{"id":84,"date":"2009-02-04T17:34:49","date_gmt":"2009-02-04T22:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.privatepracticemarketingroundtable.com\/ppmr-members\/?p=84"},"modified":"2009-02-04T17:34:49","modified_gmt":"2009-02-04T22:34:49","slug":"84","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.privatepracticemarketingroundtable.com\/ppmr-members\/archives\/84","title":{"rendered":"You Do Have a Website &#8211; Don&#8217;t You?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecustomwebdesigncompany.com\" target=\"blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-459\" title=\"Click the photo to visit our sister site for website design.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.privatepracticemarketingroundtable.com\/ppmr-members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/website-do-have1.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Click the photo to visit our sister site for website design.\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><strong>Still debating whether or not you need a website? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>These pointers will help you decide.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It used to be that one had to <em>decide<\/em> whether or not the business needed a website. Today, clients and potential clients <strong>expect<\/strong> you to have a website, and many have reported frustration when they could not check-out a business online before calling.<\/p>\n<p>In a study conducted by The Gallup Organization, nearly two-thirds of the small businesses surveyed that reported having a Web site say the Internet is important or extremely important to their business. On a scale of one to 10, they rate its importance a seven or higher.<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Click here to visit our sister website for website design services.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\u00a0If you are still debating whether or not a website can help you build your practice, use these pointers to help you decide:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Studies have shown that <strong>research<\/strong> is the second most frequent reason given for using the Internet (news was first). This includes potential clients who are following up on a recommendation from a friend or professional, those wanting to know more after reading a brochure, and people who are trying to learn more in order to evaluate between choices.<\/li>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<li>Nielsen\/\/NetRatings Inc. reports that Internet users go online 30 times per month (avg.), visiting up to 52 websites during the month. They spend on average 31 minutes at a website. That&#8217;s <strong>dedicated time<\/strong> &#8211; reading about your practice and what you have to offer.<\/li>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<li>Internet users are almost equally male and female.<\/li>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<li>Your website can communicate more information than you can get into a brochure, and more than your office staff can give when answering questions on a telephone call.<\/li>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<li>Your website can provide information that your client may not think to ask about, but would click to learn more on when the topic is presented on a website. A FAQ section can also be used to educate your clients about your practice, or provide other needed information.<\/li>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<li>A website is great for providing customer support and services 24\/7. Forms and other client materials online can easily be downloaded. You can make available articles, self-assessment tools, and fact sheets (to name a few) on your website. All with no printing costs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It is said that the Internet levels the playing field. You have the opportunity to <strong>attract clients<\/strong> you would not be able to reach through conventional marketing means.<\/p>\n<p>With a level playing field, it also means that you can lose that client to another practice that had the same opportunity as you did &#8211; and took better advantage of it.<\/p>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t have a website, isn&#8217;t it time you got one? Your potential clients are looking for you online, and your competitors are only a mouse-click away.\u00a0 <strong>What are you waiting for?<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a class=\"aligncenter\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thecustomwebdesigncompany.com\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Click here to visit our sister website for website design services.<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Still debating whether or not a website can help you build your practice? 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