Here Are 20 Reasons Why You Need a Website
The largest collection of meaningful reasons you NEED a website.
That’s not all …
These reasons are backed up with 100% proven recent research.
So if you want to know the reasons you need a website, keep reading:
1.Everyone is online!
Globally the UN reports, 47% of the population is online
(2.4 billion to be exact as I mentioned in my last blog here).
In United States 88% of adults are online.(Source)
LITERALLY EVERYONE IS ONLINE!
2.Most consumers shop online.
According to an annual survey by analytics firm comScore:
Shoppers now make 51% of their purchases online (Source)
3.Access to everywhere.
The wonderful thing about the world wide web, is it’s WORLD wide.
Unlike a physical location you’re not tied down.
New Jersey business? Welcome to New York.
Town > County > State > Country > WORLD
Websites make you fly guys… #reasonsYouNeedAWebsite
4.New customers.
Saturated your market?
66% of small business owners say that finding new customers is a top concern.(Source) (Source)
With a website you can target more people that might’ve never known about you.
A website can be found by anyone, all they need is internet access.
5. Online presence you control.
This is KEY.
Even if you aren’t online, your customers are, this can be good or bad.
Your website let’s you control that online presence so it is GOOD.
6. Interact with everyone else.
Social media is huge.
In 2017, 81 percent of U.S. Americans had a social media profile
Your customers, potential customers, your grandmother, and her dog have some type of social media.
And that’s just one of the many types of online interaction that go on.
With a website you can funnel all that interaction and transform it into sales and engagement!
7.Accurate information.
Seems basic right?
But this is what people want.
86% of visitors want to see information about that company’s products/services. (Source)
What you are, services, prices, location, hours, etc.
This is what people look for and determines if they’ll become customers
A website gives up to date and accurate answers for all these questions.
8.Niche? Local? Better!
Are you a local/niche business or even just a hobbyist at home?
Technically this is even better for SEO, as you’ll have less competition!
46% of all searches on Google are local(Source)
A website can be optimized to target your local/niche target audience.
9.Simple or complex
You can spend months creating your website.
Or you can make one in a few hours.
A website can be something you consistently update.
Or you can set it and forget it.
This is a need YOU determine.
A well designed website can be whatever you need, simple or complex.
10. They can be FREE*
There are tons of free website builders out there: Wix, Weebly, Website Builder.
Obviously these have their limits but this is a great way to get started for personal hobby sites.
For a business or brand however, investing a little money to host your own is definitely worth it.
Read to the end to find out how much a “little” is 😛
You won’t be disappointed!
Only halfway and you can see so many great reasons you need a website!
11.Together We Stand, Divided We Fall
Expanding your business to new areas? Opening new locations?
This is a huge transformation where consistency for your brand is crucial.
60% of US millennials expect consistent experiences when dealing with brands online, in-store, or by phone.
Business can no longer be central to one office or risk inconsistency and losing brand recognition.
A website provides a platform to maintain and unify your brand anywhere.
12.Find better employees
Online applications accounted for 60% of applications and 40% of interviews in the U.S.
50% of small businesses consider hiring new employees to be thier hardest challenge.
If you’re just using online job boards like Indeed and Craigslist you may find it as ineffective
A website gives you a recruiting platform where you can direct people to from these job boards.
This weeds out the less dedicated applicants giving you the better recruits
13. Marketing to the FULLEST
Having a website enables the full potential of many mediums of marketing for your brand:
Content Marketing, Video Marketing, Email Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Digital Marketing.
All of these are more relevant now than ever in the digital age.
14. 24/7 Access
DON’T lose anymore customers because you can’t be open 24/7
Your website CAN be
70% of all consumer retail spending takes place after 6:00 pm
This makes sense because like you they’re busy working earlier in the day.
15. Live chat – Never be on hold again!
90% of customers consider live chat helpful
Basically ALL people LOOOOOVE it…at least I do
The only way to get it is to have a website that can host it.
16.Share the latest news.
Having a website means you can share news as fast as you can type
Crazy stuff happens everyday, now you can take advantage of it when it’s relevant
Traditional methods of sharing news, print, TV, etc takes days, weeks, and even months.
Between creation, distribution, and circulation the news is no longer as relevant and conversions/sales will tank.
With a well designed website all this takes is a few minutes.
17. Automate ALL the things
Updates, cross sales, promotions, memberships, etc.
All these things take time to go through with every customer.
While some customers may want that one on one, most just want what they need asap.
DON’T lose all that business because you’re busy with just one thing.
A website enables you to do all these things automatically and simultaneously.
18.Put whatever you want on it (pictures, videos, music)
While social media platforms limit what you can upload(file types, file size,etc) websites don’t.
You can put hundreds of pictures, videos, songs on your website.
Dancing elephants, vlogs, your homemade Melbourne Deep House Bounce music.
A website can store whatever your heart desires.
Literally!
19.Store/Office Closed? Website Still Open
As a digital medium, websites can change a lot easier and cheaper than your physical space.
While your business space is closed there is no reason why your website needs to be.
Renovating? Repairing? Rebranding?
Physical downtime doesn’t equate to business downtime anymore
A website, if designed properly, experiences little to NO downtime even during changes.
20. The CHEAPEST solution with all the benefits above ^
Like we said before in the previous point there are FREE website builders
If you choose to build your own:Hosting is technically the only fee you pay
Your website is equivalent to an ad space online.
Try finding a WORLDWIDE ad space that can reach 3.5 BILLION people everyday! (Source)
Let me save you time, you WON’T.
IF you somehow miraculously do, try finding one that costs under $3.00/month
You DEFINITELY WON’T
Right now that’s how much a basic hosting plan with HostGator and Bluehost costs.
$3 a month, that’s one cup of coffee.
Begin transforming your business with a cup of coffee.
A website designed for your brand can do that.
Now It’s Your Turn…
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