I’m sure you’ve been wondering whether or not you need a website. You’re in luck! In this blog post, we will discuss the pros and cons of creating a website for your business, as well as how to decide if it’s worth it. A lot of people think that they don’t need one because they do most of their business offline. This is not true – there are many benefits to having a website that make them an essential tool for any business owner!
I asked my self this simple question a long time ago Do I Need A Website? and it was actually a bit difficult to decide if my business needed a website, In the end I ended up creating a website for my business and also for my hobbies’. It does not matter what type of business you are in, you can build a website for many reasons and if you want to grow your website is one of the best tools you can have.
You may be thinking a lot if a website will actually help your business or service, In this post I’m going to explain why you have nothing to loose but a lot to gain by creating a website for your business or hobbies.
Do I Need A Website in 2021?
I have heard so many people say that the market is over saturarte with offers of the same products and services that they are discourage from having a website, but in 2021 as it has been for the last 20 years there is no best time to have a website than now. There is always room for the best!
The Best What? The best website, you can find hundreds of websites on fishing and they have worked hard to earn their spots on google, but that does not mean you don’t have chance to rank on google on related topics such as “Fishing for Marlins on the winter” this is called a long tail keyword and its faster to target.
If you want to know how to rank your website I highly recommend you check out Jim and Ricky as they have successfully ranked multiple websites on google and their project 24 system is where I learn most of my blogging skills.
So should I create a website? Do I need one for anything in particular?
What about the next big thing? People are always on the lookout for the latest success in fashion, sports, and other segments. Websites have become an integral part of most people’s lives. Various groups from companies to individuals have created sites with their various purposes, whether it be for profit or entertainment.
Do I Need A Website for My Business?
I asked myself this question over 5 years ago, and I wanted to give you a straight answer If you don’t need to grow your business, get new clients, expand your operation, make your brand stand form your competitors you must likely DO NOT NEED A WEBSITE. But if you want the complete oposite of what I just told you you will increase your chances of achieving it with a website.
If you fall in any of these categories you should have a website up and running or starting to create one by now.
If you are:
- Business owner
- Teacher
- Consultant
- Local Business owner
- Startup
- Webservices
- Entrepreneur
- Hobby Enthusiast
- Food Delivery
- Retail
- Specialized skills
This is just the tip of the iceberg, you cant imagen how many niches there are.
What should you consider?
What one must consider, however, before creating a website, are the factors in which must be put to thought before doing so, such as the cost, maintenance, use, web host and so forth.
The cost of creating a website
Can be quite expensive. Depending on the desired complexity of your site, you may spend anywhere from $150 to upwards of over a thousand dollars for this service.
If you want to create your own website you have to take in to account the worth of your time. you can find hundred of tutorials on YouTube on how to create a website from scratch just with buying Namehero hosting or Bluehost hosting they both offer free domain with their one website plans.
If you already have hosting and just want to check the availability of a domain name you should head to Namecheap.
Also using free templates and themes to get you up and running with in minutes, I use a premium theme called Divi theme that lets you create a website under 10 min.
Maintenance of the website
Maintenance is also something that needs to be considered when deciding if and what kind of website you would like created. This will include checking things such as how often it is updated with content and what type of security it offers in case any hacking attempts are made against it or unauthorized access granted.
Creating and publishing content is a very important if you want to generate organic traffic from google.
this is a very in-depth topic and you can find information on google and YouTube if you have detail queries you might be asking yourself.
I can recommend that you take a blogging course if generating organic traffic is what you are after, this blog was created following a course from income school witch content is easy to follow and the steps are very straight to the point no fluff. you can check their course at by clicking this link project24 Incomeschool.
What are the benefits of having a website for my product or service?
The benefits of having a website for your product or service is that it will make you more visible to the internet and also on google.
When you have a professional looking website for your product or service people are more likely to buy from you since you have an online presence.
The website for your product or service is also a reflection of you, so if it looks poor or unprofessional people will assume that the quality of your products are as well. this is why I recommend a premium theme like Divi Theme for your website.
A website can be a great way to advertise your business
And provide content to your customers. But it’s not the only way of doing so! even if you create your website to showcase your products like a digital brochure it will let your costumer know that you are serious about your business.
And its the fastest way to respond to FAQ from your clients.
Having an online presence will make it easier for customers to find you
If you run a local business you will really benefit from having a website, people can find your location searching on google also leave comments about your products and services. its one of the best ways to get your business new local clients to visit you. specially if their looking for specific products that your business is the only one that can offer.
Websites are easy and inexpensive to maintain, especially if you have someone else do it for you.
You can hire someone to build content for your website, there are hundred of freelance writers that are egger to write about a product or service, even write social sharable content.
I use this services for a lot of my clients websites but if you budget is limited you can go to a website like fiver and find writers for a low cost.
You’ll get more exposure from search engines like Google and Bing because they can index your site in their results pages.
People use search engines for everything. so its essential to be expose to them. there is nothing more satisfying that getting clientes that are looking for you and your service without advertising.
Your website is a valuable asset that could increase the value of your company or help sell the company down the line.
Your website will give your potential clients all the information they need before the purchase, this will not only create trust with them but it will also save you time explaining them face to face on the benefits and features of your product or service.
If you’re looking for funding, having a website could make investors more likely to invest in your project or idea
today a lot of investment firms are looking for the best next thing and many of them are willing to put their money where their mouth is. a lot of startups have websites explain their service and also redirect to an investors section where they can contact you for further information.
Main Goals your website should aim for.
I suggest you start with the end in mind, you might have heard this before and to tell you the truth is very helpful in todays world.
I want to give you some example of good targets for your website, I will only list those that you can control.
Informational website
such as onlinetoolguides.com you can target your content to be informational, this way you can help your target market informe themselves with valuable information to take a better decision on the topic you are currently talking about.
Digital Showcase
Having a profesional website that can explain clearly what you do and what you have done and even better how you do it, this will save tons of time while engaging with your clients.
And it really saves times when some asks where they can find your products or services.
Convert Visitors To Costumers
This is one of the best ways to grow your business, but I want to give you some stats to give you a perspective on how this can impact your business or services.
A normal conversion rate for a website can be between 0.9 to 3% conversion rate. yes this does not sound so amazing but as I said before this is to give you perspective.
If you check out the Incomeschool proyect24 site you may have run on to an article that explains why the content you create on average should bring on average 1000 monthly visitors.
So the 0.9% of 1000 is 9 new clients per month, now depending on your product or services this could mean a lot of money o accouple of dollars.
1 pice of content is One Article and in the program they want you to aim for 60 articles in the first year. so we are talking about 60.000 monthly visitors to your product or service. and just to be pessimistic or as many of my friends say realistic lets say you get less than half of what you expect on your website.
Let’s say you did everything perfectly and you know have 60.000 visitors per month and you have a 0.9% conversion rate.
We are talking about 540 new clients per month!
Do you think your business would change with 540 new clients every month?
If you are selling 10 dollar products to 540 new clients you have 5.400 dollars income an lets say you spent 6 dollars in the product. your net profit still is 2.160 dollar a month.
Now there are other services that cost much more than 10 dollars so just imagen what the growth of your business could be.
Conclusion:
If you’re looking for a new way to grow your business, try building and investing in your website. The benefits of having an online presence are limitless, from increasing brand awareness and customer reach through social media marketing to improving SEO ranking with content that is optimized for search engine algorithms. There are many types of websites out there- personal blogs, informational sites about hobbies or projects such as this blog post series on how to build a website; if you need help getting started there are hundred of resources on google and YouTube We hope these posts have been helpful!
