There are many reasons why your business no matter what it may be needs a website. Think about it this way, it will not have a negative effect only a positive towards your business.
Having your own domain (www.yourdomain.com) online establishes credibility for your company. Having this domain can give you the freedom to have people know about your business on places such as the Yellow Pages. Being listed on the Yellow Pages could sky rocket your business being as more and more people like shopping from home.
On your site you have the freedom to put whatever you want. Your store hours or even a map to the store helping a Consumer and maybe even saving time from a few phone calls a day.
Consumers like to get the best buy and will research over the internet where they would like to buy. Why not be on the internet with your own site so you can have the chance to be in the running for selling to that person.
Website is never closed and always open. This lets any consumer find out information about your business 24/7. You could be selling products while you sleep, how great is that? Even if they aren’t decided on buying from your business at least now they will know the store hours and location for when they would like to come in.
Information on a website can be changed, removed or even slightly modified at anytime giving the business quick updates on current status such as a sale they have going on or even if they are hiring.
Owning a local business and having consumers means you must advertise. Have a website can get you advertisement on local searches that may find you sales. The internet can now provide a ton of traffic to your website from local consumers waiting to buy your products.
Getting a phone call while talking to a consumer can be a hassle or maybe even a deterrent for the consumer. Having a website can free up many phone calls answering many frequently asked questions easily on the web page. This time could save valuable money over and over again, and it is always there!
Brochures and any sort of paper advertisement can be expensive. Eliminate paper and post products and/or sales on your website which can be changed without having to shell out for more brochures and maybe having to get rid of unused brochures. Now I am not saying paper advertisement is completely useless now but having the website along with a few brochures could save you time and money.
Comment cards are a thing of the past. Most businesses besides restaurants do not have them. A consumer is not going to come back to say great job all to often. Consumers can now leave feedback in the comfort of their own home on your website. This will let other consumers interested in your products what other people think about your services.
A website can also let people know how to contact you, even making their life easier by letting them email you by one click of the mouse. The website could also let suppliers contact you via the web, making business between the two easy and fast.
One of the biggest money makers on the web today is an email list. An email marketing list is a list of people which have subscribed to have you send them special offers or newsletters via email. This list can be established easily by having your own site. Once the list is created you can send a message out to your entire list in the click of a mouse letting them know about a sale or big event. This is free advertising at its finest.
Your business may not be only for the local consumer. Having a website can open your sales up across the world. A website could explode business if you have the entire world of consumers looking for your products.
Within your site you can mention related businesses or clients developing business relationships. You can charge a fee to them for this or they may return the favour on their website and you will both receive sales from this.
The world is growing and so is the internet along with computers. Why not grow your business with the web and get a professionally designed website that will benefit your business forever.
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Hi Trevor,
You list plenty of good reasons for why any business should have a website.
I agree completely. In this day and age a business without a website is missing a lot.
In fact any business is kind of expected to have a website now. Not having a website is getting to be almost like not having a phone.
A website is is a store front for your business in cyberspace.
I would urge all businesses without a website or a blog to get one ASAP, right now.
Vance