BIA Kelsey says 97% of consumers check online for local services before they purchase.
The Better Business Bureau reports that according to Discover Small Business Watch, 47% of consumers surveyed say they are more likely to use a small business that has a website.
A joint WebVisible, Nielsen, and NetRatings survey found that:
Over 77% of people said they were more likely to make a purchase from an unfamiliar business with a quality website.
An overwhelming majority of searchers (92%) say they are happy with the results they get when using search engines, despite the fact that 39% report frequently not being able to locate a particular known business. While searchers don’t always find the specific business they were looking for, they were likely to contact a similar business with an online presence.
63% of consumers turn to the internet first for information about local companies.
Over the past two years, 43% of small businesses say they have increased use of the internet in their marketing efforts. In contrast, use of traditional small business advertising mediums is on the decline:
23% say they use the Yellow Pages less
42% say they use the local newspaper less
More than 9 out of 10 people use the Internet to find local businesses.
63% of consumers use the Internet to find coupons for local businesses.
85% of people agreed the quality of a business owner’s website is an important factor in earning the consumer’s trust.
91% of business owners and marketers agreed the quality of a business owner’s website is an important factor in earning the consumer’s trust.
A Nielsen Online Custom Survey found that:
92% of consumers are happy with Internet search results.
60% of consumers say they will refer a business they found on the web to a friend.
70% will call the phone number on a website.
78% of consumers use the Internet to find local business more today than 2 years ago.
25% of consumers use the Internet to find a local business once or more per week.
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Sincerely,
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Owner
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First impressions, credibility, and effective communication are essential principles to conduct successful business in any industry. These are the same principals upon which you gained your first customer and made your first sale. A professionally designed website is a cost-effective method for projecting these key business principles beyond your storefront.
A website designed by AuraLinks will allow you to effectively communicate your benefits to your target customer. Specifically, it will be comprehensive communication of your offerings made available to your market at their leisure. A beacon tailored to their needs and yours, prepared to communicate those same essential principles that founded your company.
Your website will also fuel word-of-mouth campaigns by providing an efficient transfer of news. 'Check out this website.com' provides a highly sticky medium which is essential to all word-of-mouth marketing. Specifically, by allowing your brand to be efficiently passed between people, you will be empowering referrals. Nothing sells like your customers, so why not give them the tool it takes.
Your new website can be available 24-7 from under 50 cents a day, plus the cost of development, from $585. I can give your customers mobile, on-the-go access to your offerings, from $145. That's mobile smart, click-to-call and personalized driving directions capabilities. Click here to get started or Contact me any time to discuss your project.
I look forward to working with you.
Sincerely,
Mike Somers
Owner
AuraLinks
