So, your’e thinking about starting your own website, but maybe you don’t think it’s essential for your business or brand. Here are a list of reasons why it’s of great value to have your own website..
- It’s Professional – Having a website is very important for a business .It gives your business a place for everyone to see what services you provide in detail. For example. You may provide a service such as photography( like I do), and you may not want to post your prices over the internet. With a website you can have a page just for your prices and packages for potential clients to see. With a website you only have information available that you want available to those who are interested in your services, instead of to those who have no interest what you provide.
- It helps you store your content and information in one place – Talk about a big help with organization! Maybe you want all of your content at one site. You have photos, videos, products for sale, as well as business information, biographies, contacts, and more. Having a website gives you this option. You can actually have a place for all of your content for everyone to see.
- It’s best to have a home base to send clients.- On so many occasions, in my first year of business, potential clients would always ask me, “Do you have a website I can go to?” It didn’t take me long to realize that those who are looking for services expect you to have a website. I cringed inside, every time I had to tell a potential client, “No, I’m sorry I don’t , but you can go to my Instagram and see my work.” Not only did it make me feel unprepared, but it also made me feel unprofessional. This was an early mistake, that as you can see , Iv’e learned from!
- It is an asset to your brand – Having a website is a great asset, especially as a business owner . It can only bring positives to your business, in my opinion. It has the ability to reach potential clients from all over the world, without having to be there in the physical. That’s the new age we live in! Every entrepreneur wants to have there business accessible to more people who are interested in the services you provide, and having a website give you this ability.
5. It gives you more ability to do business your way.- How about that! Your’e in charge! And guess what? You can do it! And having a website gives you more advantages to do just that.It’s much easier to structure a website than it is running an actual physical store. And the best part of having a website to sell products and services, is that you don’t have to spend all of your time there!
6.Get to know your clients- With a website, you can actually interact with your clients more frequently and effectively.A website gives your customers access to you 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
7. Cost- You may have heard, “It’s expensive to have your own website developed.” And to be honest it can be. But it doesn’t have to be. With services like WordPress and hosting networks like HostGator, owning your own website can be structured and placed on the web for about 50 bucks. It’s probably the most affordable and effective way to start your first website.
8. Accessibility- Having your own website allows you to be much more accesible to present clients and customers, as well as potential ones. As i stated earlier, having a website allows clients to access you 24 hours a day 7 days a week. The web is always open, even when we are asleep. Our business is still going strong even while we dream!