subject: Tips On Developing Your Website [print this page] I doubt that you would be happy to show off a business card or an office stationery that does not look presentable. Who would want to do that? The same principle is true with websites. It is not just a mere representation of your business. It is, in fact, a very important one. This means that your website should be well-designed. It never hurts to have a website that looks awesome and presents your business well. But this is not just a design factor as you also need to include other considerations as well. This article will give you some tips that will be very helpful to you.
- One big mistake that some websites make is that they put too many images on the site. If you are not doing a website about photography, you probably do not need that many pictures. In fact, having too many images can cause your page to take so long to load and you will end up losing site visitors. They will just simply go and find one that loads faster. The sad thing is that these images are often not even needed. There is no additional value to the product or the service that you are selling and it hardly increases your sales. The content is the important part and it is what tells the site visitor about the offers that you have. If you really want to include images, the images should be pictures of the product and of people who are giving their testimony about it. If your websites includes a page that has a sales letter on it, you can include a picture of yourself to give it a personal feel.
- Make your pages as convenient to go to as possible. Your potential customers' experience on your site should not involve too many clicks. One click on the purchase button should take the person directly to the page with the shopping cart. If there are plenty of products for sale, you can dedicate one whole page for displaying all of these.
- Think about the navigational structure of the website. This is a crucial factor even if you do not have that many pages. A navigation structure should be simple and easy to understand. Have correctly-named pages so as to not confuse your visitors.
- Another thing to think about is that site banner. People are so used to seeing banners on a website. But the fact is that there is no additional value to having them and they do not lead to any increase in sales. Actually, the banners can even hinder your conversion rate. A banner can take the person's attention out of the more important information on the web page.
Consider these things when developing your website so that you can increase your conversion rate and get more out of this useful marketing tool.
