Five Reasons Why HardyCountyChamber.com is Good for Your Business!

1. Search results. According to a 2009 Pew Internet and American Life Study, 49% of people use online search at least once a day. A 2007 study showed that 58% of online activity is searches for local information. Your customers are online right now looking for business information, phone numbers & links. And they aren't typing in the name of your business. Instead, they are using general search terms like "Hardy County florist" or "Hardy County restaurants." Now, thanks to HardyCountyChamber.com, Hardy County now has a business directory on the web. And you will benefit from being among that list of businesses!

2. 24-7 referrals. A 2007 study by the Shapiro Group found that when consumers know that a small business is a member of the Chamber of Commerce, they are 44% more likely to think favorably of them and 63% more likely to purchase goods or services from that company in the future. HCC experience backs this up. We get calls each week from shoppers and visitors asking what to do, where to go and who to contact. Now, your future customers will have access to this information 24-7!

3. Seeing is believing. The HCC has worked with local photographer Dixon Marshall to have a professional photo of each member business that will be used on our site. Our Hardy County businesses have great "packaging." The photos on the site are beautiful and inviting and will make customers want to visit your shop or store!

4. Conversion. Chamber software provider WebLink is tracking click-through rates that are up to 2.9% on chamber websites. As a point of reference, industry-wide average click through rates for web advertising are typically 0.1% to 0.2%.  This means that ads on chamber sites can 14x to 28x more productive than other websites. Conversion rates are high on chamber sites because you are trusted by visitors. One click leads customers to your door!

5. News value. The HCC website is designed to be updated regularly. Events, news and photos will be updated weekly to make our site a point of reference for both you as a chamber member and all the folks out there looking for Hardy County business news!

Last but not least? The HCC will strive to make the site a force for positive energy on the web: good news about Hardy County; reliable information on business specials and promotions; photos of our friends and neighbors as they drive our county's economy forward!