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<h1>If you're reading this, I have 2 questions for you:</h1>
<p>1) Are you a business owner, service professional, consultant, or entrepreneur of any kind? </p>
<p>if so, then</p>
<p>2) Do you have a website showcasing/displaying your skills/services/products, offering information and purchasing capabilities?</p>
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<p><strong>If you answered "Yes" to #1 but "No" to #2, you're easily missing out on thousands, potentially even hundreds of thousands or millions, of dollars every single year. So PAY ATTENTION!</strong></p>
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<blockquote>According to <a href="http://www.internetlivestats.com/internet-users/">InternetLiveStats.com</a>, nearly 40% of the world now has access to the internet. </blockquote>
<p>That’s over 3.2 BILLION people based on 2015 world population statistics! </p>
<p>This number is expected to rise steadily, as more and more countries and their citizens gain access to telecommunication services and advances in technology. </p>
<p><strong>So, it makes sense that not having a website is detrimental to your business.</strong></p>
<p>As a business owner, that’s a LOT of potential clients that you can market to. Who wouldn’t want that sort of growth potential? Not having a website unfortunately means that you lose access to the gold mine known as the internet, and all of the users that surf it daily.</p>
<p>According to the Score Association, a Herndon, Va.-based nonprofit organization of small business counselors and mentors supported by the U.S. Small Business Administration, only 51 percent of small businesses have websites, <strong>while 97 percent of consumers search for services and products online.</strong></p>
<p>The other 49%, which HOPEFULLY you're not a part of, is literally leaving money on the table. <strong>They should probably stop marketing in the stone age, and start paying attention to where their prospects attention is: online.</strong></p>
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<h2>What makes a website effective?</h2>
<p>While having a web presence will definitely improve your odds of growing your business, that’s not the end.</p>
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<li><strong>A website has to compel viewers to engage and take action.</strong> </li>
<li><strong>Whether this means reading an article, or purchasing products, the design and layout of your website has a HUGE impact on the choices people make. </strong></li>
<li><strong>Having a website built that takes this into consideration will make all of the difference.</strong></li>
<li><strong>You want users to think your website is beautiful, and easy to use. </strong></li>
<li><strong>A clean design will solve this problem, and will increase your conversion rate (the % of people viewing your site that take the actions you want them to take, such as completing a purchase.)</strong></li>
<li><strong>Proper SEO (search engine optimization) implementation throughout a website also has a </strong><a href="http://www.thesitewizard.com/archive/google.shtml"><strong>massive impact</strong> on how well your content ranks in search engine queries, such as Google searches</a>.</li>
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<p>Utilizing the above mentioned factors will not only step your game up to the next level, but it will also help you understand your customers’ needs and how to properly address them.</p>
<h3>You're also doing a HUGE injustice to your current and future customers by NOT having an online presence.</h3>
<blockquote>By missing out on this extra stream of revenue, you're also stunting the growth of your business - which means you're potentially not offering the absolute BEST products and services you could be. </blockquote>
<p><strong>Think about if your business made an extra 100k this year - what could you do with that?</strong> Develop your next product or service line? Improve upon your existing products? Hire another employee to help manage your business and maintain higher customer happiness rates?</p>
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<h3>If you don't have a website, but are ready to stop leaving money behind, <strong>I can help. </strong></h3>
<h3>I design/develop WordPress websites for <a href="https://www.FatPandaDesign.com/">Fat Panda Design</a>, my design & marketing agency. </h3>
<h3>I also manage websites, so business owners can focus on what matters - generating more revenue and stimulating growth.</h3>
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<p><a href="https://www.FatPandaDesign.com/get-in-touch/">Get in touch with me and see how I can help YOU make more money</a> - AND, if you already have an existing website, you DEFINITELY need to consider <a href="https://fatpandadesign.com/product/website-performance-review-audit-report/">having me run a website performance review on it. It's $20, and you receive a highly detailed, actionable list of website snafu's to fix. </a></p>
<p>If you're not up to the task of fixing these problems yourself, well I can also do that for you, too.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.FatPandaDesign.com/get-in-touch/">Let's talk - I'd love to help you make more money, and I'm SURE you'd like to make more money, too. </a></p>
<p><a href="https://fatpandadesign.com/portfolio/">You can also browse my portfolio to see my previous work - curious? </a></p>
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