The Life Blood Of Internet-based Home Businesses...search Engines
By Kirk BannermanAnyone involved in an Internet-based home business will soon cometo recognize the importance of search engines as a vehicle toattract potential customers. Since the inception of Google in 1998, the popularity of using search engines has increased dramatically. Nielsen NetRatings reports that about 114.5 million Americans, or a whopping 39 percent of the US population, currently use search engines.Through February of 2004, Yahoo and Microsoft's MSN ranked as the two favorite spots on the Internet with 87.3 million and 86.2 million unique monthly visitors, respectively, according to