Websites Don't Have To Be Expensive!!!
Websites have initial development costs and maintenance costs.
Development costs vary depending on the type, size, and quality of website you want. You can spend a few hundred or up to thousands of dollars to have a professional web development team design a quality custom website for you.
If you don't want to spend a lot of money on a new project, you can choose a budget option to start with and consider having your website professionally designed in the future. You can also start with even just a page or two and add more content later.
Domain Name Registration starts at about $9.95 a year, depending on the domain extension and the domain name registrar. Some web hosts include a domain name with their hosting plans.
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Most People Use The Internet
According to a 2006 study, 694 million people aged 15 and up used the Internet worldwide in March 2006. In the US, 77 percent of people were online in 2006, with the number increasing every year, according to a Harris poll.
Many of those people search for products and services online. With search engines providing better localized search, using the Web keeps getting easier to use than a bulky Yellow Pages book, which is also more likely to have out-of-date information.
Your existing customers know how to find your business. But will people searching online for the services, products, or information you offer be able to find it.
Websites Save Time And Money
Think how many times a day you take phone calls from people inquiring about your hours of business, services, products, prices, location, and other information. When you have a website, people can find that information without taking up your time. Moreover, the website provides information after business hours as well. Potential customers can use the information at your website to make decisions at any time.
If you have a mailing list — or would like to have one — you can send the same information to everyone on your list with one click. You save money by not having to pay for printing, envelopes, and postage.
Websites are also more cost-effective than advertising in the Yellow Pages, in magazines, in newspapers, or on the radio. In addition, they work well with other types of advertising. Include your domain name in advertisements, and people can go from the ad to the website, where you have more information.
Websites Add Exposure And Credibility
You might run a small business that competes with larger businesses. Or perhaps you're a sole business owner working from home. A professional-looking website adds credibility to your business and gives you more even footing with your competition.
If you offer a service, you can display photos of or links to your work (depending on the type of work you do). You can list businesses that you've done work for and link to them (after getting their permission), giving them as well as you more exposure. If you sell products but don't have an e-commerce website, a list of product types and brands can be useful. Testimonials from customers add credibility.
How-to and product information pages are another way to gain exposure and credibility. The content will bring more visitors to your site, and if it's good, you'll be seen as knowledgeable in your field.
Your Competition Is Online
If your business is less busy than before and you don't know why, it's possible that it's because potential customers are going to the competition. Is the competition better? Not necessarily, but if they have a website and you don't, they're more visible and accessible. The cost of not having a website is losing potential customers who search online for a business like yours and go to the competition because that's all they find.
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