Yesterday we explored 7 reasons why business websites are still important. Once you’ve decided that your business website is a vital part of your online strategy, how do you improve it to make it work better for your business? Let’s take a look at ways you can improve your business website. Please feel free to add your own tips in the comments. [Read more...]
11 Ways to Improve Your Business Website
Driving Sales Away with A Splash Page
While mostly a thing of the past, I still see companies who insist on having a splash page (a page, usually with a video or some sort of “welcome” message that visitors have to view before they get to your real site). To a business owner a splash page may seem like an opportunity to “sell” to your captured audience. But to many visitors it’s a reason to leave.. and fast.
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A Company’s Website Design and its Ability to do Business
This is a guest post from James Mowery, a computer geek who writes about technology and related topics on his blog, led tv.
The design and overall layout of a company’s website is of utmost importance when it comes to attracting customers and encouraging them to use that company’s services. One of the very first things many people notice about a company’s website is the aesthetic appeal and whether or not it is pleasing to the eyes. The customer will note whether or not the website is easy to use, navigate, and search. If a company’s website is completely disorganized, has clashing colors, or content that is generally just out of place with other aspects of the website, the customer may be turned off from the company.
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Balancing Good Design with Needed Functionality
When designing a website or online service, companies often have a whole slew of great ideas for functionality. When is enough enough? Can a simple design suffice? How do you make choices about what features to incorporate?
Even the simplest of interfaces, Twitter, has begun to add more complexity with new retweet features, lists, trending topics, and more. Aesthetically, “good design” means design that is appealing to the eye, and is easily navigated visually. With this idea, it is important that complex interfaces are well designed so that the users who prefer simplicity do not feel overwhelmed. – Finding the Balance of Design and Functionality (ReadWriteStart)
Why Don’t You Want Customers to Contact You?
Ever done a bunch of research, finally decided to get a product, gone to the website and found the only way to contact them is through a contact form? While eCommerce websites are usually pretty savvy about letting their customers contact them through multiple ways, normal businesses sometimes give off the “go away” vibe unintentionally.
When They Can't Figure Out Your Site, People Turn to Search – Have One?
Usually when people come to a website, they’re looking for something. And they hope they can find it on the first page, but if not, most are willing to scan the page to see if there’s a link that may lead them there. This behavior really points out the importance both of properly organizing the information on your website, as well as having a navigation/menu system that people can quickly and easily understand.
Your Website is Your Business Card
What does your paper business card look like? It probably has your name, your company logo, some contact information and maybe a quick tagline summarizing what your company does. People can find all the information they need to contact you just by glancing at your card.







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