Why have an online presence?
In an age when consumers can sit in the comfort of their home and pay their bills, find a date for Friday night, get on a guest list, buy a ticket to a ball game, book a trip, order their groceries, download an owners manual and bid on a collectors item, it still amazes us when we ask small business owners why they don’t have an online presence and they respond with ‘I don’t see how it would benefit my business’.

If you were looking for a specific product and weren’t sure who offered that product, what would be the most effective way for you to find it? Would it be to search through the Yellow Pages and call several businesses, inevitably being put on hold as they attended to their other customers and checked their inventory? Or would it be to do a Search online for the product in your local area, returning a list of web addresses that you could click on and not only be able to view the product, along with any accessories, technical documentation and warranty information, but also be able to do price comparisons, be eligible for online discounts, purchase the product and have it shipped directly to your door without the hassles of battling traffic, finding parking and standing in line-ups?

Your website works for you while you sleep. It helps you retain existing customers by providing service information and keeping them up to date with new products and/or services that you have to offer, as well as letting them know about current promotions. Your website is also globally accessible. So if you own a flower shop in Canada and a user in New Zealand has a relative in your area who they would like to send flowers to, you have opened up your business to another market without any additional costs.

If you would like to get started developing an online presence, take a few minutes to complete this form so that we can better assess your website needs based on your business objectives.