There Is No Success Without Failure (Infographic)

In life, we are facing with constant challenges (big and small), at times we get through it with flying colour but at other times, we faced with failures. Same thing applies to online venture like Internet Marketing.

 

Just like the title said it all, there is no success without failure! The good news is, for online venture, it allows us to fail fast and cheaply (at least as compared to brick and mortar venture). Thus, the question is not how many times we failed, but how many times we get back up and try a new ones, until we success.

 

Still need some convincing? Check out the following infographic for some inspiration:

There is no success without failure - Infographic

Have you failed enough? If no, I guess you are not successful enough! ;-p

Cheers! 

Why You can't afford To Ignore The Online Channel Now? (Infographic)

If you are in business (brick and mortar or online, big or small), I am sure you are aware by now that online channel is a necessity. Every day, millions of people making use of search engines to look for the products or services that they are interested in. Thus, it is definitely a channel that you can't afford to ignore.

 

Effectively, that explains why the needs of Internet Marketing (especially the Search Engines Marketing and Social Media Marketing) is on the rise. Of course, online is a very fluid and dynamic channel, changes usually come in fast and furious. Thus, it is important to have a constant look out for the online development. 

 

So, if your business is still has no online presence of any form, it is definitely time for you to review your marketing budget and place a fair bit of attention to the online channel as well. Need some quantitative figures on what happen in the online space? Check out the following informative infographic from Global Press Release: 

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175 million online shoppers by 2016 [Infographic]

Internet Marketing is nothing new but it will be increasingly becoming more mainstream. The key reason is the eCommerce sites are springing up everywhere, from giant authority sites like Amazon, Rakuten to the smaller sites in the form of blog shops.

 

Actually, there is no surprise at all for the eCommerce boom, with the increased online security, ease of international payment method (e.g. Paypal) and mobile channels (i.e. mobile devices like mobile phots, tablets etc.), the only way is up for the eCommerce (especially the digital goods). With the booming eCommerce, internet marketing (in the forms of inbound marketing, social media marketing or pure online advertising etc...) is proportionately on the upwards trend too.

As per Arrow Payments, the US online shoppers alone is expected to grow from 137 millions (in 2010) to 175 millions (in 2016), which is more than 25% increase! So are you on the bandwagon yet?

Check out the following simple infographic (from Arrow Payments) for more details:
 

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Blogs Doing Better Than Social Networks In Influencing Purchase [Research Report Review]

At the current social commerce age, when comes to identifying the most influential channels for purchase, many of you might be pointing towards the Social Networks like Facebook, Youtube and Twitter etc... However, basing on the latest Digital Influence Report conducted by Technorati Media, it is a surprise to note that blogs outrank Social Network in influencing the purchase. Shock?

Of course, Social Networks (especially Facebook, Youtube and Twitter) are fairing quite well in other aspects of the equation too. Following are some the key highlights of the report.

FREE eGuide - 20 Marketing Trends & Predictions for 2013 & Beyond [Hubspot]

In 2012, the world of marketing underwent major changes. We saw the rise of Pinterest, several IPOs and acquisitions, an aggressive political ad war, Facebook's 1 billionth user, and watched one Korean artist turn into a global phenomenon thanks to YouTube.

But what's in store for the next year? Let Hubspot's new guide serve as your navigation system into the world of marketing in 2013.

Now then, let's gaze into the marketing crystal ball, and uncover what marketing will look like in 2013.

For a copy of the FREE eGuide, 20 Marketing Trends & Predictions for 2013 & Beyond (from popular Inbound Marketing service provider, Hubspot), click on the image below or the link here.

Hope you enjoy the eGuide as I do.

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Book Review - Get Rich Click! by Marc Ostrofsky

As everyone involved in the Internet Marketing (IM) know that knowledge is the key to success in IM. As the saying goes, Content Is King in IM, but before you can provide any relevant and meaningful content, you need to be equipped with the corresponding necessary and relevant knowledge. 

If I were to allow to recommend only ONE book to read in the IM arena, it got to be Get Rich Click! The Ultimate Guide To Making Money On The Internet by Marc Ostrofsky. Author Marc Ostrofsky is an entrepreneur and Internet pioneer whose companies make $75 millions annually. In this New York Times Best Seller book, he outlines the key strategies and present it marvelously with real life examples.

Also, in this easy to follow guide book, Marc Ostrofsky leave no stone unturned and making sure that you will learn every single aspect of the "what?" in the Internet Marketing arena. 

Wordpress - The Top 30 Plugins [Infographic]

When come to blogging, the most popular CMS (Content Management System) in the market is Wordpress. It's easy to use, it's free and best of all, it's unlimited expandability with Plugins and Widgets. Currently, there are about 150 millions blogs powered by Wordpress and Blogger is second on the list. Yes, this particular blog is powered via free Blogger and I have no qualm of promoting either one of them as I am happy with both (I do maintain multiple blogs under both platforms).

Talking about Plugins, there are more than 22,000 plugins (free and paid) in the market and the challenge for many of us is to choose a stable and suitable plugins for your blog. Graphs.net has recently released a useful Infrgraphic showcasing the Top 30 Wordpress Plugins by number of downloads.

Check out the infographic below...