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Why Build a website? |
A website: What is it really? Is it a
virtual brochure or a portfolio of your work, or is it a
marketing tool to showcase your services or products to
customers around the world. A website is undoubtedly one of
the most important marketing tools these days. It is the
company image, a catalog and a portfolio of the company.
With the cut-throat competition and paradigm shift, website
is of great significance in the marketing of the business on
the World Wide Web. The website is representation of the
company to its global customers and a way to contact
customers in an effective manner.
We suggest few sound reasons in favor of building a
website for your organization that includes:
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Promotion of a business: A website can
bring wonders to your business; it can promote your business
to millions of customers around the globe. Marketing being
the backbone of business, a website plays a very crucial
role in the promotion of the business. It helps the business
to transcend the barriers of time and distance. It acts as a
brochure and a marketing tool to make your customers aware
of your services/products anytime and anywhere at their own
convenience.
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Communicate your message: Communication is
an integral part of the success of any business today. With
the help of a website, you can communicate your message
economically and effectively. Whatever be your message,
whether it would be commercial, social or personnel, your
website is available to your customers/users 24 hrs a day in
order to act upon your message.
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Facilitate knowledge-building: A website
can be an outstanding tool to share knowledge among the
employees. It can be used as a tool to facilitate knowledge
building and share important information knowledge among the
employees. It can also be used as forums, where people can
exchange questions and answers and can post their queries to
get an answer
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Communicate with your customers: Make your
presence felt among your customers whether they are in your
town, country or continent, a website is an excellent way to
provide comprehensive information to your customers about
your services or products in a more tranquil and peaceful
environment than in the traditional form of an
advertisement. You can even keep in touch with your
customers via mailing list, RSS or simply though your
website.
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A sales tool outside the office: Your
website can act as a sales tool that works 24 hrs 365 days
of the year. Whether you are going to announce a press
release or planning to introduce new services and products
in the market or going to enter in to an alliance with the
leading company. The corporate website of your company makes
your clients or customers updated with the latest events in
your organization thus making them updated with your
products and services.
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Reach an international market: If you have
decided to enter in to the international market, it will be
highly beneficial to launch a websites for that market also.
The website will cater to their specific needs and
expectations of that particular market. The regional flavor
of the website can help to earn loyalty of the customers and
make them feel closer to your company, its services and
products.
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Improve Branding: The brand can be defined
as a bond between a company, products/services and
customers. It is a way to set apart your product, service or
company from its competitors, and infuse loyalty among
customers or clients. The content, style, presentation and
tools such as Newsletters and press releases allow you to
stand apart from the crowd. It helps to make your visitor
feel good about the organization and its products and build
loyalty.
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