The latest frenzy in online news, possibly with the exception of Steve Jobs leaving Apple, is that Facebook has finally over taken Google as the top site visited by internet users.

Hitwise analysis claims that Facebook’s 7.07% of total internet visits in the US has now overtaken Google who sits at 7.03%. Over the last year Facebook visits have grown by a massive 185% in comparison to its competitor, Google, who has increased by 9%.

But is Facebook about to increase this gap and leave Google behind thanks to its increasingly popular advertising? Or is Google in a league of its own when it comes to search engine functionality. Read more »

At Visual Marketing we are constantly working to improve the functionality of businesses websites. With the current boom in online social activity it is no surprise that multi-user sites are becoming increasingly popular.

But what exactly is a multi-user site? Multi-User sites allow users to easily sign up and create their own extension of a website. The parent site will outline a product, service or idea while its user’s extension will be their own personalised arm. A user’s domain name will also be an extension of the parent (for example www.Multi-User.com.au/user1).

Multi-User sites are growing in popularity because they form a community. Whether it is a business based community or just a site for people who have similar interests; they are allowing users to personalise their own identity with in a sector.

We are all aware that Social Media is the latest, hottest trend. But is it a fad or a revolution?

Social Media has not only changed the way that people communicate socially but it has opened new and exciting doors in terms of the way that business and professionals now interact.

The truth of it is, is that if you have a service or product and you are not marketing it through online mediums such as social media then you will find it hard to remain competitive.

Directories are shrinking due to the FREE, effective advertising that Facebook offers while retailers are fighting for the right to determine their own trading hours just to compete with online spending.

• Social Media has overtaken porn as the #1 activity on the Web
• 1 out of 8 couples married in the U.S. last year met via social media
• If Facebook were a country it would be the world’s 4th largest between the United States and Indonesia
• 80% of companies using LinkedIn as a primary tool to find employees
• People care more about how their social graph ranks products and services  than how Google ranks them
• 78% of consumers trust peer recommendations while only 14% trust advertisements
• In the near future we will no longer search for products and services they will find us via social media

Who still thinks that Social Media is still just a fad?

It’s here to stay and there is no way around it.

Our Email Marketing System is something that has really taken off and it’s not hard to understand why.

Email Marketing enables you to remain in contact with your existing clients via personalised newsletters and our system has proven to be low cost and measurable. With preexisting templates to choose from, tracking methods, sales conversions and at as low as 1c per email it is one of the highest possible returns on investment marketing strategies available.

Email may be getting “old” in terms of technology. But it is still proving to be the communication method of choice by most businesses. We all know how effective communicating with colleagues via email is but are you taking the same advantage when it comes to your clients?

Try our Email Marketing System now. Its free, easy to use and you will be amazed by the data you can track in reference to information such as click trough and open rates.