No doubt about it - it is the future of business. While it will never take the place of personal contact, a website has its advantages.

When you have a web site on the Internet your business is available 24 hours a day 7 days per week. The Internet doesn't go to sleep nor close its doors. You can change your site with the seasons. You are not stuck with the same ad all year long like the Yellow Pages.

It's not like the newspaper or a magazine, here today -- gone tomorrow. More and more people are using the Internet to research what they want before they shop.

And.... there is E-mail. No more irate customers because of phone tag or busy lines. E-mail is more efficient than a "while you were out" message.