96
Likely competitive paths, 2010-2015 100
Competitor monetization strategies, 2010 100
Competitor monetization strategic paths, 2010-2015 101
Chapter 4 Monetizing the social networking market 106
Summary 106
Introduction 107
Note on methodology and sources 108
The consumer expenditure reach of social networking 110
Direct revenues earned through online social networks, 2010 and 2015 114
Direct revenues earned through social networking sites 114
Global overview 114
Revenue 114
ARPU 116
Detail of the scalable markets emerging by 2015 117
Revenue 117
ARPU 118
Implications for stakeholders 120
Models of future monetization 120
Implications for online social network technology infrastructure suppliers 122
Implications for brand owners and advertisers 123
Implications for games, apps and virtual goods developers 125
Implications for networks 127
Chapter 5 Stakeholder profiles 130
Summary 130
Introduction 131
Social networking platforms 132
Facebook 132
QQ.com (Tencent) 134
Twitter 135
MySpace 137
Friendster 139
Hi5 Networks 140
LinkedIn 142
NetLog 144
Cyworld 145
Mixi 146
Social gaming developers 148
Zynga 148
Playdom 148
Playfish 149
SGN 150
Custom social network services 152
Elgg 152
TweetMeme 153
Brands using social networks 154
Kimberley Clark 154
Majestic Wines 154
Chapter 6 Appendix 157
Index 157
List of Figures
Figure 1.1: Launch dates of major social network sites 21
Figure 2.2: Social network user growth (users m), 2009-15 by region 31
Figure 2.3: Proportion of population using social networks by region (%), 2009-15 33
Figure 2.4: Social network user growth (users per country, m), 2009-15 36
Figure 2.5: Social network user growth in North America (users m), 2009-15 37
Figure 2.6: Percentage of population using social networks in North America, 2009-15 38
Figure 2.7: Social network overview for the US 39
Figure 2.8: Social network overview for Canada 40
Figure 2.9: Social network growth in Western Europe (users, m), 2009-15 42
Figure 2.10: Percentage of population using social networks in Western Europe, 2009-15 43
Figure 2.11: Social network overview for the UK 45
Figure 2.12: Social network overview for Germany 47
Figure 2.13: Social network overview for France 48
Figure 2.14: Social network overview for Italy 50
Figure 2.15: Social network overview for Spain 52
Figure 2.16: Social network growth in Central and Eastern Europe (users, m), 2009-15 54
Figure 2.17: Percentage of population using social networks in Central and Eastern Europe, 2009- 15 54
Figure 2.18: Social network overview for Russia 55
Figure 2.19: Social network growth in Central and South America (users, m), 2009-15 57
Figure 2.20: Percentage of population using social networks in Central and South America 2009-15 58
Figure 2.21: Social network overview for Brazil 59
Figure 2.22: Social network overview for Mexico 60
Figure 2.23: Social network growth in Asia (users, m), 2009-15 62
Figure 2.24: Percentage of population using social networks in Asia, 2009-15 63
Figure 2.25: Social network overview for China 64
Figure 2.26: Social network overview for Japan 66
Figure 2.27: Social network overview for South Korea 67
Figure 2.28: Social network overview for India 69
Figure 2.29: Social network overview for Indonesia 71
Figure 2.30: Social network overview for the Philippines 73
Figure 2.31: Social network overview for Singapore 74
Figure 2.32: Social network overview for Australia 76
Figure 2.33: Social network overview for South Africa 77
Figure 2.34: Social network overview for Turkey 78
Figure 2.35: PEST analysis for the social networking market 80
Figure 2.36: Social network growth by region (users, m), 2009-15 82
Figure 2.37: Top 10 national social networking markets by unique user numbers, 2015 83
Figure 3.38: Leading global social networks by unique user numbers (m), end 2009 89
Figure 3.39: Leading global social networks by regular unique user numbers (m), end 2009 92
Figure 3.40: Major social networks’ regular users as a proportion of total unique users (%), end 2009 94
Figure 3.41: Social networks’ monetization strategy, 2010 100
Figure 3.42: Social network user category / segment ownership in the US 102
Figure 4.43: Top 7 national social networking markets by consumer spending reach, 2015 112
Figure 4.44: Global social networking direct revenues by segment ($bn), 2010-15 115
Figure 4.45: Global social networking ARPU by segment ($), 2010-15 116
Figure 4.46: Top 10 national markets by direct social networking revenue ($bn), 2015 117
Figure 4.47: Top 10 national markets by direct social networking ARPU ($), 2015 119
Figure 4.48: Global direct social gaming revenues ($bn), 2010-15 125
List of Tables
Table 2.1: Social network user growth (users m), 2009-15 by region 31
Table 2.2: Proportion of population using social networks by region (%), 2009-15 34
Table 2.3: Social network market scale and growth in the US, 2009-15 39
Table 2.4: Social network market scale and growth in Canada, 2009-15 41
Table 2.5: Facebook user reach and market rank in Western Europe, December 2009 43
Table 2.6: Social network market scale and growth in the UK, 2009-15 45
Table 2.7: Social network market scale and growth in Germany, 2009-15 47
Table 2.8: Social network market scale and growth in France, 2009-15 49
Table 2.9: Social network market scale and growth in Italy, 2009-15 51
Table 2.10: Social network market scale and growth in Spain, 2009-15 52
Table 2.11: Social network market scale and growth in Russia, 2009-15 55
Table 2.12: Social network market scale and growth in Brazil, 2009-15 59
Table 2.13: Social network market scale and growth in Mexico, 2009-15 61
Table 2.14: Social network market scale and growth in China, 2009-15 65
Table 2.15: Social network market scale and growth in Japan, 2009-15 66

 
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There are so many tools provided by twitter (some not immediately obvious) that you can take advantage of whilst using Twitter to make money. If you make the special effort to use all of them wisely this can have the effect of jump starting your business and really draw your customers to your sales point.

Lets take a quick look at the best free tools you can use if you cannot afford the POWER TOOLS that the professionals use.

1. TWEET DECK

You run this from your pc and connect to your twitter account with it, where you can pretty much handle all aspects of your twitter. It is possible to manage several Twitter accounts via tweetdeck, and control the whole “follow and unfollow” problems that professional users face.

2. SOCIAL OOMPH

(Formerly Tweet Later) allows for tweet scheduling (useful), offers the option of repeating your tweets as often as you like (known as recurring tweets, but only with the paid option) lets you automatically follow those twitter users that follow you, and also allows you to them private direct messages to say thanks when the do follow you, and also automate the process of no longer following those that have stopped following you. These free features above should be efficient for the vast majority of those just starting out, butt when you require something powerful you can upgrade to their paid service.

3. TWAITTER

(Soon to be called gremln) is available completely for free for anyone that has a twitter account, and you can login using the same username and password as you use to login with twitter. This service is really useful for scheduling both tweets and recurring tweets, and is free as mentioned above so is definitely a tool you just have to try if you do not want to use the services of professional twitter marketing providers!

4. TWITPIC

Twitpic allows you to share your pictures via twitter, which is a wonderful way of making all your new followers feel really welcome when they first follow you. Twitpic is free for anyone that has a twitter account and you can login using the same username and password as you use to login with twitter. Another wonderful feature of TwitPic is the option of sharing your pictures using a mobile device, perfect for the picture sharer on the move!

5. TWOLLO

This tool allows you to find users you want to follow. You simply search for tweets on a subject you like, and Twollo will find them for you and automatically starts following them for you. The only drawback for you if you do not have much money is that this service is not free, however if you are really serious about marketing on twitter you will want to get a paid service and start twitter marketing in earnest with professional strategies.

Indeed, professional twitter users are prepared to spend a little now in the early stages as they know the true power of twitter marketing, and they know that they can quickly recoup the small expenditure required to purchase the best twitter marketing tools. After all, you would not expect twitter marketing strategies to be free, now would you?

Hi,

I want to offer a personal financial planning service for young families, covering analysis of present financial condition, budgeting, investment and insurance planning, retirement planning etc.

Would welcome suggestions on marketing this service on the internet and also other media. My client base will be in India.

Considering social networking sites, groups, blogs, twitter etc.

Marketing costs to be minimal, as this will be a very low fee service.

I have recently started a small software development company. How do I go about getting more projects? All ideas and answers are most welcome!

Thanks in advance.
Thanks. Just to clarify, we dont develop products but offer software development services for other companies, mostly small businesses. Any ideas on how we can market our services to target customers will be most helpful. Who should we contact? Who can we partner with? How can we get help on the sales front (on a commission basis). Are there existing forums or avenues for these? In short how can we get more clients and projects?

With the advent of Web 2.0 came the ability to communicate with people from all over the world in more ways than anyone ever thought possible. It is absolutely amazing how anyone can now connect with anyone else on the internet. Your Average Joe is connecting and communicating with famous people and millionaires. Have you ever wanted to ask George Bush a question? The internet makes it so easy.

One of my husband’s close friends is two connections away from Hillary Clinton and John McCain in his LinkedIn account. Would you like an introduction? One of my role models that I follow intensely is Anthony Robbins. He recently launched a blog and created a Twitter account. I can now ask him anything, or tell him anything. He reads his blog comments himself and posts tweets to his twitter account personally. If I’m lucky he may even send me an answer.

As far as marketing goes, I was speaking to a good friend of mine the other day about how she markets her distribution company. Her business markets offline and online. 90% of their online marketing is free and 80% of her business comes from online efforts. Her business grossed $1.3 million last year.

I was reading an article the other day about a company that was doing really well with their offline marketing efforts. It took a few years for them to be convinced that adding online marketing could boost their business. They finally took the plunge. Their business skyrocketed by 40% in just a few months. They are now putting a new marketing plan in place that will turn some of their offline marketing efforts into online. They have found their online marketing to be more effective. They can market online to more people for less money.

Social networking seems to be the biggest hype of all. Most online social networking efforts are free to very inexpensive. A few popular sites that are considered part of social networking are twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, ning.com, blogs, podcasts, YouTube, and more. It takes a little effort to get some payoff with social networking, but when you are consistent with your efforts it can go a long way to driving traffic to your website, increasing your exposure and establishing yourself as an expert in your field of business.

Not only can social networks bring you closer to your customers and offer them a way to learn to trust you, but it can be fun, too!

Seeking some good ways to market on social network on myspace and facebook If anybody knows pls tell about your way

In the modern business world, practices like global sourcing and multinational purchasing have become common practices, and using the online market and suppliers online is done every day, especially to find wholesale products from China. But what exactly is an online market and what are suppliers online? Global sourcing and multinational purchasing are done almost exclusively on the online market using suppliers online, so it is important for any business owner to completely understand these terms.

The online market, where global sourcing and multinational purchasing is done and where suppliers online can be found, is the marketplace on the Internet. Global sourcing can be done quickly and easily by simply running a search on your computer, and the results that show up are part of the online market. The online market can be very helpful for any business and can enable companies to cut costs and maximize time. Unlike b2b markets, which consist entirely of b2b sites, the online market is anywhere on the Internet where goods are bought, sold, and bartered, and this includes multinational purchasing. There is no physical location for the online market, just cyberspace. Yet this market is essential for global sourcing and multinational purchasing, and the entire wholesale product from China market is almost completely dependent upon the online market and suppliers online.

Suppliers online are the merchants found on the online market when global sourcing, and a large number of them deal with wholesale products from China. Suppliers online generally accept multinational purchasing and have secure websites for payment transactions. Internet sourcing and global sourcing make up a huge part of the client base for suppliers online, and business expenses for these merchants on the online market are a minimum. Global sourcing and multinational purchasing, as well as using the online market and suppliers online, have become increasingly popular with businesses around the world as standard business practices, so understanding what these terms and processes are is important to any business person. The online market can drastically improve any business no matter what the size is.