WSI Joins Campaign To Get British Business Online

Press Release
20 May, 2010

WSI JOINS CAMPAIGN TO GET BRITISH BUSINESS ONLINE
Initiative designed to help British SMEs create their first websites easily and for free

WSI has partnered with Google, Enterprise UK, the Department for Business Innovation and Skills, BT and e-skills UK to support a joint initiative to get 100,000 UK businesses online.

Getting British Business Online (GBBO) will target the 1.5 million UK businesses that do not currently have a website, giving them the opportunity to create a free professional website and access to training and support. WSI is supporting the initiative by providing a half day seminar on Thursday 17th June, 2010 at the Hoebridge Golf Centre in Woking, Surrey.

Commenting on their involvement with Getting British Business Online, Perminder Deusi, Digital Marketing Consultant and Managing Director of the Guildford office of WSI said: "We are really excited about this fantastic opportunity being offered to British Businesses and local Surrey based businesses in particular. Already there is a lot of interest from entrepreneurs and SMEs in getting a free web presence when ordinarily this can be a barrier for them due to costs and lack of knowledge and expertise. We hope that by partnering on this project we can help a lot of local businesses successfully get an online presence and go on to reap real benefits from the Internet for their businesses."

Businesses that sign up to Getting British Business Online will be given a free .co.uk web address that will be automatically registered in Google’s search engine, a new ‘wizard’ tool that will help them create a website in 20 minutes businesses and ways to attract new customers online. BT will offer free phone support to participants, PayPal will soon enable businesses with a GBBO-powered website to turn their site into an ecommerce platform in just a few clicks. This means they can begin selling to customers and accepting payments quickly and securely via the web.

Commenting on the launch of Getting British Business Online, Matt Brittin, UK Managing Director, said: “Consumer behaviour is changing rapidly as people increasingly turn to the web to find information about local businesses and services. With over 40 million people in the UK now online there has never been a better time for small businesses to use the Internet, enabling them to reach new customers in new markets. We hope a free, easy-to create website will give small businesses the boost they need to get up and running.”

For more information, please contact Perminder Deusi on 01483 566 277 or email Info@WSIBestNet.com

About GBBO
GBBO is a joint initiative by Google, BIS, Enterprise UK, e-skills UK, BT and other business organisations to help SMEs create their first websites and help them understand the opportunities offered by the Internet. The campaign has set a target of helping 100,000 UK SMEs get their first websites easily and for free by the end of 2010. See gbbo.co.uk for further information.

About WSI – we simplify the Internet:
WSI is the world’s #1 franchise offering digital marketing services to suit the needs of multiple industries. The company has the world’s largest Digital Marketing Consultants’ network and a strong head office in Toronto, Canada. WSI Digital Marketing Consultants have helped thousands of small and medium-sized businesses realize their online marketing potential. By using innovative Internet technologies and advanced digital marketing strategies, businesses can have a WSI Digital Marketing System tailored to their individual needs to elevate their Internet presence and profitability to new levels. In 2009, WSI was the proud recipient of 5 Standard of Excellence Awards at the Annual WebAwards Competition organized by the Web Marketing Association (WMA). WSI has been ranked the #1 Internet Services Franchise in Entrepreneur Magazine’s Franchise 500 listing for 10 years in a row. Entrepreneur Magazine also ranks WSI at #13 among the Top Home Based Franchises and #49 in America’s Top Global Franchises. With the support and cooperation of its customers, franchise network, employees, suppliers and charitable organizations, WSI aims to help make child poverty history through its global outreach program. For more information about WSI’s offerings and business opportunities, please visit our website at www.wsidigitalmarketing.com.