{"id":170,"date":"2020-03-20T09:54:34","date_gmt":"2020-03-20T13:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newconceptdesign.com\/blog\/?p=170"},"modified":"2026-04-15T12:38:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T16:38:52","slug":"importance-of-creating-a-professional-website-for-your-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newconceptdesign.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/20\/importance-of-creating-a-professional-website-for-your-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Importance of Creating a Professional Website For Your Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Making a customer from an Internet user takes tact, marketing, and a website. In many customers\u2019 eyes, you don\u2019t exist as a business in 2020 if you don\u2019t have a professional website. It\u2019s very important you have one. Here are a few of the reasons why.<\/p>\n<h2>It\u2019s Your First Impression<\/h2>\n<p>For a lot of customers, a website will be their first impression of your business. When you don\u2019t have a website, this can say a lot about your company in the eyes of a customer. They\u2019re looking to find you, read about you, and learn more. The likely result of \u2018no website\u2019 is a customer moving over to a competitor.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-171\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newconceptdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/importance-of-creating-a-professional-website.jpg\" alt=\"Importance of Creating a Professional Website For Your Business\" width=\"590\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.newconceptdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/importance-of-creating-a-professional-website.jpg 590w, https:\/\/www.newconceptdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/importance-of-creating-a-professional-website-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 590px) 85vw, 590px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>A Website Communicates Professionalism<\/h2>\n<p>If you are a new small business, it\u2019s on you to establish your authority and legitimacy in the marketplace. A website does exactly that. It needs a strong, user-friendly design to boot. Over 57 percent of Internet users will not recommend a business with a poorly designed website. Connect with a local <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newconceptdesign.com\/\">London, Ontario web design company<\/a> that knows what they\u2019re doing.<\/p>\n<h2>A Website Connects You With Customers<\/h2>\n<p>A website provides exposure. Almost two-thirds of small businesses rely on their websites to connect directly to new customers. A website opens the doors to social media platforms like Facebook, email, search engines like Google, and more. It all builds around a website.<\/p>\n<h2>You Reach Customers On Their Smartphones<\/h2>\n<p>Over half of Internet users are browsing from a smartphone or mobile device. A mobile responsive website is a smart investment for this reason. A responsive site adapts to screen size. Users don\u2019t have to zoom in or thumb around your site for basic information. It\u2019s presented professionally, just as intended.<\/p>\n<h2>Customers Enjoy Researching<\/h2>\n<p>For new products they\u2019ve never previously purchased, up to 88 percent of customers will research it online before buying it. A professional website should include a description of your product or services, benefits, any specifications, and a clear call to action.<\/p>\n<h2>Your Website Is Your Greatest Sales Tool<\/h2>\n<p>More undecided leads are likely going to visit your website than will visit in-person. A website\u2019s essentially a sales opportunity. It\u2019s your best chance of selling a new customer on you. Don\u2019t underestimate the sales resource that a website can be.<\/p>\n<h2>Your Equal Yourself to the Competition<\/h2>\n<p>Even if you don\u2019t have a website, we can guarantee your competition does. Chances are the most successful players in your market are all set up with results-driven, high-performance professional small business websites. If you want to compete and increase your market share, you\u2019ve got to be visible. A website gets your foot in the door.<\/p>\n<h2>You Give Customers Accessibility<\/h2>\n<p>We all have regular business hours. A website doesn\u2019t. Your website is up 24\/7. It\u2019s always there, preferably with contact information that allows customers to reach you. Someone from your target audience can come and get their answers answered, browse your website, and sell themselves on a product or service without you having to be on the clock.<\/p>\n<h2>You Aren\u2019t Relying On Another Platform<\/h2>\n<p>You might think all you need to succeed is a Facebook account, an Instagram profile, or a professional email. You\u2019re relying on another platform if you believe this. These platforms have changing looks, algorithms, and rules. A strategy that works today might not work a year from now on a platform like Facebook. We\u2019ve seen this before. To build a long-term business, you need a platform you fully control \u2013 that\u2019s a website.<\/p>\n<p><em>Are you looking for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newconceptdesign.com\/contact\">web design in London, Ontario<\/a> \u2013 call New Concept Design. Every small business deserves a professional website to establish them online, sell products or services, and distinguish themselves from other competitors out there. You can view our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newconceptdesign.com\/web-design-portfolio\">portfolio of recent web projects<\/a> and also review <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newconceptdesign.com\/web-design-portfolio-archive\">archives of our older web sites<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Making a customer from an Internet user takes tact, marketing, and a website. In many customers\u2019 eyes, you don\u2019t exist as a business in 2020 if you don\u2019t have a professional website. It\u2019s very important you have one. Here are a few of the reasons why. It\u2019s Your First Impression For a lot of customers, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newconceptdesign.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/20\/importance-of-creating-a-professional-website-for-your-business\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Importance of Creating a Professional Website For Your Business&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27,2],"tags":[49,61,62,53],"class_list":["post-170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responsive-web-design","category-web-design","tag-london-ontario-web-design","tag-small-business-website","tag-web-design-in-london","tag-web-designer-in-london-ontario"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newconceptdesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newconceptdesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newconceptdesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newconceptdesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newconceptdesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=170"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.newconceptdesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":449,"href":"https:\/\/www.newconceptdesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170\/revisions\/449"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newconceptdesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newconceptdesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newconceptdesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}