A recent ACNielsen survey of businesses with websites found that websites:
* Helped 58% of small businesses grow or expand
* Made 51% of small businesses more profitable, and
* Reduced costs at 49% of small businesses surveyed. – ACNielsen 2004
The old excuse of “my business does not need a website” no longer works.
No matter what your industry – Someone like you, somewhere uses their
websites to make their business more money daily:
* Service
* Professional
* Manufacturer
* Retail / eCommerce
* Wholesale / Network Distributor
* Artwork and Crafts
Hundreds of small businesses were recently surveyed to see what obstacles
they encountered in getting websites and doing business online.
The survey revealed that close to half thought their goods, services and/or
location were “inappropriate” for a website. Almost a third thought they had to
give up their face-to-face business approach, and several others were worried
about security and costs.
The truth is that if a website was easy, affordable and helped you make
money, you would get one, right? Of course you would! That's just good
business sense. We can help you really understand all the ways a website
can help make your business sales sky-rocket – even if you don't do business
online!
A website can help your business make money in many ways:
* Sell products online.
* Drive visitors to your offline store.
* Save you money by providing customer support.
* Gather leads so you can follow up with interested buyers.
* Support your offline sales process by giving you extra credibility to close the
sale.
Why Go Online if You’re Local?
Simply – you MUST go online, especially if you're local. And the most important
thing is to be first or one of the first in your market to have a web presence.
Why do I have to be first?
Two Reasons:
One – as more of your competitors get internet savvy, you won't be standing
out from the crowd anymore.
Two – more and more homes get online and more and more are looking for
local shopping and services options. Who do you want them to find? You or
your competitor.
According to statistics and various analysts in the field, any business that's not
equipped to effectively market on the Internet will go out of business within the
next 2-5 years. Please, I beg of you, don't become one of those statistics.
But, you argue – my business isn't suited to the internet –
A website can be a huge benefit to your business, whether or not you sell
online.
A little mistake that cost a plumber $3000
- you are probably making it too!
If you don't think you need a website, you are probably like John or Suzy.
John's two-truck plumbing business lost a $3000 contract because the
customer felt more comfortable getting the job done by a competitor after
seeing pictures of their quality work and certifications on their website.
Suzy sells homemade candles. She just discovered her neighbor sells 16
more candles than she does each week, all through the Internet and at double
the price .
Both John and Suzy are missing ready opportunities because they don't have
websites for their businesses.
10 years ago a website was considered an expensive luxury item that only
leading businesses needed to have.
Today, websites are affordable and are expected by your customers, just like
they expect you to have a business card and a fax machine.
10 Reasons to Be Online
You will be interested to learn that customers want you to have a website for
simple reasons:
1. To get your business address.
2. To get your contact information.
3. To get your hours of operation.
4. To get information on the product/services you offer.
5. To get pricing information.
6. To see examples of your work.
7. To request more information from you.
8. To buy something from you.
9. To see if you're reputable.
10. Just to see whether you have one!
If you think about it, don't you like to check out a company's website before
doing business with them? Well so do your customers!
How Can We Help You Get Started?
We know that an online presence will do nothing but make your business
more successful offline too, you just need the tools and support to help you do
it.
We can help you implement a proven combined offline and online system for
producing consistent, predictable profits. You will be amazed at the dramatic
change our custom system will make in your business, no matter what your
current situation is.
A major concern business owners like you have, is not knowing what to do
with their website once they get it.
You're busy and you don't want to waste your time on something you won't use,
or your money on something that won't pay off.
We want to help you get the full value of your investment in as little time as
possible. As soon as your website is online, over $575 worth of tools, guides
and resources will be made available to you that will help you market your site.
And if you ever need a bit more help, tap into one of our marketing strategists
(inclluded with some packages).
CLICK HERE TO GET STARTED!
