Before You Build or Pay Someone to Build Your Website, Read This First

It’s still stunning to know that so many businesses don’t yet have a website. If you’re in business or thinking of starting a business, a website is one of the first steps to take, like getting a business email address and phone number.


However, an amazing statistic from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that 41% of businesses currently believe that they don't need a website. Even more amazing is why these businesses ignore the current shopping habits of the general public.


For instance:

• *89% of consumers making in-store purchases in key retail categories have conducted online research prior to purchase.
  
  
• When pre-shopping consumers are exposed to online advertising (search listings or display ads or both) they engage at a deeper level with your website, viewing an average of 6 more pages than those not exposed, a 53% increase.
  
  
• Online advertising exposed consumers demonstrated a much stronger propensity to make a purchase, resulting in a 43% lift in total revenue, of which 88% of the sales revenue generated from the online advertising budget was from consumers that purchased in the physical store.
  
  
• 45% of consumers who research online buy additional products in-store when they buy the product they researched online. The results of this study demonstrate that those exposed to online advertising spend an average of 29% more on their in-store purchase than those who are not exposed.
  
  
• Online advertising drives in-store sales at a 6:1 ratio to online sales.
  
  
  

Maybe if getting a website was as easy as signing up for telephone service, this wouldn’t be an issue?!?

It could be that business owners are unsure of what to include in a website. As CEO of a web development company, I know from past experience that there are 10 specific things customers have come to expect when visiting a website:

• How your business differs from the competition
  
  
• What your company specifically offers
  
  
• Contact information (phone number and/or physical location)
  
  
• Testimonies, case studies or reviews
  
  
• Secure payment processing
  
  
• Clear navigation
  
  
• Explanation of processes involved
  
  
• Ways to interact or comment
  
  
• Calls to action
  
  
• Personalized service

If you don’t yet have a website, you’ve probably thought about building one yourself, but don’t have the time or necessary skills, or you may be waiting until you can afford to pay someone to do it for you. Professionals don’t come cheap either.  After running a Web design and development firm for more than a decade, I would know. After all that time we finally figured out what needs to be done. We are changing the way small businesses get websites.

Before you waste time trying to use a do it yourself web design service…

Before you spend hundreds and thousands of dollars hiring a professional website designer…

Before you commit yourself to any web development services…

Know that you can have BannerView.com build you a professional website customized to your specific business needs when you choose BannerOS as your website’s platform of choice. 


For only a nominal setup fee, we’ll build your website for you when you try BannerOS, the software that turns your website into a powerful business tool.  On top of that, we’ll provide basic hosting of your website including handling your business emails!  


You don’t have to come to our office or speak to someone over the phone. There are no complicated contracts.  Simply signup right online, provide us with some basic information about your business and our web design professionals will have your website built in as little as 72 hours.  We’ll even give you up to 30 days to provide us with any additional content to be added to the website.


After your website is built, you can easily maintain it yourself or hire a professional to manage the ongoing updates.  If you or someone on your staff knows their way around basic computer systems and is comfortable with the Internet, you’ll be able to save lots of time and money by having 24/7 access to manage your website.  We’ve even created a number of video tutorials to make understanding BannerOS a breeze.


BannerOS is only $19.95/mo. and gives you access to a number of add-on modules which we call Grips.  Grips, priced affordably starting at $9.95/mo., can further enhance the functionality of your website and improve your business prospects and increase revenue opportunities.


Oh, and we’ll let you try BannerOS and any Grips you choose for free for 30 days.  Don’t like the website we’ve built for you?  No problem. You're only out the nominal setup fee and you can cancel anytime and pay only what you’ve paid up to that point. There are no long term contract committments necessary.


Lack of time and money are no longer excuses to not get a website done right.  


Go beyond the boring brochure and make your website a core part of your organization’s success today!  


Get a Website when you try BannerOS!

*BIGResearch, Yahoo-comScore (2006-2007), TMP Directional Marketing (2007)