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Business.com Barometer

The Business.com Barometer is a monthly measurement of the query volume occurring on Business.com and the Business.com Network, and provides a snapshot of the rising and falling B2B needs in the marketplace.

Business.com helps small business decision makers address their most pressing business concerns by connecting their search queries to leading B2B providers across 65,000 different business categories. Query data is combined across Business.com and Business.com Network partners, representing the business search needs of over 28 million unique visitors each month.*

The Business.com Barometer includes query data across Network partners, such as:

 

Note: For a complete list of sites within the Business.com Network, please visit http://www.business.com/info/partners.asp.

 
Top 10 Categories — September 2006
Current Rank
Previous Month Rank
Category Name
1
1
2
27
3
2
4
35
5
120
6
3
7
4
8
79
9
90
10
5
Top 10 Gainers —  September vs. August
Category Name
% Change from Previous Month
Financial Asset Protection
1172%
Commodity Trading
588%
401 (k) Plans
480%
Computer Security Software
429%
Business Travel
322%
Business Phone Systems
311%
Laptops
240%
Workplace Communication
235%
Point of Sale Equipment
232%
Business Plans
198%
Top 10 Losers — September vs. August
Category Name
% Change from Previous Month
Business and Computer Forms
-46%
Automotive Transport
-31%
Liability Insurance
-31%
Recruiting
-25%
Sales
-25%
Real Estate Trends and Forecasts
-25%
VoIP
-24%
Pharmaceutical Contract Manufacturing
-19%
Restaurant Supplies
-18%
Banking
-18%

* comScore Media Metrix, June 2006


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