Friends in coffee time,

I stumbled upon some interesting facts and figures the other day while browsing through the Internet and reading over a few of my favorite RSS feeds.

The Nielson Company came out with some stats regarding the average Internet usage for the past month of October.  Although the study is done in the U.S., I find the information pertinent to businesses here in Canada that are either having a hard time justifying why they need to establish an Internet Presence or, are contemplating if joining the Facebook circus is even worth it.

First take a look at these average stats for the past month of October. 

- PC time spent per person 67hrs:49min:39sec
- domains (websites) visited per person 87
- sessions/visits per person 53
- web pages viewed per person 2,645
- duration of a web page view 00hrs:00min:58sec

Did you know that the average person viewed 2,645 web pages a month? Interesting.

Now let's see where people spent most of their time when they were on the Internet in October.

Take a look at the first three.  Did you notice that they are all primarily search engine sites?  Google alone had 147.86 million people accessing their site and on average each person spent approximately 1hrs:53min:07sec "Googling". 

What I find extremely interesting is the fourth place rank of Facebook. 107.48 million people where on Facebook in the month of October, but what I find most interesting is that the average time per person was 6hrs:09min:48sec.

Time well spent? I'm not going to try and answer that question, but I will make this comment, "Facebook takes things to a whole-na-tha-level and soaks up a whole-lot-da-time!"

In Saskatoon and the surrounding area there are approximately,

- 116,880 people, 18+ on Facebook
- 31,200 people, 40+ on Facebook
- 5,700 people, 60+ on Facebook

Did you know that nearly half of the population in Saskatoon is on Facebook? Interesting.

So here are a few thought provoking questions to ask yourself if you are a business owner in Saskatoon:

- Is your website currently landing on the first page of the Google searches for your type of business in your geographical region?

- If people don't know you, but are looking for someone like you in the local area, can they go to a search engine and find you without knowing your exact name?

- Are you building a social networking strategy that will help you reach potential customers using Facebook?

I hope I provided you with a few interesting facts and figures to talk about during your coffee break today.

- Coffee Break Blogger

Fellow Coffee Breakers,

I was debating for quite awhile as to how I would actually introduce myself to you.  I am not one for formal introductions, personally I would rather bypass the...this is who I am and this is what I am going to blog about...and move right on to an interesting topic.

Although that would be my preference, it probably is best that I do provide you with a framework as to my style and what you can expect from me as your Coffee Break Blogger. 

For those of you who are now even more confused, and questioning whether or not you clicked on the right search engine result for websites, Internet Marketing, Internet Presences, and so on....I can assure you that you have made it to the right place!

This is the Trio Web Design Blog, and NO I have not somehow hijacked it from the company.  I am in fact an integral part of the original Trio group.  Despite the fact that I don't have a fancy photo of myself posted on the company website, I do exist.

Like I said before, I am not one for the formal introduction so I will just skip to the important part. 

My attempt is to blog for those of us who find ourselves taking coffee breaks in front of the computer screen instead of in the traditional coffee room. 

The information you will find on this blog will generally fall within two major categories; business development on the Internet, and completely random information that will have no relevance to business at all! 

I cannot promise that everything I post will be enlightening, but I do hope to challenge and encourage you to consider the possibility!

Between blog posts you can catch me on the Trio Facebook Page or on Twitter. My objective with these two social networks is to interact with you and provide you with interesting information that I don't particularly want to write a massive blog about. 

If you are interested in reading my posts make sure you sign up for the RSS feed.  I promise I will not inundate you with 100 blogs a week or harass you to contact Trio for your website needs every time I post, but I do hope to shed a little light and insight on some interesting topics that affect business today.

Until the next post.

Yours in break time,

The Coffee Break Blogger

TRIO WEB DESIGN
Trio builds effective, lasting, and identifiable Internet Presences for businesses.  Our flexible services cater to a wide range of business types and are not limited to any one design style.  Whether you are a small independent entrepreneur or a large organization, Trio is committed to seeing your business do well on the Internet.

Welcome to the Trio Web Design Blog!

Trio is a web design company that builds effective, lasting, and identifiable Internet Presences for businesses.  Our flexible services cater to a wide range of business types and are not limited to any one design style.  Whether you are a small independent entrepreneur or a large organization, Trio is committed to seeing your business do well on the internet. 

Standing out from your competition on the internet is no easy task, and it is even harder if your website lacks the ability to retain the people that find you. Trio gives existing websites a visual “face-lift” and provides direction for businesses who are in need of a website.

Having a unique customer focused website and incorporating social networking tools like a blog or Facebook, are the most important if not crucial, promotional strategy "must haves" in today’s economy. Everyone is blogging, tweeting, adding friends, and ultimately making purchase decisions based on your ability to attract them with new up-to-date information and stimulating graphics. Trio is here to help you build a strategy that will be effective at utilizing social networking tools, optimizing search engine results, and creating a website that truly reflects your purpose for having one.

If you are interested in our services fill-out the commitment FREE online quote and we will be in contact with you to discuss how Trio can match your website needs.