Online Shopping Enjoyed 2005
Although online holiday sales received most of the hype this year, it was a banner 12 months to put your products online, as sales over the Internet increased by 25 percent over 2004, according to a report.
The market research firm eMarketer said online shopping increased in 2005 because baby boomers and young shoppers — two of the largest segments — are becoming more and more familiar with the process.
The research outfit also said the increase in the use of broadband in U.S. homes played an important factor.
EMarketer estimates that 60 percent of Internet users in 2005 went online via a high-speed connection and predicted that number would increase to 83 percent by 2008.
Read on to see what you should be doing to make 2006 your year for online success
