| In the traditional day of networking, the question was | | | | working for you and which are not. |
| always "Do you have a business card?" Well today in | | | | Also, a well put together web page drives customers |
| the information age, the question in networking has | | | | to you. If you have relevant content, as well as a |
| changed to "Do you have a website?" And if your | | | | professional presentation, you will be likely to pick up |
| answer to that question is no, you may lose your | | | | even more prospects than you do through traditional |
| prospect. | | | | networking. |
| You see, these days customers, clients and | | | | The best part about all of this is that all these things |
| consumers want their information when they want it, | | | | can happen while you are sleeping, vacationing, or |
| and there's no better way for you to deliver that than | | | | away from your office. |
| to have a website. With a website, your business is | | | | One concern that business owners have about web |
| essentially open 24/7. Anytime of the day or night, | | | | pages is the cost. Because the web is becoming so |
| your prospects can access your website, email or | | | | accessible, prices are not as high as you would |
| contact you and get the information they are seeking | | | | imagine. Also some services provide you with |
| on their own schedule and when it's convenient for | | | | customer support or pre-made layouts so that you |
| them. | | | | don't have to hire someone else to put together your |
| Additionally, a website is also a key for you to identify | | | | web page. Take if from a web entrepreneur, the |
| where your customers are coming from by tracking | | | | benefits of having a web page far outweigh the small |
| their links and letting you know just how much traffic | | | | cost associated with obtaining one. |
| you are getting from different sources. This could | | | | The web is the new prospecting and networking tool |
| potentially streamline your marketing process by | | | | and if your business isn't on the web yet, consider |
| helping you to identify which advertising sources are | | | | getting there ASAP! |