If you’re a small business owner without a website, or you have one but it isn’t doing the job as you had hoped, we’ve got a few tips to help you to build a successful website and generate business online.

Let’s briefly talk about why you need a website. If you’re still wondering about this question, you’re already way behind your competitors and playing catch-up online is becoming exponentially more difficult. There are loads of different kinds of sites which you might need. Say you’re a flooring installer, it would be best to have a site with product galleries, or if you’re a small retailer you could have an ecommerce site which sells your products online.

A website is a place for your clients to visit and engage with your company or your brand. This gives you the opportunity to create another point of contact with your potential clients, where you can show them why you should be their first choice. Don’t give up the chance.

It’s a place where potential clients can get to know your products and services without feeling rushed, so make sure you’ve got all of your most important products online and enough information to keep people interested.

Make it easy for them to contact you. Always have your phone number or a contact us button visible on the page, this way people feel more inclined to communicate with you. It’s useful to have a contact form on your site.

Once someone has contact you via your website, make sure you get back to them quickly! Personal communication is important, especially when they have contacted you through a “Faceless” website. We all know that face-to-face interaction is the best way to do business.

Make yourself easy to find.  Be sure that you’re always making every effort to be Search Engine Friendly. This is known as SEO and we’re the experts! Click here to find out more.