September 1, 2010
By the ZippyCart Shopping Cart Reviews Content Team
An infographic is a graphical display of information created for easy consumption and viral appeal. Infographics can be used to explain large amounts of data through images, a specific process, or to clarify a topic that is hard to grasp. Infographics serve a variety of purposes including engaging users, building a brand, link building, and improving a site’s authority with regards to the topics covered in the infographic. Because this new medium is becoming a must have for many online businesses, a variety of companies are springing up to offer services related to the design and syndication of infographics and for the greater part of this year, SubmitInfographics.com has done just that. While their consulting and work in this space is not necessarily coming to an end, it is turning the page to a new chapter and remodeled website dubbed Killer Infographics.
Matt Weston, a spokesperson for Killer Infographics told us that “there isn’t one central hub online where businesses can submit their infographics and be certain that they will receive the appropriate credit and link for their efforts.” Because of this, the team at Submit Infographics has sought to provide a solution to this problem. At Killer Infographics, anyone can submit their infographics for free and “as long as they meet the not at all strict guide lines,” their infographic will be live for the world to see within 2 business days.
The team at Submit Infographics believes that this makes their original job of syndicating infographics null and void. “If we can provide a common location where everyone goes to review infographics, vote for the best, and add their own, then the user base will do the rest for us,” Weston suggests.
Killer Infographics is still in its infancy, with the site only launching in full force yesterday, but it is already showing great promise. The site will soon have a variety of features to help users create their own infographics, vote on existing ones in the gallery, earn featured positions for improved visibility, and much more. Time will tell if this site becomes the next Digg of the Infographic space, but rest assured it will at least achieve it’s current goal: “To add yet another site to the mix that decreases productivity online because it’s too fun not to use.”
Amy is the co-founder of ZippyCart. She went to school for film in Cleveland, Ohio and ended up working in the field of viral video marketing, which eventually led her to her real profession: SEO. When she's not writing for ZippyCart, she can be found out and about Seattle, WA.
Killer Infographics is an excellent way of getting the grade for your efforts in creating an infographic. Though new it is expected to be a fore runner in the industry.