Does Your Business Need A Website? A few years ago, the answer to this question would have been no for the majority of small businesses. Yet increasingly, your potential customers are using the internet to search for goods and services. One of the fastest growing online sectors is Local Business Search, which now accounts for over 40% of all internet searches!

This incredible figure proves that rather than using traditional print media (newspapers, phone books, etc), more and more people are using the Internet to find plumbers, builders, electricians, florists, restaurants and all manner of local services. Based upon recent data, a staggering 50% of the people we polled stated that the internet was their first port of call when looking for a local business or service! Perhaps even more concerning to those small business that have yet to invest in a web presence, recent research suggests that 53% of consumers would avoid companies without a web presence!

Do you really want your competitors to have an advantage over you? You can be sure that if they haven’t already got a website, they are thinking about getting one! So don’t be left behind as your marketplace moves on…