You should invest in a website if you want to :

Attract new clients and expand your business.
Unlike magazines or newspapers, your on-line "advert" is always there. Once you have paid for your website, the only expenses involved are your hosting fees, domain name renewal and any maintenance work that needs to be done.
Create an electronic portfolio or showcase.
For the artist or designer, the benefits are obvious - no need to make appointments and carry around a bulky portfolio. Simply e-mail potential clients with details of the website and they can view your work at their leisure.
Provide a focal point
For yourself to keep in contact with friends or relatives who may be far away, or for a community group to interact with each other and keep up to date with new developments.

You should invest in a website to complement your existing business. But that doesn't mean you don't have to do marketing, or that you should stop advertising in your usual way.

A website will not only give credibility to your venture - no matter how small it is - but will also allow visitors and potential clients to view your product or service 24 hours a day.

It is important to make a good first impression: surfers see many websites as they search for services or products. They will often move on if a website is badly designed, confusing or takes too long to load...

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Why choose Minervawebs to design your website?

It's often said that content is king... Minervawebs design and build the vehicle which serves the message. Unlike Cran above, the medium is most definitely not the message!

Information Design
Ease of use is paramount in Information Design. This means making the message clear and ensuring the right form of navigation is in place to bring the audience there.
User Interface Design
Whether it's an entire online community or a simple marketing 'business card', people should be able to use it without having to learn it. The goal is to build an appropriate interface that is intuitive and inclusive.
Standards & Accessibility
All new sites are coded to W3C standards: XHTML and CSS for lightweight and maintenance friendly systems. DDA compliance is also ensured for people with disabilities to access all content. UK law now requires that all sites are accessible, regardless of disablility.
Online Identity
Although most clients may already have logos and other identifying trademarks, they can be tailored specifically for online presentation and consumption.
Only The Best
A site that actually fits its target audience like a glove can be as simple as can be and still be worth its weight in gold.