[Gary C. Bucher has been marketing online since 1995 and believes that anyone can learn to write for the Internet.]

The largest, single sector of the offline business world is Services. Not so on the Internet. Online, this sector remains a huge, untapped market. It's ripe, and it's practically free for the picking.

In case you're still not convinced, I've listed the top 3 reasons why you should consider expanding your offline service business onto the Internet.

1. Increase your company's visibility

When you leverage the power of the Internet to increase your visibility, your market will expand dramatically. This holds true whether you're offering an offline service to your local community or a service more "global" in nature.

The type of service your company offers doesn't really matter. ANY service-oriented business can benefit from leveraging the power of the Internet. You're guaranteed to benefit regardless of whether you're:

• an impressionist painter
• the local church
• an import/export specialist for Germany
• the local alarm company
• an investment specialist in Brazilian bonds
• the local house painter
• an expert in Japanese netsuke
• the local video rental store
• a copywriter
• the local plumber
• a plastic surgery consultant
• the local barber

2. Strengthen your position as an expert

You'll establish your position as an authority and gain the trust of your prospects. Prospects who trust you will become customers. And they won't be just one-time buyers either. They'll become lifetime customers.

Another amazing thing happens when you establish your position as an authority. You'll also be laying the groundwork for selling digital products based on your knowledge. That's right... ebooks, special reports, perhaps even your own software!

3. Build your client list in the fastest, most cost-effective way

When you move your business onto the Internet, you'll be creating a theme-based content site. A theme-based content site is a web site that is loaded with high info-value keyword-focused content pages. These pages rank well with the Search Engines and will pull in more targeted traffic *AND* get more prospects to contact you for further details about your service and/or hire you for the job (i.e., increase your Conversion Rate).

Your client list will grow by leaps and bounds, and your PROFITS will grow geometrically when you concentrate on maximizing BOTH traffic and Conversion Rates.

With benefits like these at stake, can you afford not to expand your service-related business onto the Internet? Absolutely not!

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