Growing your Business using the Web.
Q. Who should have a web site?
A. Any individual or organization which wants to communicate to their customers/ users needs a web site.
Q. What are the advantages of having a web site?
A. Internet usage is going up every day – thanks to some great technologies and the reducing cost of having internet access.
There is common acceptance among modern, forward-thinking business owners that it makes good commercial sense to create web sites to increase their customer base – at a relatively low cost.
Q. Does having a domain name and creating a web site guarantee flow of business?
A. Unfortunately No! People need to know why they should come to your web site and how should they come there. In fact this should be the biggest question any business should ask itself, even before they've created their website.
Q. Do you want to a ME-TOO having a web-site?
A. A me-too web-site will usually be a simple version of a website and will consist of a number of standard pages, e.g. a 'home' page to welcome users and provide basic information about the company, an 'about us' page which would have more details about the company's operation, a 'services' outlining what the company is selling and a 'contact' page enabling users to get in touch with the company by email, telephone or through the post.
Q. How do I have two way communication with my customers?
A. Your website can have a newsletter service with news, advice or special offers from the company. This will help businesses to stay in touch with the customers through regular contact. You can also build in online support for resolving your customer problems.
Q. Can I have a simple web site for free?
A. Yes. Google Sites provides you with such an option. Also Yahoo Sites has got a web site service which you can use.
Q. Why should I require someone to maintain my web site?
A. If you require an end-to-end service right from building your website – to maintaining it – then you require a service provider.
The service provider can also help draw customers to your web-site, maybe setup a product management solution or even allow you to serve your customers efficiently. If you need to have a discussion about this or you have some queries you can click on Contact Us and leave your questions.