Businesses opting out of websites

that should help to understand that web site is not THE unavoidable tool to use over the internet... it's just one of the possibilities of the panoplie that we have at disposal out there.

Actually this trend began over 7 years ago.

The reason why is simple if you think about it. Ask yourself why small buisnesses that are not selling anything via the web, require a web site?

This is especially true of those who have more clients wanting to use their services than they can possibly provide. It is also true of the corner shop/store, the local small city center buissness, or anyone who can now get the work they require via a dedicated app.

Even yellow pages will bring in more work than a web site for all the above, and with many of them having been miss-sold sites in the past, that never lived up to expectations, this trend will continue.

paulk7737514  wrote What to make of certain businesses opting out of a website? For example, I have had a few dentists turn down a new website offer. Is this a growing trend? It just seems absurd that someone would want to do business without a website in 2017.

Not sure dentists are a good test of the water. One usually finds a dentist through referral and then stay with them for years (good repeat business) Dentists may not be looking for much extra business and most get their business through referrals from family or friends.

They probably think Facebook is all they need.