Professional Websites

Professional Websites

No more brochures!

Businesses can spend millions creating brochures and then delivering them to potential customers. If you have a professional website you can totally avoid that. Your prospective customers can find out about you and whatever you offer online.

Who uses the internet to search for local businesses?

      • 46% of all Google searches are looking for local information. (Source: GoGulf)
      • 72% of consumers that did a local search visited a store within five miles. (Source: HubSpot Marketing Statistics
      • 97% of people learn more about a local company online than anywhere else. (Source: SEO Tribunal)
      • 88% of searches for local businesses on a mobile device either call or visit the business within 24 hours. (Source: Nectafy)
      • 61% of mobile searchers are more likely to contact a local business if they have a mobile-friendly site. (Source: HubSpot Marketing Statistics)
      • By 2021, mobile devices will influence more than $1.4 trillion in local sales. (Source: Forrester)
      • 18% of local smartphone searches led to a purchase within a day, whereas only 7% of non-local searches led to a sale. (Source: Think with Google)
      • 78% of location-based mobile searches result in an offline purchase. (Source: SEO Tribunal)
      • “Near me” or “close by” type searches grew by more than 900% over two years. (Source: Chat Meter)
      • 72% of computer or tablet users and 67% of smartphone users want ads that are customized to their city or zip code. (Source: Think with Google)
      • By using location-based coupons on mobile can lead to a 9916% increase in incremental mobile revenue. (Source: WordStream)
      • Local searches result in purchases 28% of the time. (Source: Joel House Search Media)
      • Search result information will send 70% of consumers to a physical store. (Source: Joel House Search Media)
      • 92% of searchers will pick businesses on the first page of local search results. (Source: SEO Expert)
      • Global retail ecommerce sales will reach $4.5 trillion by 2021. (Source: HubSpot Marketing Statistics
      • 4 in 5 consumers use search engines to find local information. (Source: Think with Google

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Originally published Jun 25, 2019 11:50:00 AM, updated May 06 2022

How many people will see my website?

By having a website potentially thousands of people are going to see it. This enables you to influence people’s decisions and even educate them.

Display your work on a website

Do you know that great feeling of pride that you get when people recognize your work? Well, by having a website you can portray what you are good at.

What about new offers or other promotions?

Your website can be updated as often as you want with your newest offers, products, promotions, events, photos, or any other content.

What about email?

By having a website you can have your own email: yourname@yourcompanyname.com. It is more professional and easier to remember. Even if you think it is okay to use Johndoe354@hotmail.com, it really doesn’t resonate with customers.

Can I afford a professional website?

Yes! If you are searching online for a professional and affordable website to be developed for you, you might get scared away because of the potential costs. I can tell you from experience that most of those costs are 10 times more than they need to be. I suppose that some businesses have to pay their employees or account for any overhead costs generated in their business. However, I work alone so I am able to charge a lot less. I would challenge anyone to find the same services at the professional standards that I offer for less money.

Contact me today to get things going.