S. L. Reay Enterprises

Website Questions

“Questions” from "Home Office: Weaving Your Web" by Mark Landsbaum, from NASE Self Employed, March-April, 2006

Note: [Words in] are from this web page and not from the article.

1. Can you afford to pay as little as $10 to $35 a month? [Note: it is not necessary to pay this much per month. See: Why Should Sandy Build A Web Site for You?]
2. Do you need new customers? [Who doesn't?]
3. Do you already advertise?
4. Do you already hand out flyers, brochures, or business cards?
5. Are you comfortable using the Internet? [Let's say yes, since you're here.]
6. Do your customers have Internet access? [Who doesn't?]
7. Do your customers comparison shop online?
8. Do your customers already buy online?
9. Are your competitors online?
10. Do your customers need to contact you after hours? [Do you want to respond to your customers after hours?]
11. Would you like to make it easy for customers to learn about your new products or services?
12. Do you have a price list?
13. Do many customers ask the same questions over and over?
14. Do you offer a variety of services or products that can't be adequately explained in brief verbal conversations?
15. Do you ever forget to mention some of your business' benefits?
16. Do customers often request more information about your products or services?
17. Do you want to reach customers outside of your area?
18. Do illustrations or photos help sell all your goods or services?
19. If you don't now, is it possible in the future you may directly sell products or services online?
20. Do you want a low-cost means of collecting information about customers and potential customers?
21. Do you want customers to have easy access to a map of where you're located and how to get there?
22. Would you rather have a virtual venue for dealing with customers without them coming to your home office?
23. Would a high-tech appearance improve your business image?
24. Could you benefit from referrals from complementary, but non-competitive businesses that have Web sites?
25. Would a slide show or video clip help attract customers or close sales?
26. Would it help to have a way for customers to connect with your company when you're vacationing?
27. Would it help to screen out looky loo's who take up your valuable time only to discover that what you sell isn't what they want?
28. Would you benefit from getting customer feedback?
29. Would you benefit from another source of sales leads?
30. Would you mother be proud of you if you had a Web site?

Grading Scale:

• Internet Phobic - If you had fewer than 10 "yes" answers, stick to the Yellow Pages. You don't need a web site.
• Web Wannabe - If you had 10 to 20 "yes" answers, it's time to consider your own Web site.
• You've Arrived - If you had more than 20 questions "yes", it's definitely time to put your business online.
• A perfect 30 "yes" aswers out of 30 questions means you should have had your home business Web site up and running yesterday. What are you waiting for?

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