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Do I need a website - if so, why?

In a word - YES!

Regardless of what type of business you are in, if you use any form of advertising to generate new customers, a professional website will improve your image and advertising success rates. However, a poorly designed or structured website may do more harm than good - first impressions are very important.

Companies such as Yellow Pages and Thomson Local provide their information in 3 ways - Printed Directories, Telephone Call Centres & Internet. Over 50% of people now get their information from the Internet and more & more companies are moving to online directories only. If someone is looking for a painter & decorator on yell.com, they will get a selection of companies & sole traders to choose from. Considering they are already on the Internet, they are likely to click on the ones that have websites.

The move towards web based directories and marketing will continue to grow. Today’s children are tomorrows customers - and they only know how to look for information on the Internet