Your Website Stinks
Here is a list of possible reasons why your website stinks.
You Built Before You Planned
You were on a tight schedule, you needed customers fast or you just didn’t want to take the time. Whatever your reason for not planning was probably a poor one. And this is could be a good reason why your website stinks. First plan out your navigation, your brand image, the type of visitors you want to attract and then build out your web design.
Your Budget Stinks
If you didn’t budget out your website, you’ve made an awful mistake. It is better to scrimp a little on your web design so that you actually have resources to get targeted traffic to your site. If your budget is small, start small but keep it well rounded build some sales and build up each portion evenly. You need to budget for web design, content, web development, SEO, Internet marketing and public relations.
You Forgot to Do Cross Browser Testing
Did you know that your web design might look different than the browser your using right now? Well it might, and if didn’t know this you might be losing traffic as your reading this. Always check your design in different browsers, epecially Internet Explorer, FireFox and Safari.
No Apparent Purpose Of The Site
You thought you could create a site with no thought to what you wanted to accomplish with it. As the cat from “Alice in Wonderland” said to Alice when deciding which road to take, If you don’t know where you are going, any road will take you there.” If you have no end destination, it means your website has no purpose; so congratulations, you’ve wasted your money. One of the most lucrative steps you can take in creating a website is to determine the prime purpose of your website and gear every effort towards accomplishing this goal.
Your Site Does Not Have Any Substance
When it comes to pleasing web site visitors and search engines, there is one thing in common: content. But the value of your content is what makes your visitors stick around. The best way to get a visitor to stick around is to give them what they want. To do this, you must know who your customers are and what they want. Fail to know your customer, and it just becomes that much harder to provide value to them.
You Make Your Audience Wait
Your website is slow or it has an splash page (intro) to get to the actual content. Whatever it may be that is making your potential clients wait, it is not acceptable. Give them a first rate service, and please them with quick content and you’ll see them come back for more.
You Forgot to Put Design into Web Design
Was the objective of your site to entertain your audience or awe them by the beauty of your site? Unless you are in the business of selling beauty such as design, art, photography, etc., the objective of your site shouldn’t be based on how beautiful your site is. Rather, the objective should be for your site to make you money!
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