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of consumers say a website is essential for credibility
more trustworthy with a website
more likely to choose a business with a website
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of consumers often or always check a business's website to confirm what they saw elsewhere
Your reviews get people interested. Then most of them look for your website to double-check you're real. Without one, that last step has nowhere to go, and they may click a competitor who has one.
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more trustworthy with a website
In a 2026 consumer survey, businesses with websites were seen as 41% more trustworthy than businesses without. 69% of consumers say a website is essential for a local business to be credible.
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more likely to do business with a company that has a website
70% of consumers say they're more likely to choose a business with a website. For contractors and home-service pros specifically, 66% say a website makes them more likely to hire.
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go directly to the business website after an AI recommendation
Customers discover businesses in more places than ever, but they still verify them on a website. After an AI recommendation, 34% go straight to the business's site and 45% search Google for more.
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of 18–24-year-olds say a website is essential for credibility
Yes. The youngest buyers are the most website-dependent, even though they spend the most time on social media.
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of small businesses with a website say it's a significant source of leads
In WordStream's small business survey, about seven in ten business owners with a website said it's a significant source of leads, and 63% said it's very or extremely important to growth.
Get my free auditSome businesses do. In the same survey, many small business owners said their business could function without a website. But you're not trying to "function." You're trying to grow, and the data shows customers trust and choose businesses with websites more often.
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Consumer statistics: DreamHost 2026 Local Business Trust Index (survey of 1,200+ U.S. consumers, conducted November 2025). Small business statistics: WordStream small business website survey. Pricing ranges: 2026 small business website cost guides.
Every figure above comes from a published survey. We don't invent statistics or guarantees.
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