Importance of Website: 9 Great Reasons Why You Need One

Last week I was thinking about the importance of a website and how many businesses don't have one. Depending on what report you look at anywhere from 44% to 51% of small businesses do not have a website. When I saw this statistic for the first time I could not believe it. As I called a list of local dental offices I quickly found out that most of them don't have a website.

Now I understand these statistics may actually be true. I was shocked. It made me think I should write an article on why having a website is important for your business if you want to get new customers, or even just keep your existing ones. This article summarizes all of the reasons that came to me as I wrote. I am sure there are more reasons why having a website is necessary for business, but these are the main ones that stick out to us. You can also listen to our podcast "What Is the Importance of a Website?" to learn more.

In my opinion, everyone should have a website because they are so inexpensive and yet so effective. Hopefully, my article will help you see the importance of a website for your business. Profitworks provides marketing services specializing in search engine optimization and website conversion optimization services. We Work. You Profit. 

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Here are 9 great reasons why having a website is important.
Click on the links to learn more about each one.

1. Why Are Websites Important? 93% Of Business Purchase Decisions Start With A Search Engine Search of Websites
2. Why Is a Website Important? It Shows Your Professionalism
3. Why is a Website Important for Your Business? It Gives You Ease Of Access
4. Why Website Is Important for Business? It's a Low Cost Per Impression Marketing Vehicle
5. Why Is A Website Important for Your Business? It Will Give You a Positive ROI 
6. Why Is It Important to Have a Website? It Gives You Lasting Value
7. Why Is It Important to Have a Website for Your Business? It Gives You Opportunities Abroad 
8. Why Is A Website Important? It's an Easily Accessible Data Center
9. Why Is A Website Important for Business? It Provides Self Service Customer Support

Web design encompasses many different skills and disciplines in the production and maintenance of websites. The different areas of web design include web graphic design; interface design; authoring, including standardised code.

The term web design is normally used to describe the design process relating to the front-end (client side) design of a website including writing mark up. Web design partially overlaps web engineering.