Many people think that social media is the best way to market their company. It's easy to see the results of social media. You get "followers", you get "likes", and both your followers and your likes keep increasing as time goes on. So the results of social media are measurable. On the other hand, you may not get that many visitors to your website, and out of the visitors that you do get, not that many might end up buying your product. So you might wonder if it's worth your while spending the money required to keep up your website. The answer is a resounding "yes," for the following reasons:
- It's relatively cheap: Maintaining your website isn't going to cost you that much compared to other forms of marketing like placing an advertisement in a magazine or on TV. There are websites which are completely free but in these, you don't get to have your own domain name. However, even websites which aren't free are quite inexpensive. The only time you'll have to pay a larger fee is to get the website professionally designed, and this can be worth it because in the mind of your customer, your website is a representation of who you are as a company.
- It helps create your brand: When a customer comes to your website, they're trying to find out what you're all about. Are you fun and flirty? Are you serious and reliable? Or are you creative yet sophisticated? Everyone has a certain image that they want to invoke in the minds of their customers, and your website can help you to do this. It can help you to present yourself and your product/service in a way that will be beneficial to your company in the long run.
- It helps you to express yourself: You may not think that you have any burning desire to express yourself, as an entrepreneur, but if you stop to think about it, there must be some reason why you set up your company and started making your product. You must have an opinion or a point of view about what's going on in your field. Your website is your place to tell people what you're all about. What makes you special and unique? What do you think needs to be changed in your field? And how exactly do you aim to help people with your product or service?
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