Part 01, Small businesses need websites too
Things nobody told you
Lately, our team has been hearing a lot of excuses as to why small business owners don't think they need a website, or they don't think they need a website done by a professional. As experts in our field, we did a little bit of digging to find some reputable facts that back up our passion, and why we want to make sure you are doing whats best for your business.
General Website Information
- 59% of people will read or browse something beautifully designed rather than something plain and boring
- 8 of 10 customers are likely to engage with your business if it has a website
- In 50 milliseconds a potential customer will form an opinion about your site, if it’s negative they will leave
- 73% of businesses are investing in design to differentiate their brand online
- 89% of people think businesses with good design are better than the competition
Mobile Website Information
- 3 in 4 smartphone owners turn to mobile search first to address their immediate needs
- 46% of all searches on Google have local intent
- 50% of B2B searches come from mobile, by 2020 it will be 70%
- 70-80% of people research a company online before visiting or purchasing
- Over 50% of the world's population will have a smart phone by end of 2019
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Sources
Econsultancy and Adobe Survey, 2018, webalive.com
Clutch; Small Business Websites in 2016: A Survey, bluecorona.com
Adobe, 2018, smallbusinessweb.co
Google, 2018, bluecorona.com
WRITTEN 2019
