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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 — October 2006
Current Rank
Previous Month Rank
Category Name
1
1
2
3
3
7
4
10
5
6
6
51
7
45
8
36
9
52
10
23
Top 10 Gainers —  October vs. September
Category Name
% Change from Previous Month
Sample Resumes
49%
Apparel and Accessories Distributors and Wholesalers
44%
Employment Agencies
38%
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
37%
Investment Banking and Brokerage
34%
Sample Cover Letters
33%
Small Business Loans
30%
Employee Evaluation
28%
Advertising Agencies
28%
Promotional Products
28%
Top 10 Losers — October vs. September
Category Name
% Change from Previous Month
Financial Asset Protection
-94%
Commodity Trading
-88%
401 (k) Plans
-86%
Computer Security Software
-86%
Laptops
-80%
Business Travel
-78%
Business Phone Systems
-76%
Computer Networking
-71%
Point of Sale Equipment
-71%
Business Plans
-63%

* comScore Media Metrix, June 2006


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