Who Knows Anything? The blog of Chip Gallent. eBusinessman.

Why Have a Website?

Have you ever sat down and thought about this question? Is it making you money? Is it influencing your business? It is affecting your bottom line? Have you hired web designer after web designer to try and get it 'right'?

Many are guilty of having a website because they believe that they need one. Or, that their market dictated that they should. But, are those excuses good enough to keep one around?

Not really.

So, why keep one?

Websites can do three things for your business:

1. Validate you. It shows that you can provide particular goods or services.
2. Market your goods and services.
3. Initiate a transaction that can be fulfilled multiple ways.

You website must be treated with the same respect that you show your brand, product mix, and divisions of your company. You need to address your strategic direction, have a plan and continually monitor its performance. Then, and only then will you understand why a website is so important to your business.

Is having a website in today's world a necessity?

Absolutely.

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