Why Design a Website for your Business

Why Design a Website for your Business

Q: My business is very small, just me and two employees, and our product really can’t be sold online. Do I really need a website? A: That’s a good question. In fact, it’s one of the most important and most frequently asked questions of the digital business age. Before I answer, however, let’s flash back to the very first time I was asked this question. It was circa 1998, during the toddler years of the internet. So should your business have a website, even if your business is small and sells products or services you don’t think can be sold online?  The answer is: ABSOLUTELY Yes, if you have a business, you should have a website. Period. No question. Without a doubt. Also, don’t be so quick to dismiss your product as one that can’t be sold online. Nowadays, there’s very little that can’t be sold over the internet. More than 30 million shoppers are now online, purchasing everything from books to computers to cars to real estate to jet airplanes to natural gas to you name it.  NOT ONLY ARE THERE SHOPPERS, There are clients checking you out to see if they want to do business with you!!   If you can imagine it, someone will figure out how to present it or sell it online. To clarify one point: we are not saying you should put all your efforts into selling your wares over the internet, though if your product lends itself to easy online sales, you should certainly be considering it. The point to be made here is that you should at the very least have a...