India is a fast developing country with 200 million Internet users, India now has 3rd largest Internet population in the world after China (at 300m) and the US (at 207m). The report released by the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) and IMRB (Indian Market Research Bureau) estimates 243 million internet users in the country by June 2014, overtaking the US as the world’s second largest internet base after China. However, the Internet penetration in India remains at 16 per cent and the low penetration means that India presents unmatchable growth opportunity for the Internet sector in coming years.

“There is every reason to believe that they will turn into active users in the near future,” says Nilotpal Chakravarti, associate vice-president, IAMAI.

The Internet in India took more than a decade to move from 10 million to 100 million and only 3 years from 100 to 200 million. From here on, we can hope to develop a robust Internet ecosystem with a multitude of local and global players and a thriving Internet economy,” said IAMAI Chairman Rajan Anandan.

Internet usage will likely grow faster for female and from home.

We believe that in 2014, Internet usage will grow much faster for female and from home access. This acceleration will likely happen due to overall Internet adoption moving to masses.

College-goers remain the largest users of the internet in India, followed by young men. Blogging has become a passion for many have become entrepreneurs with  blog website.

E-Commerce will triple to $8.13 billion over next three years.

As per our estimates, in 2012 India E-Commerce reached $550 million in gross revenue (exc. Online travel and online classifieds. As more and more Indians use the internet, revenues of e-commerce companies could triple over the next three years to 504 billion rupees ($8.13 billion), according to Crisil Research, a unit of Mumbai-based ratings firm Crisil Ltd.

“Every second active Internet user claims to have bought something or the other over the Internet,” it added.

Internet advertising will be the fastest growing sub-sector of the India Internet.

We believe that lots of Internet advertising growth will come due to the rise in social media, mobile Internet, and non-search and content driven online ad formats such as cpc/cpm ads, lead generation, affiliate marketing, and email marketing etc.

Is this the right time to start a Business Website in India?

Yes, This is the right time to start an online business which is mainly making money from growing E-commerce and Internet advertising. At 200 million total Internet users, 80% of them search for information. So it is better to start a Business website and make your Online presence in the blogosphere.

Owning a Business website is one of the easy and effective ways to penetrate into this market without much investment. There is an ever-increasing number of people mainly the youngsters making money with ready made website at a part-time to full-time level —however the number is small.

Is readymade website a solution for your Business?

Yes, you can select a business website and have a vertical start up. Readymade money making websites will boost your revenue and effective presence in the Internet.

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