As internet technology continues to flourish, digital marketing has become the trend of the future, and a website is an indispensable tool and medium for communicating information.
So should you build a website? Should you build it yourself or hire someone? This article sums up my experience and knowledge to walk you through 15 pros and cons of building a website, and help you get a deeper understanding of whether you should build one.
If you're interested in building a website and want to learn how to build one yourself, see this article: How do beginners build a website? 5 steps to an SEO-friendly website with Cloudways.
10 advantages of having a website
Below are 10 common advantages of building a website. See which of them address problems you consider important and urgently need to solve. If any do, building a website is well worth considering.
Open 24 hours a day, nonstop
A typical store has opening and closing hours. Outside those hours, you can't contact the store, you can't buy anything, and no one can answer your questions.
A website is different. Because it runs 24 hours a day without interruption, customers can contact you and get information from your website at any time, so you can keep existing customers and keep gaining new ones even outside working hours.
