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The benefits of starting a website can be many and varied. How you benefit depends on your reason for starting the site. If you are a musician, starting your own website is a cheap and effective way of allowing a wider audience to access your work. Put MP3 clips of videos of you or your band on your site. Promote your site as widely as possible - the social networking sites are currently a great way of driving traffic to your site.

If you have a specific health problem, starting a website can allow other people affected by the same problem to get in touch with you, breaking your sense of isolation and allowing you to share experiences. If you have an interest in family history, starting a website will allow you to share your research and others will be given the opportunity to contribute to it.

It is possible to make some extra money from a website. You can use adverts or affiliate sales to earn some extra income. It will take work to drive traffic to your site.

If you are running a business a website can be invaluable. For holiday lettings an automated booking system saves time and allows visitors to book directly. Your own site allows you to provide your potential visitors with all the information they need. If your business sells a range of products, a website allows you to show your wares to a wide audience, including those who may not be local to you.

Increasingly these days people expect to find all the information they need on the web. If your business doesn't have a website you will be missing out on potential customers or clients.

If you are a voluntary sector or charitable organization, a website can help put your message across cheaply. You can inform the public about the services your offer and may even find your donations increase as more people hear about your work.

For staff recruitment a website can be a cheap and effective way of reaching a wide range of potential employees. Put your job descriptions and application forms online and save your applicants time and postage.

There are costs to setting up a website, but these can be minimized if you keep your site simple. The benefits to your business will far outweigh any costs involved.

The benefits of starting a website can be transparrent to most business owners but others may not understand how having their own website can benefit their business. Promote your business online cheaply and easily by starting your own website