Top 10 Benefits: Why Your Business Needs a Web Site

Promote Business & Boost Image

A web site allows you to reach a larger audience (over 54% of the U.S. population is connected to the Internet)--in full color, sound and motion--than by any other traditional means of advertising. There is less competition on the Web in most markets, and more people are finding it easier to use the Internet than the Yellow Pages.

Provide Comprehensive Information

A web site is an excellent way to profile all aspects of your organization. It can consistently provide users with accurate information each time they visit.

Reduce Change Costs

When changes occur, updating your site is quicker, cheaper and easier than reprinting outdated marketing materials. Your web site can keep information up-to-date and always within reach. And unlike a printed brochure or business card, no one can misplace or lose your web site.

Increase the Value of Your Marketing Dollar

In many cases, hiring a web designer to build a quality site can be less expensive than placing a full-page color ad for one month in the Yellow Pages. A web site allows your company to brand its products and services using full color and virtually unlimited space. And in most cases, your business web site is a tax-deductible expense.

Expand Your Hours of Operation

The latest information is always available to customers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It gives them immediate gratification, providing an alternative to frustrating voicemail or awaiting return calls, and it creates a 24-hour trading day for selling your products.

Provide Convenient Automation

Transaction processing can be automated with online interactive tools for your users, providing greater convenience and increased customer satisfaction.

Reduce Paper & Forms Distribution Costs

The more your web site allows people to obtain information, complete forms, or otherwise execute business processes online, the more you will save in paper, postage and handling costs.

Act as Central Communications Hub

Your web site is the ideal medium for information that changes frequently. In conjunction with email, it's the quickest way to provide updates to your members. Projects and collaborations can be unified and coordinated via your web site.

Promote Business Interests

Your web site can act as a resource to further your business interests. Dedicate a page to current agenda information. Provide links to archived educational literature. Legislators, government officials, researchers and educators can use your site to conduct research on key issues.

Increase Efficiency & Productivity

Online automation streamlines inquiries and processes. Customers can complete forms, make payments and submit data online, allowing your staff to utilize their time more productively. Your site can reduce phone calls by providing answers to frequently asked questions. Less time is needed explaining product or service details to customers. (And, by the way, 40% of employers think the Web has raised productivity!)

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(Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Dun & Bradstreet, Jupiter Research, Pew Internet & American Life Project)