Online Business Card Websites & Contact Info
Every Small Business Needs Email
The most essential online requirement for a small business is email.
By purchasing and website domain name and buying a website
hosting plan, you will get email services as well. As soon as you
get your email account setup you can order business cards with
your company's domain name in your email address - this is a major
step forward since it is much more professional than having a business
card with a Hotmail, Gmail, or other generic email address.
Online Business Card & Contact Information
Another basic requirement is to have a web page with information
about your company and how to contact you. This is what I call
an "Online Business Card", a website with nothing more than a
company logo, a brief description of products or services, and
contact information such as email addresses, street address,
and phone and fax numbers.
Take it to the Next Level
Many small companies create their
Online Business Card and think that they are done. Thinking this
way is a big mistake for small business owners since having such
a simple and content-poor website will never receive any recognition
by search engines and nobody will even know that your website or
your company exists.
If you decide that having such a simple site
is adequate then you should expect that the only way anyone will ever land on
your website is if you specifically tell them about it or hand out lots
of business cards.