The Internet is the biggest marketing tool for your business.
The Web is growing faster than any recorded technical evolution in history and currently has more than 30 million users around the world. No matter where or what your business is, the Internet will bring you new customers.
If you need more reasons to be online, read the following:
More
new customers:
There are millions of potential customers that you will not be able to
reach using any other tool unless you spend a huge amount of money. Internet
use is doubling every 100 days and Electronic Commerce should reach $300
Billion by 2002. There are 85,000 new Internet customers logging on daily!
Many sources have predicted that Internet Commerce will increase at least
twenty-times in the next 5 years, and that within 10 years, standard retailing
of products will largely be replaced by online selling.
Permanence:
The Internet works for you 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days
a year. So you can reach new customers around the world and receive their
orders or comments by email.
Availability:
Your web site is available whenever your customers need it, not when you
decide to promote your business only!
Maintenance:
The information on your web site can be updated instantly, without any
costly reprinting that is necessary with other advertising media. Within
minutes you can update a web site to offer a new promotion, added services,
or roll out a new product. If you are not yet convinced, compare this
to the time, money and effort of sending out a brochure.
Cheap
and easy:
A web site is cheaper than paper and easier to modify.
Customer
comfort:
The Internet gives the freedom to browse without any person watching or
explaining to your customer. Your customers will choose you after knowing
your business and the advantages that you offer to them.
Fairness:
You have a small business? Then, it is your chance to be seen by customers
equally to any large company, you can have equal or even better web site
than these huge companies.
A
new image for your company:
show your customers that you want to keep up with the technology.
Competition:
Your competitors are already there!