Why a Website?

The time has arrived that you really need a website to do business. But “why?” you might ask. There are actually a variety of reasons for creating a website.

Different types of businesses have different requirements

Advertise your presence

Print listings, like the Yellow Pages, just don’t do it any more. The fact is that more than 50% of your potential visitors/customers NEVER pull out the Yellow Pages book anymore.  They turn to their computer or smartphone to find the goods and services they are looking for.

Look at it from your customer’s point of view. Your customer wants to find the most up-to-date list of vendors for any product or service. That’s not in the phone book, it’s on the Internet! If you aren’t there, you will lose business.

Compete for business

With the right website, designed by a professional who understands how the search engines work, you will find yourself rapidly moving to the top of the search engines.  That means, when someone is looking for someone who does what you do, they will find you first.

Sell your products or services

In a print ad you can’t list your whole inventory or all your specials or keep telling your customers what’s new in your business.  But you can definitely do that on your website!  In fact, it’s VERY important that you keep telling them what’s new. Ask me why it’s so important!

Let people know where you are

Give your customers or your members or your potential customers or members your address, phone number, a map to find you, printed instructions, convenient services in the area, whatever they might need to choose YOU over the competition!  Let’s talk about what will help boost your business.

List your services

Not only can you list your services, you can describe them in such a way that your customers and potential customers won’t be able to resist buying from you!  I can help you use images, videos and descriptions, keywords and design elements that will help boost sales!

Show off your portfolio

If you are an artist, musician, actor, painter, contractor, photographer or anyone who will gain business with a portfolio, there are spectacular ways to display your work on the Internet that go far beyond anything you can do with print.  Let me show you how.

Keep your customers or your members up-to-date

Create a membership site.  Publish your calendar of events, your upcoming gigs, new releases, art shows, newsletters, welcome new members, publish photos of your latest event, hold contests, poll your members, use online forms to get information – the possibilities are endless.

Increase your efficiency

Really!  It’s true! The tools available are really remarkable.  Let’s start talking about how a new website can make your organization more efficient right away!

Learn to design your own site!

If you prefer to do-it-yourself, I can teach you to do your own website design and maintenance.