Today you can have a website for pretty much anything—from crowdfunding campaigns to pet hamster fan pages. But for some reason, many small businesses have been slow to get online, even though websites have been around for over 25 years! Fortunately, the number of small businesses with professional websites is increasing steadily, from a relative handful ten years ago to about two-thirds today (the numbers vary, depending on the country and survey you look at). Yet that still leaves thousands of businesses behind the times. What’s the holdup? In surveys, many business owners say they don’t have the skills, the time, or the money to build a business website. But a surprising number say that their business doesn’t need a website , either because it’s not required, or because they use social media instead. That’s why this post is going to look at some specific reasons why your small business should have its own website. If you’re a small business owner who is st...