Facebook Crossed 1 Billion Users!
Facebook has become the number 2 website in the world.
Finally, here you see how fast this absolutely amazing social site has grown in less than a decade.
| Date | Active Users |
| August 26, 2008 | 100,000,000 |
| April 8, 2009 | 200,000,000 |
| September 15, 2009 | 300,000,000 |
| February 5, 2010 | 400,000,000 |
| July 21, 2010 | 500,000,000 |
| January 5, 2011 | 600,000,000 |
| May 30, 2011 | 700,000,000 |
| September 22, 2011 | 800,000,000 |
| April 24, 2012 | 900,000,000 |
| October 4, 2012 | 1,000,000,000 |
| March 31, 2013 | 1,110,000,000 |
I Dare You to Make the Following Test:
Take a moment at the TV and watch how in almost every commercial, you will see how a company or people ask you to check out their Facebook page and be part of their community.
And even more impressive is the fact that if you ask all of your friends if they already have a Facebook account, I´m absolutely sure that 10 out of 10 will say yes. Do you think that it will be a lot easier to find all of your existing and potential clients and customers using Facebook? I’m sure you do.
I´m absolutely sure that if you ask those friends what they use the most when they are online: Facebook, Google or Email, I´m so confident they will say Facebook.
Facebook is everywhere. Actually Facebook.com is almost the top site on the planet. Yep that’s correct, Facebook almost beat Google, according to Alexa.com and has become the number 2 website in the world.
So this is your chance to make the most out Facebook by applying every one of the following techniques that will surely skyrocket your business’ online presence in a matter of days.
Eye Opening Facebook facts:
| There are over 1 billion people on Facebook and more than 500,000 login each and every day | |
| 5 new Facebook profiles are created every second. That means new potential clients and customers join Facebook constantly | |
| On average, users spend 20 minutes per visit. This is plenty of time for you to reach them with your business. | |
| 510,000 comments are posted every minute. This means potential engagement and viral power. | |
| 42% of marketers say Facebook is critical or important to their business. | |
| Some universities have stopped distributing e-mail accounts. Guess why? | |
| 53% of shoppers who click through from a Facebook Page make a purchase. That is a significant amount of commercial power. | |
| Consumers who follow a link to a retail site from Facebook spend an average of $100. That means Facebook traffic is valuable for businesses, don’t you think? | |
| 51% of fans are more likely to purchase from brands they “like” on Facebook, so you better make sure many people like your business on Facebook. | |
| A Facebook fan (like) is worth an average of $175, varying from brand to brand. This is a 28% increase from 2010. | |
| 68% of marketers say Facebook ads are effective in fan and customer acquisition. Do you think they are making some money out of it? Of course they are. | |
| The ROI of social media ensures that your business will still exist in 5 years. If that’s what you want, you just need to create a Facebook page for your business. |
We don’t have a choice. The question isn’t whether we do social media; the question is how well we do it. In this Highly Effective Facebook Training guide you will know exactly what to do.
