Why Should You, As A Businessman, Want A Web Site
Now?
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 online
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
Theres no cost associated for a typical building. Examples
of these costs include: rent, utilities, insurance or employees
that all work 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Display your entire inventory without the added cost of
having to keep it in stock.
You can bulk e-mail to your existing customer base without
printing and postage costs.
You can update documents and manuals online, in one location,
and have them available worldwide without additional costs.
You dont 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 tools
You can display previous work you have done on your Web
site, basically making your Web site a online portfolio.
You can display special packages, hot deals, and specials
You can have your customers pay for your product or service
online without mailing in a payment
You can have offer preferred client coupons, discounts only
available through your website
You will capture the impulse buyer, which is something TV,
radio and newspapers can give you.
You may eliminate the need for ever having to advertise
the old-fashioned way again. You will experience 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
Its like having a 24-hour salesman; you only have to pay
once a month for double the work
You can stay ahead of 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.
Adds credibility to the business
Removes geographical limitations that would ordinarily prohibit
doing business (global market)
It optimizes existing advertising adding .com name to
all print advertising, radio, company vehicles or store windows
for instance. Turn a two-inch Yellow page ad into a seven-plus-page
beautiful, interactive Web site that will gives the Web site
owner ad edge over his or her competition.
The ability to sell products on line e-commerce provides
Web site owners with the ability to drop ship, reducing up-front
investment for inventory purchase and management.
Real time credit card processing the retail customer has
committed to purchase before the merchandise has to be shipped.
Order tracking and inventory control
Enable businesses to maintain existing customer base
Open a new market using search engines
Provide answers to frequently asked questions.
Capability of interacting with prospective customers
Ability to track current marketing and advertising efforts
It levels the playing field Unlike brick and mortar
business location (a traditional building that houses a business
in a fixed location), the online business can compete with
a larger, better-established company. The perception of the
business is the real key.
Multiple e-mail addresses
Why
do I need a website? 
