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Monday, September 28. 2009

Do I Really Need a Website?

By Tamara Muhammad, Managing Director Isis Image Design

Over my 10 years of experience in the nonprofit sector, I have learned that websites are not just an accessory but a necessity. At age 17 I co-founded a nonprofit organization, New Light Leadership Coalition, Inc. (NLLC), and didn’t know where to begin to attract people to our cause. In fact, it was just an idea and very few people were even aware of our existence. We had a message and a valuable service to provide to young people, but no one knew about us. Our first event attracted about 50 people from the local area.

With very little resources for traditional advertising, we started our marketing with a website. The brand of NLLC went out to more places than we could have ever gone. As a result, our event attendance the following year spiked to over 200 people coming to Baltimore from as close as Brooklyn and as far away as Iowa.

It also opened up the doors for us to do training across the country from people who had only heard about us online. Since the launch of the website, NLLC has trained over 2,000 young people nationwide.

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Websites are a valuable tool and resource that can speak for you when you can’t. And they don’t have to cost an arm and leg to have.
Why you need a website for your business or organization:

1. Reach an unlimited worldwide audience of millions
2. Make it easier for customers to get in touch with you.
3. Legitimize your business or organization
4. Have an electronic brochure or store in every home 24 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week
5. Improve your image to potential customers and clients
6. Instantly update information and announcements
7. Customers expect you to have a website
8. Your competitors have one
9. People will search for you on the web before contacting you
10. Gather information from visitors and build a mailing list

Now even with all these obvious benefits, the biggest challenge to a good website is money. Professionally designed websites can cost thousands of dollars. But as the old saying goes, “it takes money to make money.” And in this challenging economic time, you can’t afford to shortchange the future of your business. Nonprofits can also benefit from online donations which are an easy stream of revenue without the expense of hosting a fundraising event.

Isis Image Design specializes in affordable websites for small businesses and nonprofits. If you are tech savvy, we have the perfect tools for you to create your own website in minutes. If you’d rather have us design your site for you, our design team can develop an affordable, professional website that can be up and running in two weeks. Contact us to get your website started today ->


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