Reasons to have a Website

Reasons to have a website shared from attendees at today's Jumpstart:

• Communications
• Visibility
  
• Information
• Selling products
• Selling services
• Discover-ability
  
• Credibility
  
• Gather RFPs
• Sharing files
• Avoid Meetings
• Research
• Sharing capabilities
  
• Fame & Fortune
  
• No reason or need at all
• Public Service
• Education
• Product Differentiation
• Virtual Business Card
• "I'm alive"
  
• Branding
  
• Get people to come to brick & mortar
• Avoid being "used car"
  
• Economies of scale
• Tell a story
  
• Building community
  

Websites can do a lot! If we can leave today's Jumpstart with one idea, ask yourself one question "what do you want to do with your website?" Evaluate your needs and figure out the purpose of having a website before spending the time, energy, money, etc building your site and building your brand, community, etc.

Here's our website! What do you think it does? Leave your comments below.