[MASHABLE] Last week, bestedsites.com published an infographic about just how far technology has come in the past decade.  When you gather the stats together, accumulate all of the facts and create a kick-butt infographic, it's absolutely amazing to see how the Internet has changed in just 10 years.  

So what can we, as inbound marketers, learn from this infographic?  One thing is for sure--technology is always advancing and always changing.  There will be times when it's difficult to keep up and times when it doesn't develop fast enough.  Overall though, it's quite simple to soak in just how important the digital marketing world has become. 

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As an entrepreneur or small business owner, you probably understand better than anyone that a strong web presence plays a critical role in finding potential clients and generating revenue.  But once you have your domain space claimed, what comes next?

The key to keeping your visitors coming back is to create an engaging, worthwhile web experience. But how?  One of the best ways is to share content with your users is through inbound marketing via infographic.   

An infographic is just one tool for a small business website. ThePRCoach explains the anatomy of an effective infographic, but are you using these powerful tools to their full potential?  There are many aspects to the infographic that you may not be aware of.  Let's take a look at the infographic's many marketing purposes:

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Whether you're using Joomla, Blogger or Wordpress, it’s no secret; blogging beefs up your business. Blogging can increase web traffic, display your expertise, market upcoming events and news, enhance search engine optimization and much, much more. There’s a reason why 43% of businesses participate in the blogosphere today...and the numbers are only continuing to grow. In fact, the level of professionalism among bloggers is on the rise, as is giving bloggers opportunities to become brand advocates.

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Mark Zuckerberg once said, "When you give everyone a voice and give people power, the system usually ends up in a really good place. So what we view our role as, is giving people that power." Facebook gave businesses social power as well when it incorporated Pages into its system. Facebook Pages allow businesses to display its company information, upload photos of business events and interact with customers who "Like" the product or service that they offer. What can Facebook do for your brand? Check out the infographic below for more detail.

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