The internet is divided into the "haves" and "have nots".

While the market is worth billions is it also full of forgotten websites that have few visitors and no sales. Here are the seven main reasons why websites fail and alternative approach that could work for you.

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The biggest waste of money is unfortunately also one of the most common mistakes.

If you want your website to succeed and become a powerful lead-generating tool for your business then you need to ensure that you have these important bases covered.

1) A site that can grow with you

You will rapidly outgrow a site that offers you a fixed number of pages. Although you may think that 5-10 pages is sufficient now you will quickly find that it is nowhere near enough.

For some reason, there are a few unusual businesses that feel that the Internet has passed them by. They struggle to see the return on investment of having a website and, not surprisingly, have legitimate reservations for needing one.

Here are the common problems surrounding this issue, the reason why business think this is a problem and how it can be solved:

"You don't understand my business.

The primary motive for the majority of websites is to get customers and make sales but it is a motive that often fails.

To succeed you need to shift the focus away from website design and instead concentrate and who your potential customer is and how you can serve them.

Whatever your business you are either trying to sell or pre-sell (build interest in a lead so that an agent or dealer can close the deal) and your website can be a major marketing tool to help you tap into the growing online market.