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Blogging: A easy way to promote your business and stablish your company brand name.

Blogging began as a means of expressing personal thoughts, then it gradually became a publicity tool for stars and paparazzi and finally, it reached the entrepreneurs of this world. With marketing becoming increasingly competitive, campaigning through the World Wide Web (WWW) ensured that blogging research reaches new peak.

 Blogging has come a long way from simple web pages to extremely sorted and read content of the internet. Comments on blogs and the speed of passing blog links among users with similar interest show the power of blogging and its popularity on a global dais.

 There are plenty of benefits of blogging for small, large businesses and even the non-trade sections such as awareness-creating organizations worldwide. Surveys show that people prefer to trust those companies more, which tend to engage in blogging.

 Brand Building: Climbing the long ladder can be so scary when you look up from the bottom. Blog works like your escalator, you can look up with joy as your brand climbs to the target with gradual posts getting popular day by day.

 One-on-one communications: You can let your customer be Oprah Winfrey as they ask you queries about your products in form of comments or you entertain their needs through blogs. This improves the mutual understanding among you and your clients. You can even get ideas on making your product very user friendly.

  Public relations improvement: You cannot go door to door and campaign about your brand as effectively as the blog allows you to do. Building relations with the general public, mainly your customer is the key to a thriving business.

 Reputation building in easy way: The image of a brand is very crucial part of e-commerce. When you have trouble fulfilling the requirements of customers, bad press can play havoc. Your reputation is marred. Blogging about the issues or discussing it openly can help you sail safely through such ups and downs.

 Competitive spirit: Blogging in a healthy way to keep up with your competitor. You enjoy the edgy rush and attain success symbiotically.

 Search Engine Marketing: It is a suitable way to gain organic web traffic and get opportunity to communicate in a direct way with your clientele.

 Free of cost: Who doesn’t love the word ‘free’? Blogging has no price tags attached. Get set to write some more.

 Portray blogger as pro: Image of the blogger is set as authority and it brings a positive impact on the sales of your product. You know your job and your blogs can be a proof of it.

  Company promotions with news updates: This hassle and bondage-free medium to get in touch with company can help in updating clients about new offers etc.

 Accessible to public: Blogs do not need membership based login and signing up that is time consuming process. Open, read and get informed it is that simple.

 Direct support: Blogging can be an efficient way to promote, just like a hobby that takes few minutes of your time each day. Know your clients and let them have a peek at your personal side with blogs

                                                                                                                                             BY - PRAVEEN SINGH

                                                                                                                                         AN  INDEPENDENT THINKER

Email marketing :- A Great way to get your market Place

 

Email marketing is one of the easiest and least expensive ways to deliver more sales for your organization. In fact, strategic email campaigns can greatly impact the effectiveness of your other marketing efforts, and your sales team.

Email marketing’s areas of influence

The goal of any marketing campaign is to bring in more profit. Where do those profit come from?

The three ways to make more money in your business:

 

 

Revenue growth comes from one of three places:

• More customers buying your products (taking them from the competition),
• Current customers buying more frequently, or
• All customers buying more products than they did before.

Luckily, email can influence all three of these areas. Email can be used to reach new customers, spur repeat sales, promote add-ons, accessories, and new offerings — and all in real time.

An email written now can be in front of hundreds or thousands of customers in an hour. That combination of speed and scalability means huge leverage for your sales team. All you need to do is figure out how best to use it for your business.

5 kinds of speedy-sales emails

 

If your goal is to decrease the time it takes to close a sale, email has some specific uses. Let’s look at a few.

 

Automate follow up

 

One way to keep in front of a customer without always picking up the phone is an email autoresponder.

An autoresponder sends pre-set email messages at specific times or in reaction to user behavior. For instance, your website might send a prospect a welcome email after they request information.

Autoresponders can systematize parts of the sales process — from a response to an initial inquiry, to a check-in 30 days after a sale to schedule a demonstration for additional services. Using an autoresponder for certain touch points guarantees timeliness and reinforces your image as a company that’s dedicated to supporting its customers.

Product education

 

Ongoing email education can speed the time to product adoption, especially for complex products and services.

A software company might send out weekly tips on system setup, or promote live client trainings. Or ask the reader to click to schedule an appointment with support to complete the process. All of these lift the responsibility from your sales team to ensure the customer gets what they need to make a buying decision.

Identify and overcome objections

 

An interior designer might design an email campaign with questions like:

• “Do I really need an interior designer?”
• “How do I evaluate an interior designer’s sense of style?”
• “What questions should I ask when meeting with my designer?”

Readers who find themselves nodding along with the articles will be much more likely to say yes in a sales appointment.

You could even track what your prospects’ most common questions are by allowing them to pick from a list of 5 to get more information. This kind of interaction not only serves the client, but will help your sales team focus their efforts in face-to-face sales appointments.

Purchase reminders

 

If customers are repeat purchasers, you could send a reminder email quarterly or annually with an invitation to renew their order. The easier you make it for the customer to respond, the faster they’ll do so.
If you can get a new order placed in a few clicks that would normally take a few phone calls, you’ve saved your team time and gotten paid faster.

New product/service introduction

 

Do your auto body clients know that your shop now sells tires? How about the companies that used you to recruit their network administrator — might they also enjoy your new project management search specialty?

Email campaigns can ensure that your customers know what’s available before their curiosity brings them back to ask for more, driving inquiries straight to your sales staff. And with the ability to segment email lists, you can send a special promotion for the new vegetarian cookbook to only those customers who took your vegetarian cooking class. A relevant offer based on their interests is a great way to drive additional sales.

Getting started with email marketing

 

One of the best things about email marketing is that it doesn’t have to be expensive to get started. You’ll need an email marketing system, a list of customers, and a plan for exactly what will be sent to whom, when. And email also allows you to be endlessly flexible, testing and refining until you get your perfect email marketing campaign in place.

                                                                                                         

                                                                                

 

Republic day 2012 :Where India stand on its 63rd Republic Day

 

 

 

I have woken up to a glorious morning today. Its 26th January and we celebrate India’s Republic Day today.I woke up as the first rays of light hit my eyes. I looked out of the window and its foggy all around. Sun’s out but everything is hazy and glowing.

Its India’s 63rd. Republic Day today. The earliest memories, that I have of the Republic Day is of 1992 when I saw this on TV for the first time. Of course at that time I already knew about it. I knew it as a day when we do a. March Past in school. And as a holiday.

In 1992 I saw the televised show of India’s defence might and the cultural shows. Interestingly, I remember the elders of those days talking about we kids not understanding the importance and value of this National Day. As I grew up, sometime in between I read about India’s struggle for independence and the real significance of this day which we call Republic Day.

But I could never feel the passion and emotion with which my elders talked of Republic Day. And if you ask me, I am worried about the kids who are growing up today. Compared to our generation, todays children have less contact and exposure to history and the genesis of past significant events. For them its just another day..

 I sincerely wish that the youth of today should learn and know more about how the current nation of India has been formed. Its much easier today to know about past than it was earlier. We, as elders have a very important role in shaping the youngsters thoughts and perception of our Republic day. We have to influence them not only by our speech and direct actions but also how we behave when we are not being watched,

Now I want to discuss about :Where we stand on our 63rd Republic Day

 

How we reached so far: from Independent to a Republic country

 

The foundation of independence laid before 150 years in 1857, which is described as First war of Independence got success after 100 long years of struggle and on 15th August 1947 when a new democratic country which has taken over the attention of the world with it’s principles of non-violence and peace.

 

on 24 January 1950. Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected as first President of India. After two days i.e on 26 January 1950 the Constitution of India came into effect, a date celebrated annually as Republic Day in India. 26 January 1950 is one of the most important days in Indian history as it was on this day the constitution of India came into force and India became a truly sovereign country.

On 26 January 1950 India developed into a democratic republic with a president, prime minister and a council of ministers, all who are elected by the public. India’s full title is The Republic of India and today it is the largest full democracy in the world.

India-Development since 1950

Agriculture

 

 

 

Before independence India was a country which relied heavily on agriculture. After independence this remained much the same, even today India ranks second worldwide in agricultural output. Agriculture and allied sectors like logging, forestry and fishing accounted for 15.7% of India’s GDP in 2009, employed 60% of the total workforce and despite a steady decline of its share in the GDP, is still the largest economic sector in the country. India has always been a major grower of cash crops such as tea, tobacco, coffee and spices while also being a world leader in exporting many varieties of fruit. Although India has developed many modern and innovative means of farming the agricultural sector in India remains synonymous with poverty. The majority of India’s farmers earn less than $2 (USD) per day growing rice on tiny family-owned plots.

 

 

 

Services 

 

The services sector employs 23% of the Indian workforce and began its rapid development in the 1980s, this is in comparison with approx.4.5% in the 1960s. The stimulus for the spurt in growth in the services sector came from two main areas: a substantial stepping up of public investment and also the emergence of a highly educated Indian workforce who were willing to work for far lower wages than their European counterparts. The services sector accounted for 63% of Indian GDP in 2008-09 and as per the Central Statistical Organisation this figure has continued to grow.

 

Industrialization

 

Before independence India was a largely agriculture-based country. Post-independence, the Indian private sector began attempts to expand. It has since handled the change by squeezing costs, revamping management, focusing on designing new products and relying on low labour costs and technology. Technology has been one of the main cornerstones of India’s industrial development. Information Technology sector accounted for 5.9% GDP. Mining and other energy exploits have also been one of the main areas which have pushed the industrialization of India since independence. India has the third largest coal reserves in the world. Nuclear power is a very large source of electrical consumption in India. As of 2010, India has 19 nuclear power plants in operation generating 4,560 MW while four other are under construction and are expected to generate an additional 6000 MW. This recent development has coincided with further industrialization of many of India’s cities.

 

The development of India since independence has changed it into a democratic, industrial country at the forefront of becoming a big global power. However due to this rapid change and urbanization, India faces many problems. The country is facing many sustainability issues in the near future which will be discussed below.

 India and Future Sustainable Development

 Poverty

 

Poverty is an everyday sight in India but something which must be addressed or it will negatively affect the country’s future sustainability. According to a 2005 World Bank estimate 42% of the Indian population fall below the international poverty line. Although this is a major increase on the figure of 87% in 1980 it is still a shocking statistic. If India is to become a truly developed country it must develop a form of social welfare scheme, this means that at current poverty levels close to 240 million people would be availing of welfare benefits. This is a figure which is simply not viable, therefore if India is to sustain development into the future it must do something to lower poverty levels

 

The Environment and Pollution

 

Although India is low on the carbon emissions scale compared to countries such as America its carbon levels are still very high and steadily increasing. India is emitting 1.17 tonnes of CO2 per person per year and this is an ever-increasing figure. Most of these carbon emissions are coming from factories and industry. India’s main fossil fuel is coal (a very high polluter) means that air pollution levels will probably continue to increase. However there have been some encouraging signs in recent years as the government and legislators have begun a major drive to invest in clean technology and recycling facilities.

 

water

 

India has huge problems with water pollution. The river Ganges is considered to be one of the world’s dirtiest rivers and still an estimated 2 million people bathe in its waters everyday due to Hindi beliefs and culture. Some sources even say that India’s water pollution problem is so bad that 70% of available water in India is contaminated. Indian officials must act to create sewerage treatment plants in order to reverse the country’s unprecedented levels of water pollution. Another Sustainability issue which India faces in the future is the problem of water availability. According to World Watch Institute, Indian demand for water in urban areas is expected to triple by 2025. Another big problem is that actual water reserves look set to deteriorate due to global warming. 80% of India’s water comes from the Himalayas, either from rainwater or melting glaciers. If current projections are correct global warming will melt many of the Himalayan glaciers away by 2030 and this would result in the level of many of India’s main rivers dropping further pushing water demand

 

 Poverty and the Environment

 

The links between poverty and pollution and environmental-damage can be seen everywhere in India. The use of rivers as sewers is common to Indian slum areas. However to blame India’s poor for the environmental degradation would be a huge mistake. It is the lack of resources and facilities provided to the poor which results in the level of damage occurring in India. However there are many methods which the Indian government could use to tackle both problems i.e. reduce poverty by tackling environmental degradation.

 

Strengthen participation by the poor in decision-making related to access to environmental resources: People in India’s poorest areas should be involved in deciding where sewerage should be provided and how best to provide clean water as their local expertise would be vital.

Employ only local people in the building of environmental resources in their slum areas: This would boost the local economy and also create a sense of pride in environmental resources within the community.

Expand the natural asset base of the poor: By providing free plots of land to the countries poor India could promote a sense of environmentalism and a respect for nature while also providing economic assistance to the poor.

Conclusion

India has developed from an agricultural country into an urbanized, industrialized country. However this has led to many problems for the country including poverty and environmental damage. However it is not too late for India to fix its problems and hopefully in the future we will see this happening.

“Mother Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s need but not every man’s greed”- Mohandas Gandhi.

Appeal to people of India

We the people of India should participate in development of Indian directly or indirectly. Instead of always finding negative things and only talk over that, we should work together to eradicate the negative things and polish positive things.

  

                                                                                          - BY  PRAVEEN SINGH

 

                                                                                            An Independent Thinker

 

HOW TO IDENTIFYING AND HANDLING A BAD CLIENT

 

Identify the Source

First and foremost, you must assess if there is really a problem.  We can spoil ourselves sometimes with a string of good clients.  Suddenly, one client comes up who doesn’t fit the bill of previous clients and we’re complaining that they aren’t as good to work with.  Your “Client From Hell” might just be a bit more strict or a little more eccentric.  Here’s how to spot a problem:

Empowerment

Is your client empowering you to do your best job?  How clear are they on their expectations?  One of the most frustrating things for most of the consulting and self – employed world is the client who essentially says “I don’t know what I want, but I want you to give it to me.”

Is your client responding to you?  Do they address your concerns with the project?  Being empowered to work does not mean being pandered to, but it does mean being given the time and attention you might need to succeed.

Worth

Are you being paid enough?  This may be a mistake you made in your initial quote, but often we complain about a client mainly because we don’t feel we’re being fairly compensated.  Make sure you address this issue quickly before you find yourself building up more and more resentment toward the project and subsequently lose interest.    The relationship with your client needs to be mutually beneficial.

At the end of the day, most bad client situations are a result of your not responding to the situation as it develops.  When you see signs that the relationship is going south, do what you can ASAP to relieve that.  When you’ve gotten to the point of complaint, you’ve lost your Company.

Analyze Your Resources

Measure the balance of the relationship once you’ve noticed that things aren’t ideal.  Remember, you entered the brave new world of consulting and freelance work to be your own boss, don’t lose that.  A boss has a good eye for where their resources are being spent and knows when to make the tough calls.

Time

For a week, perhaps two, you should keep track of the amount of time you spend on each client.  If most of your projects are of similar size then none should take drastically longer than any other.  If you notice that one of your contracts takes more time than the others, weigh it’s significance and think on that

Stress

Now, next to that chart of time spent per project, rate the amount of stress you feel for each project day-by-day.  Some contracts may feel more or less stressful – a new client who may refer more clients may cause some stress, a smaller project may not – but if the stress and time ratio is out of order, you need to readjust.  Communicate with your client that you’re noticing the project is becoming more difficult and less rewarding.  Discuss ways the client may be able to help you push the project forward or even request an extension.

Getting Paid

Are you?  A good client might have some lee-way for falling behind but the first lie any consultant learns is “the check’s in the mail.”  Every once in a while you’ll work with someone who will get what they can from you before the first payment or skimp on the last one.  Make sure you set clear standards “Work begins once the first check clears in to my account.  I trust that you’ve put it through, it’s just a rule.”

Once you’ve double checked your resources, you may have found that you are indeed being slighted by your client.  Don’t worry, this happens, but you need to rapidly deploy to the final step before you waste any more of your time or resources.

Pull the Trigger

  Assuming you’ve worked to try to remedy any problem and your client has not been responsive, it’s time to close this chapter.  Here is how.

Be Concise

The more time you spend explaining the “Why’s” of the cessation of services, the more room you leave open for argument.  Be quick and polite, your reasons are yours alone and the client doesn’t need more of an explanation than you are willing to give.  Just keep in mind, sometimes we want to give more than we should.  Keep it simple.

Reputation

 Remember, if you let this become too personal you will find it bleeding into your other work.  While the client may have been poor, your reputation is still important.  Don’t let your good name get sullied in the mud on the account of a foolish fight

9/10 clients will be a joy to work with.  Even some of the ones who are bad wont be this bad.  However, you need to be prepared to defend your career when the time comes

--

Praveen singh

Sr. executive key account management/client servicing 

Telecom industry

 

success in life means money ... it's damn true...!!!

somewhat ... but it also means finding happiness but to really make it in this world, you need money so money money money = success in life. I know money is not everything but everything is need money is not a priority but it still very important. I'm sorry in advance but i don't believe when people say success and happiness is not about money. Money is important and quite almost everything, No matter how pretty your girlfriend are you haved, and no matter how many friends are you haved, YOU ARE NOT SUCCEED!. Succeed mean you have a lot of money on you and your income keep increasing at the same time. it useless to have money if you don't know how to earn it, only know how to use it. in the end even a gold mountain will finish if you just know how to take it but not earn it. investing and hardwork and smart thinking of business are the key, if people only know hardwork they won't have progress, they only be a labor for money at the last It doesn't necessarily "mean" money but it's pretty dang useful. praveen singh

A college life to corporate life.....!!!!

It seems that majority of the people here in this forum would be still in their college or would have just joined an organization.

I am not sure if anyone started such a thread or not, I just wanted to let you know how different it would be moving from a college life to corporate life.

In college you are the KING, you do not care about anyone/anything. You never reached for the 9:00 AM class, as it was too early. The day you were not in a mood to study (which was quite regular), you would bunk the college. The day the weather was nice, classes went for a toss. The day it rained, you were busy having bear with friends.

My friends, all that is set to change, in the next phase of your life, you would be a prisoner of your own self. If you drink till 4:00 AM in the morning with friends, you would still be at office before 9:00 AM. You would witness the dazzle of the rains from large window panes beside your desk. And one thing that you never did in your life, is being answerable, be prepared for it. In your corporate life, you would be answerable to each tom dick n harry. I remember that I used to say I do not even give explanations to my Dad. Now I give explanations to everyone! I have got so used to giving explanations that I have started this in my personal life as well!

Another very important thing that Forget friends! It is a huge task to find an actual friend in your corporate office. And I am not saying that it is always other's issues, the issue would lie with you as well.

In severe and cut-throat environment, every person around you would be your competitor, so you would think a 100 times before confiding in him/her. You would never be sure that what you told him would be used against you or not.

In college you have a dozen very close friends who know the dirtiest secrets of my life. But in corporate you can't believe on a single person whom you can compare at par with those dozen.

is life really like a sine wave curve ?

hey  really our life is like sine wave,,,,,, my small life experience and my thought says life is like sine wave curve i have related our life and sine wave  curve they give similar result now we will see how is it ??  

i think it's more like a sawtooth or square wave  , with greater abruption to the downfall 

sine wave is smoothest of mathematical function, the ups and downs in life are not so smooth 

u r rocking one moment and then in gallows  before even u realize 

the sawtooth  wave would be a good match, the rise is gradual with increasing harmonics of the sine wave, 

match the sawtooth wave closely , the image below could give u a of that what i mean

 
u look at life going smooth as silk, u never realize harmonics r continuously  increasing  for ur abrupt down fall. the time u do,  u r  already in pit but we never give up will work our way to the top again.

lifecould also be a square wave, u r slogging, working hard to go top but things don't seem to happen, u know u r in pits and working hard  to out of it and get to the top but  is never happening  , u dont see a ray of hope either but u will be awestruck to know a spark put u to top, u get all that u dreamt and work for

 
even here the fall is abrupt and never as smooth as in a sine wave , more harmonics to the wave, more sharper the trasition is, not a smooth fall 

but life has it's ups and downs , and for this u could call it being like a sine wave, harmonics r equal to 1 only for a god-like person withno distinct change to cheer about or mourn for. 

for lesser mortals lifes never like a sine wave.........!!!!! 

hey you know "how our emotion related to physics"

Emotions, are not simply a chemical in the brain.  They are 

electrochemical signals that affect the chemistry and electricity of 

every cell in the body. The body’s electrical state is out a vibration to 

other people. We broadcast and receive. Thus the emotions

 orchestrate the interactions among all our organs and systems to 

control that.”Molecules of Emotion , neurotransmitters called peptides

 carry emotional messages.“As our feelings change, this mixture of 

peptides travels throughout your body and your brain. And they’re

 literally changing the chemistry of every cell in your body.”This is all

 mainstream science, but it doesn’t   explain how one person’s ,

emotions can affect another person and the larger world. “You’re still 

thinking about this as chemistry,”but “Of course it is 

chemistry, but it’s also physics and vibrations.” Neurotransmitters are 

chemicals, but they carry an electrical charge. The  electrical 

signals in our brains and bodies affect the way cells interact and 

function.“You have receptors on every cell in your body. They

 actually are little mini electrical pumps.” When the receptor is

 activated by a matching “molecule of emotion” the receptor passes a 

charge into the cell changing the cell’s electrical frequency as well as 

 its chemistry, our individual cells carry an electrical charge, so does

 the body as a whole. Like an electromagnet generating a field, people 

have a positive charge above their heads and a negative charge

 below. “So we’re actually sending out various electrical signals –

vibrations.” 

 “We’re all familiar with one kind of vibration: 

When we talk, we send a vibration through the air that someone else

 perceives as sound. As  we know, we’re also sending out 

other kinds of vibrations. It’s a basic law of physics that when you are

 close to an energy source it has a greater effect and that diminishes

 as you move further away. But  when you are far away there is no 

effect.”

 

 
 

Electrochemical messages are passed between

brain cells. Similar signals are passed to every

cell in the body. Each is studded with

“receptor sites,” a kind of “mail box” for these

electrochemical messengers

hey people - protest MF hussain for painting "rape of india"

 

MF Husain's painting 'Rape of India' on Mumbai Blasts  displayed in ‘London Art Gallery’    this  painting created by MF  hussain which  displayed on ' london art gallery' Why should we protest against this painting ? here are some reasonable point that why should we protest against this painting.......!!!!!  Representing India as a woman being raped, is nothing but terrible denigration. For an Indian, 'Bharat Mata' (Mother India) is a Goddess and not some figurative concept and showcasing her in this manner is highly outrageous and a completely unacceptable form of denigration. It would be appropriate to ask MF Husain if he would have dared to make a similar painting had there been an attack on the UK, the UAE or Qatar and named it the 'Rape of UK, UAE or Qatar' ? (Husain has recently become a citizen of Qatar)  What is MF Husain's sick fascination for having sex with animals ? Why does he repeatedly superimpose his dirty minded eroticism on Deities   Why has he painted the blood that has been spilt in the colour green ? And also the two bulls with green faces. The offenders of the cowardly terrorist attacks that India is facing, are the people who are symbolized by the colour green, and not the other way around. Does he expect the Islamisation of India ? If MF Husain is truly an artist (as claimed by the artist community) and that all his thoughts about being outraged by terrorism were genuine, then why does he not paint others being nude and having sex with animals ? But as we have observed he depicts only India and Hindus in this manner. Why has he split the canvas in half ? Does he want to suggest that India will spilt ? Why this divisive implication that India will crumble under attack ? Thus, for these reasons this painting is unacceptable to an Indian and it hurts and rapes our sensibilities. Some questions we need to ask ourselves !!!!!! Why do intellectuals and the art world continue to applaud MF Husain's perverted endeavours and still paint him as an 'artist' ? Has the collective mind of our social elite plummeted so deep, that on the one hand it puts men like MF Husain on a pedestal and on the other, summarily rubbishes a call for purity and feelings of nation pride That we are actually debating this issue and not taking immediate action against MF Husain is the very reason why India has been attacked for centuries and has instead only been hospitable to our invaders. Do we still want to continue to function in a manner that does not even recognize an assault on our collective consciousness in the form of this obnoxious painting ?               What you can do ?????   1.  Send the protest letter immediately to the Government to book him for hurting our National sentiments    2. Form a group or personally lodge a Police complaint with this news that has been published in newspapers. 3. Write letters to Art gallerias not to exhibit any of his work. 4. Write to local newspapers and News channels about the incident so as to create awareness   5. Create awareness through the internet via Emails, forums and Blog 6.You may print this page and distribute it amongst your friends,relatives and general public...!!!

hey !!!! do u know some Shocking facts about water ...!!!!

 

 1. Over 1.5 billion people do not have access to clean, safe water.

2. Almost 4 million people die each year from water related diseases. 

 

3. 43% of water related deathsare due to diarrhea.

4. 98% of water related deaths occur in the developing world.

5. Unsafe water is the biggest killer of children under five; around 90% of all diarrheal deaths are in this age group....!!!

 

6. A typical individual in the United States uses 500 litres of water each day.

 

7. Over 1 billion people use less than 6 litres of water per day.

 

8. Half the world’s schools do not have access to clean water, nor adequate sanitation.

 

9. about 1.8 million child deaths a year are due to diarrhea.

10. A child dies of water born diseases about every 15 seconds (that’s about 12 children just since you started reading this article). By this time tomorrow, another 2,500 will be dead.