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February 8, 2012, The Calhoun County Chamber of Commerce held a seminar on Website Basics for the Technologically Challenged. This portion of the presentation highlights the importance of an online presence for businesses.

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Page 1: Importance of Websites for Business
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79% of Americans are online

Pew Research Center

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The average American spends around

13 hours a week using the internet.

North American Technographics Benchmark Survey

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58% of American adults have researched a product or service online.

Pew Research Center

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24% of American adults say they have posted comments or reviews online about the product or services they buy

Pew Research Center

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Pew Research Center

55% said they get

information about local restaurants off the internet.

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Pew Research Center

60% said they get

information about local businesses, other than restaurants, off the internet.

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Pew Research Center

39% said they seek

information about job opportunities off the internet.

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Pew Research Center

43% of Americans say

they get information about housing and real estate off the internet.

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Fleishman/Hillard

47 % of Americans say

family, friends and co-workers influence purchasing decisions.

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46 % of Americans say the

internet influences purchasing decisions.

Fleishman/Hillard

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Fleishman/Hillard

91 % of Americans are cell

phone users.

38 % of those mobile

phone users are Smartphone users.

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51% said in two years

the internet will influence their decisions more.

Fleishman/Hillard

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According to a 2010 survey,

46% of small

businesses don’t have a website.

Entrepreneur

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Foundation Of a Great

Website

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Know your objectives

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Stand out

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Call things by name

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Organize Content

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Make design easy to open

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Prioritize

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Make it functional

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Make it mobile

friendly