{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The Web Authority","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.mccordweb.com\/weblogs","title":"Consumers Want Website Chat | The Web Authority","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"rby27FpGNl\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mccordweb.com\/weblogs\/2018\/11\/07\/consumers-want-website-chat\/\">Consumers Want Website Chat<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mccordweb.com\/weblogs\/2018\/11\/07\/consumers-want-website-chat\/embed\/#?secret=rby27FpGNl\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Consumers Want Website Chat&#8221; &#8212; The Web Authority\" data-secret=\"rby27FpGNl\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.mccordweb.com\/weblogs\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Site chat apps do generate leads which do turn into sales.\u00a0 I am a living testimony to that. Since I have installed the Drift app, which is an online chat app, I have had about 5 chats, some just about questions but two about services. One moved into contract and has spent about $4,000 for my services. I\u2019d say that having the chat function on my website has been good for business. What\u2019s even better is that I am always on, but do not always enter a response immediately to a chat. Even with a live chat function, you can have weekends and a real life. Your business does not need to own you. I do feel that my prospects do like the friendliness and immediacy of\u00a0 live chat.\u00a0The paid version of Drift, which I am using as a free version, does\u00a0has an automated bot that fills in the gaps with responses which is nice and I may upgrade to it if I get more big sales. I find that the really serious clients start out on the chat\u00a0app but then move readily to email and then to phone calls. The client that found me via my online site chat closed in less than one week. So, if you are looking for more sales, I do recommend installing on your website an online chat function. Drift is just one of them to consider, but there are others. I invite you to subscribe to our monthly newsletter to get more tips and information that you can use for your own business.","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/www.mccordweb.com\/weblogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Depositphotos_56479027_xs-300x200.jpg"}