There's one simple, pressing reason for committing to make your company's website as effective a marketing tool as possible: your customers are already on the Internet. Nearly 70% of North America is online', and the common excuse, ". . . my customers are older and don't use computers," doesn't wash,
To really see how fast everything has changed, you simply need to look at your own use of the web today compared to your dependence on it as little as three years ago. Your customers are no different.
Over the last 10 years, this accelerating explosion of electronic media and communication has been affecting your bottom line as well. With more consumer media options available, and consumers' increasing ability to filter the marketing that reaches them, your cost per lead has dramatically increased.
Meanwhile, the dawn of the 13 seeR era has placed a premium on differentiating yourself from the crowd. Your website is the perfect place to do that.