Every online business has to have a functioning and informative website in order to reach the maximum number of potential customers online. Perfecting your site by choosing a good design and a domain, adapting the layout, including engaging content and uploading pictures are all important in order to create a unique web presence for your website. However, an engaging website is lost in the depths of the web if customers are unable to find it organically, which is especially important, particularly for SMBs.
Thankfully, 1&1 has an easy solution. The Online Business Card for 1&1 MyWebsite ensures your company’s most important contact information is available for potential customers during the initial set up process of the website. Including details such as company name, address, telephone number, e-mail address and a location provided by Google Maps
After the creation and initial publication of the website, there will obviously be periods when you need to make updates to your website that may take it temporarily offline. In this instance the Online Business Card will still display the most important contact information to visitors during these periods, allowing you to edit the website at your own pace without worrying about taking your information offline. Additionally, Online Business Card will display a message to browsers that the site is currently “under construction” and will be available again soon.
Already using 1&1 MyWebsite? Then you can edit your Online Business Card in the following way:
Select the online/offline icon at the upper left of the screen and set the slider to “Online Business Card”. Above the slider, the message “Your website is offline” will be displayed. Then, click on “Edit Online Business Card” in the menu. Now, you can select the exact information that will be displayed on your Online Business Card. By moving the slider to the right, the information on the page becomes visible; by moving it to the left it becomes invisible again. You will also be able to create your own background image and an individual text with additional information for your site visitors. This preview shows exactly what your prospective online business card will look like.