Web Presence for Offline Business

The web works a bit different than the off line world. The primary difference is how people find you. Now I am going to use an example of a men's store but this applies to anyone. It really doesn't matter if you have a professional business (CPA, Attorney, Insurance Agent, Real Estate Company, etc) or a service business instead of a retail business. I just am using a store because it is easy for everyone to picture.

If you have a men's clothing store you have located in a high traffic area, with nice displays in the windows, looking to entice people into your store. Maybe you're in a mall or the main street of your town. You are using various other advertising sources to let people know about your store.

Everyone that visits comes in through the front door. Then walks to which ever area is of interest to them. You can layout your store to take advantage of the flow through your store and market accordingly.

The difference online is that the majority of visitors are going to enter your web site via a ...

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If your business does trade shows or other types of promotions aren't your salesman collecting leads. You don't just hand out brochures - do you?

Of course not. You have a raffle, free demonstration or some other way of getting your prospects information. You ask visitors that are interested in your items if they have a business card. You are networking the whole time that you are there to get prospective prospects.

The web is no different except that it can run 24/7/365 without having to be manned. You can generate prospects every day if you set it up properly.

First you have to offer something to your visitor. It is no different than what you would do with a booth at a trade show. Offer something of value and those that are interested will be more than happy to tell you who they are.

There is a good reason to do this and not just on your home page. On the web people are looking for information. They probably found you by searching for a topic on a search engine. You were one of many choices.

They stop by and look quick. If you don't scratch their itch there is always the back button and more choices. You don't get long to catch their attention. Even if you do catch their attention and they really like what you have and bookmark your site because they want to read more but don;t have time you usually lose.

Check your bookmarks and see how many pages you have bookmarked and never returned to again. If you are like me I'll bet you have quite a few and can hardly remember why you bookmarked them originally.

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