"A well designed website is key to a website that is successful for business" according to Ben Hatton, a successful internet entrepreneur with a web-based business.
More and more people are using the internet to find businesses, research and then interact with them. So website first impressions are now crucial to attract and hold a customer by providing the information required as well as business brand perception.
And this is highlighted by a recent poll showing that a poor website would discourage 70 per cent of consumers from buying from that business (ref pingpr.com). Two thirds of business owners stated considered website quality to be very important, some saying this was a more import part of business that store or business location. These statistics appear to highlight the for skilled local web designer company to produce a website tailor made for each individual business.
Hatton also stated that "A well-designed website that is engaging, relevant and easy to navigate is important to building relationships and key to converting web traffic to sales.'' "With such a competitive and volatile marketplace, one of the biggest challenges businesses have online is building lasting relationships with consumers." He noted the growing need for mobile website options as more and more users access websites from mobile devices.