Importance of Business Website in Marketing.
Trends today have changed with the growth in technology adding a new dimension to the use of internet. Friends, Jobs, shopping, Business, Education, Services, Products, gift... just name it and it's all available on Web. Ironically it has become an indispensable part of our lives without which we find life impossible.
From big Corporate professionals to students all running with hectic schedules, literally cribbing about lack of time will always have ample time to be online and even updating their social status and use internet for all their research and explorations about products, services, clients or anything.
People have no time for anything but then too they are available online for any communications, shopping, and business and so on, and your business too has to be available online so that you don't run out of the race. With this impact of internet on our lives we expect business and growth at a faster pace.
Internet has provided a great platform for all businesses to grow with a website as a tool to directly reach potential customers. A website is a must for any business/organization irrespective of big/small and all your business collaterals are incomplete without a URL. A good website helps businesses use online marketing tools to reach their targeted customer and get associated with them for business growth.
Every business needs a strategic marketing plan to reach or move to the next level and the step is no doubt, to have a website. The first step online is to have a functional website with rich SEO friendly content that meets the marketing goals of your business followed by corporate branding.
Your business website is available 24/7 throughout the year; hence your customers can reach you at their convenience leaving behind their queries with contact details so that you could further reach them and convert these leads to business.
Through your website you will be able to target global customers presenting a professional image and spreading your localised business to a bigger platform with better customer service. You can directly display your product and services on your website and update whenever needed with high returns on your website investment rather than spending on print media.
Having a result oriented website and the right SEO strategy go hand in hand for your business growth. SEO plays a vital role in all your online marketing efforts and social media is the new word of mouth in today's fast paced life. Social Media networks should be targeted with rich and interesting content shared to your potential customers to increase traffic to your website.
When the visitor visits your business website, the website content also should be really very strong and convincing that the first opinion made by the visitor at that point should be good enough facilitating your further approach. Here half the battle is already won as the visitor has made an opinion about your business. Eventually the generated lead can be converted to business with ease.
If you do not have a business website then no other marketing will help your business grow.
I really agree with you that a website is 100% a basic requirement for any business.
You have pretty well explained the example of SEO for a website which is also equally important.
I really appreciate your effort for setting a layman like me to know how a website would help my small business. thank you.
Quite simple and interesting. Good.