About TRW Web Design
TRW Web Design can build all types of different
sites. We have the ability to build standard HTM, HTML, FLASH, PHP,
E-Commerce, chat pages & forums. We have placed
links to view our different levels
of web design. We can build sites from simple and basic to extremely
creative. "75% of U.S. households now use the Internet as an
information source when shopping locally for products and
services... Findings also suggest the Internet is poised to surpass
newspapers as a local shopping information resource."
In the past there wasn’t really a need for businesses with local
client bases to have a web site. Now things are changing. Recently
there has been a change in the way search engines return the results
for searches. Some of the high-ranking search engines, such as AOL,
Google and Yahoo, are now gearing towards local search results
allowing more precise and accurate listings.
The result is that now, as a local business owner, there is a
greater chance than ever to get your business listed at the top of
the search engines for searches in your local area and for the
keywords that you want. That means that the local customers that are
looking for what you offer, will now find you! (That is, if you have
a web site!)
In addition to the fact that your site will now be found easier on
the search engines, there are plenty of additional reasons to have a
web site for your local business.
Even if you own a small business (1-20 employees) and most or all of
your customers or clients are based locally, you can still benefit.
For example:
Get An Edge Over Your Competition
Allow your customers/clients to learn more about you at a time that
is convenient for them. Your expanded online business is open 24/7.
Build relationships with them via e-mail newsletters, articles and
interactive tools on your site.
Gain and Build Credibility
List testimonials of satisfied clients or customers to enhance your
credibility in the eyes of potential customers.
Show reviews of your products or services.
Show pictures of you, your location, staff, etc. – Show them that
you are a real person that they can trust.
Provide essential background information about you and your
business.
By posting articles that you have written, you help prove to your
potential customer/client that you are qualified to help them solve
their problem.
Save Money on Operational/Marketing Costs
Expand your hours without the additional operational costs. Your
site is open 24 hours a day/7 days a week. Customers/clients can
learn about you and your business when it is convent for them.
Free up time answering repeated information such as hours,
directions, rates, FAQ’s, etc. List all that information on your
site and you’ll save money on customer service questions.
Save money on printing costs. Brochures about your business are
expensive and are only good until you need to change something, such
as hours or product information. Then you have to spend all that
money over again to reprint! (Not to mention, re-mailing!) Your web
site is a full color, updateable, expandable, limitless brochure.
You have the flexibility and the availability to add or update it
instantly; change content, colors, add a new picture, etc.
Free e-mail marketing - Compare that to direct marketing mailings
that can cost you a small fortune. (If your first mailing doesn’t
get the response you were looking for, you have to spend all that
money again to re-print and re-mail your direct marketing piece.) If
your first e-mail newsletter that you send doesn’t get the response
you like, just make some changes and resend! Absolutely no
additional costs involved.
More Convenient For You
Answer client’s questions at a time when it is convenient for you.
No more interrupted phone calls with questions that are answered on
your web site.
Have you ever been in the middle of a consuming project or just came
up with a great idea, but before you could write it down the phone
rings? You answer it, spending the next 15-20 minutes answering
questions that could have easily been answered on your web site. You
hang up and realize, you can’t even remember the great idea that you
came up with or have lost your momentum working on the project you
started before the phone rang.
Ok, you’ve decided that having a web presence for your business will
help increase your profits - What do you do now???
First decide what you want your site to do for you. In other words,
what is your “Most Wanted Response”? What do you want your customers
to do when they visit your site?
Some examples are:
Learn more about you/your business.
Call to set up an appointment.
Make a purchase.
Give you their e-mail address.
Second figure out what information you need to have on your site in
order to achieve your “Most Wanted Response.”
Examples –
List information about you and/or your business.
Show before and after pictures of your services.
List articles related to your product or service that will help
establish credibility with the potential customer/client.
Post hours and directions to your location. (very important)
You can use any combination of these examples or you may have some
of your own you wish to incorporate. Your site can be as little as a
1-2 page brochure site with a newsletter sign-up or as big as a
multi-page online catalog listing all of your products or services.
Next you will need to have someone develop the site for you. There
are two ways to accomplish this. 1. You can do it yourself or 2.
Hire someone to do it for you.
If you feel confident enough to design the site yourself, please
check out these helpful resource sites for information on how to
learn to design and build a web site.
http://w3schools.com/html/default.asp
http://www.webeasyprofessional.com (great starter program)
If you don’t have the time or the desire to learn how to do it
yourself, you can contact TRW Web Design to design and build a web
site for you. Contact Ted at sales@trwwebdesign.com or at
316-841-0001 to learn how to increase the profits of your
business today!
A potential customer/client is searching for a business/information
using AOL, Google or Yahoo. Who’s site will they find? Yours or your
competitors???
Don’t wait - call TRW Web Design today before your competitor
does!!!
