Google have just released an online learning programme called Digital Garage. If you have a Google Adwords account you’ll have received an invitation to check it out. 

I just wanted to share a few of the opening facts and figures Google provide when you enrol. Mainly because its the same message SFM have been sharing for years now.

They say:

“To give you an idea of the explosion of online usage over the last 15 years, consider this: In 2000, about 361 million people were online worldwide. In 2014, there were over 3 billion. That’s a growth rate of 764%! Today, nearly half the world is online. 

In Europe, the numbers are even more impressive: over 75% of Europeans have Internet access. Europeans are so connected that they have an average of 1.25 mobile subscriptions each, that’s more than one mobile line per person! 

No matter which device they use, on average, people spend over 1,900 minutes per month online—that’s over 30 hours!

So what are they doing with all that time online? And how can your business tap into this opportunity? 

Many of these digitally connected people are shopping. In 2013, the total in online sales for both goods and services in Europe was €364 billion.”

And:

Online video has also seen triple-digit growth in the last five years, with millions everyday watching video on social sites or via websites such as Netflix and Youtube.

And people are spending hours socialising and sharing—nearly a third of their time spent online is on social media sites.

If you’re a business owners, all these people doing all these things online presents loads of potential for you.

And as time goes on, people will continue to use the Internet in even more ways that will impact your business. 

It’s been truly a modern miracle to witness how the Internet has transformed our daily lives in such a short span of time. 

In every country, in every region, across the globe, the world has made a fundamental and profound shift to digital. This is an opportunity any small business can embrace.”

None of this is news to anyone already running an online business or who promotes their existing business online. 

But it is always nice to hear it from people like Google - the world biggest advertising platform, source of information and business. 

You cant argue with the facts folks - the internet is the place to be. Start taking advantage of a “Truly modern miracle” today by getting the best education, training and digital business systems out there:

Join SFM in other words. 

Cheers!