GEORGIAN INTERNET OVERVIEW Sandro Tarkhan-Mouravi

Structure Websites trends, niches, particular sites, ads IT Crowd companies, individuals, education Environment infrastructure, market potential, legislation

Websites

trends, niches, particular sites, ads

IT Crowd

companies, individuals, education

Environment

infrastructure, market potential, legislation

Websites Warez Craze Popularity Ease of creation Ease of maintenance Lack of control Empty niches Hop.ge 15 Link.ge 14 Tvali.ge 13 Allmovies.ge 12 File.ge 11 Myauto.ge 10 Games.jeje.ge 9 Files.ge 8 Magtifun.ge 7 Forum.ge 6 Allshares.ge 5 Gol.ge 4 Top.ge 3 Myvideo.ge 2 Avoe.ge 1 Top.ge Offline.ge 15 Babajana.com 14 Mus.ge 13 None.ge 12 Bude.ge 11 Hop.ge 10 Rustavi2.com 9 Link.ge 8 File.ge 7 Myauto.ge 6 Games.jeje.ge 5 Files.ge 4 Gol.ge 3 Myvideo.ge 2 Avoe.ge 1 Top.internet.ge

Popularity

Ease of creation

Ease of maintenance

Lack of control

Empty niches

Websites Blogs Location Wordpress dominance, blogspot, local bloghosts Language Georgian, attempts to write in English Contents About nothing/everything, personal thoughts and experiences Updates Unstable or seldom Usage Limited circle, 1000 views, 10-100 comments, 100 blogs Rocko.ge 100 uv, 200 hits Jiblog.ge Bigcrow.wordpress.com Dodka.wordpress.com 175 uv, 250 hits Code.ge 30 uv, 70 hits Ediscourse.wordpress.com 20 uv, 40 hits Enews.ge 900 uv, 3700 hits

Location

Wordpress dominance, blogspot, local bloghosts

Language

Georgian, attempts to write in English

Contents

About nothing/everything, personal thoughts and experiences

Updates

Unstable or seldom

Usage

Limited circle,

1000 views, 10-100

comments, 100 blogs

Websites Media Weak online presence of traditional media Lack of competition in some segments causing relative success of low quality websites 1300 36000 Teen.ge 120 150 Statia.ge 7000 49000 Jobs.ge 8500 250000 Forum.ge 1400 2100 Asavali.ge 900 3700 Enews.ge 1100 6700 Msofsport.com 1900 16000 Eva.ge 2200 13500 Interpressnews.ge 2200 17500 Saqme.ge 4300 34000 Info.ge 4500 22000 Presa.ge 50000 hits 12000 Rustavi2.com unique

Weak online presence of traditional media

Lack of competition in some segments causing relative success of low quality websites

Websites More Websites E-commerce Cars, electronics, gifts, clothes Purchases from abroad No Paypal Video hosting: myvideo.ge 743000 hits, 23000 uv, 124000 accounts; tvali.ge Social Networks: face.ge 106000 hits, 2400 uv, 9000 accounts Info: info-tbilisi.ge 5300 hits, 520 uv Photo clubs: boke.ge 57000 hits, 1500 uv; photolife.ws

E-commerce

Cars, electronics, gifts, clothes

Purchases from abroad

No Paypal

Video hosting: myvideo.ge 743000 hits, 23000 uv, 124000 accounts; tvali.ge

Social Networks: face.ge 106000 hits, 2400 uv, 9000 accounts

Info: info-tbilisi.ge 5300 hits, 520 uv

Photo clubs: boke.ge 57000 hits, 1500 uv; photolife.ws

Websites Ads Banner ads $10-$500 per month Total income from banners not more than $10000 for one site Buying ads by phone Most selling independently; banners.ge Ads in videos

Banner ads $10-$500 per month

Total income from banners not more than $10000 for one site

Buying ads by phone

Most selling

independently;

banners.ge

Ads in videos

IT Crowd Pixel.ge mostly flash, up to $X0000 Itdc.ge government and enterprise solutions We (neuron.ge, in future) Mostly self-educated, lack of academic education related to web development and maintenance “ Information space” Little market Independent development

Pixel.ge mostly flash, up to $X0000

Itdc.ge government and enterprise solutions

We (neuron.ge, in future)

Mostly self-educated, lack of academic education related to web development and maintenance

“ Information space”

Little market

Independent development

Environment How profitable web projects can be? Occupying niches, investing in future Advertising thyself Additional income Little competition Possibility to bring tested projects Internet infrastructure and recent developments, geopolitically unstable About 2,000,000 million users potentially; X00,000 active users Taxes close to average, easy regulations

How profitable web projects can be?

Occupying niches, investing in future

Advertising thyself

Additional income

Little competition

Possibility to bring tested projects

Internet infrastructure and recent developments, geopolitically

unstable

About 2,000,000 million users potentially; X00,000 active

users

Taxes close to average, easy regulations

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Sandro Tarkhan-Mouravi

Tbilisi, Georgia

You can find me in Facebook