A website is essentially a way to present yourself online. Your website is a place on the Internet anyone in the world can visit whenever they want to find out more about you, ask you questions, give you feedback, or even buy your products. Think of the Internet as the world's biggest trade show, and your website is your booth. Five years ago having a website was a vanity. Two years ago having a website was trendy.
Today having a website is a necessity.
People are using the Web for everything from researching schoolwork to buying dinner. Even people who prefer to shop off-line are researching products on the Web. Those might not sound impressive, but don't forget that you'll be able to do those things for people around the world at any time of day or night. You have the potential to become a house-hold name ten thousand miles away. A website is simply a collection of files that reside on a computer connected to the Internet.