Why a website?

Why have a website?

Here are some reasons why you need your own web presence. As of 2002, statistics show that 71% of all the USA has Internet access and that once a customer has Internet access, only 1 out of 7 continues to use the Yellow Pages to search for businesses. Additionally, these people use the Internet to research PURCHASES and SERVICES, not just information!

You are able to better service your existing customer base.
Your customers can get their questions answered 24 hours a day and set appointments with you on line.
It provides instant credibility. (Most people know the expense and time involved with creating a site.)
You will have a second store, a virtual storefront, where you can display, describe and sell your goods and services 24/7.
No cost associated for a typical building. Examples: rent, utilities, insurance or employees that all work 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
Display your entire inventory without the added cost of having to keep it in stock.
You can bulk e-mail your existing customer base and potential customers without printing and postage costs.
Update documents and manuals on-line, in one location, and have them available worldwide without additional costs.
You don?t need to be a huge corporation to reach a large audience or pay thousands of dollars in advertising to be seen.
You are able to target the market of your choice with your built in advertising tool.
You can display previous work you have done on your web site, basically making your web site an on-line portfolio.
Display special packages, hot deals and specials.
You can have your customers pay for your product or service online without mailing in a payment.
Offer preferred client coupons, discounts only available through your web site.
You will capture the impulse buyer, something TV, radio and newspapers can never give you.
You may eliminate the need for ever having to advertise the old fashioned way again. No more weekly or monthly expense, with little or no return investment.
You can set pages aside on your site for customer testimonials to build interest and credibility in your business.
You can stay ahead for competition by being pro-active in moving forward along with your customers changing needs. They want convenience, you give them what they need and you will keep them as customers.
It?s like having a 24-hour salesman; you only have to pay once a month for double the work.

Go global with a website!

Here are some Internet Statistics to think about:
The information of the Internet doubles every 90 days!

On April 1, 2000, the Levi Strauss Co. sent a notice to all of its retailers that it will no longer allow them to sell any of their products unless they have an e-commerce capable web site up and running.

The Internet is the fastest growing advertising medium in history! It took radio and television 15 and 30 years respectively, to reach an audience of 60 million viewers; it took the Internet only 3 years to reach that same audience.

Right now, 2 out of 3 of your customers have access to the Internet and it has been statistically proven that they will go to the Internet to shop for their goods and services before they turn to the yellow pages or newspapers.

People are looking for convenient ways to save themselves time; this is why the Internet usage is exploding!

At its current growth rate, it is estimated by the year 2003 every person on the planet will have access to the Internet!

In 1998, the revenue generated on the Internet was at $48 billion dollars. In 1999, that number more than doubled to $109 billion. They are estimating by the year 2003, the revenue to be $1.3 trillion!

The experts are predicting that having a web presence is going to be a matter of survival.

The Internet growth rate is at 700% each year and climbing!

71% of all U.S. households now have a personal computer and are getting on the Internet to make purchases because it is convenient!

Domain names are being registered at a rate of 350,000 per month. That is about 1 every minute and a half.