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Don’t Ignore Website Design – It Matters!
Okay, so take a guess: how much time do you reckon it takes the average person to form a first impression after landing on your webpage? A study by researchers at the Missouri University of Science and Technology in 2012 found that it takes all of two-tenths of a second to garner that impression…Read More
Whether you’re working with a powerhouse design studio or you’re doing it all yourself, designing a new website is exciting, exhilarating and a chance to get it all correct from the very beginning.
These are nine big and surprisingly common mistakes that lots of people make, and that end up needing to be ironed out later. Save yourself the trouble and consider each of them carefully before you jump in headfirst.
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Nine Costly Mistakes to Avoid When Designing Your Website – Site Pro News
So you want to freshen up that old webpage? New colors and better information and maybe a new sales pitch, too.
Guess what? The time to start thinking about search engine optimization is now, before you do anything else. That’s right. SEO starts even before the URL gets bought or the hosting contract is signed. The number of headaches you’re going to spare yourself is almost uncountable. Let’s get moving!
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Website Redesign? Get Some SEO Consultation Before You Launch – Search Engine Land
Ok, you’ve been through all the ups and downs of social media and you’ve blogged your business silly.
If you’ve forgotten the basics of website requirements, they have probably changed some since the last time you checked. Here’s the eight most important factors to consider whether you’re launching or re-launching. Take a quick look, and most important, take all of them to heart.
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8 Key Tips for Building Successful Website – Daily Blog Tips
Every single day on the Internet, newbies are putting up websites without the slightest idea of how to promote them, much less how they could and should work.
In many cases, the point of the website itself is entirely neglected. Don’t let this happen to your website. These tips are for more than the business owner who’s up and launched a site. But for the business that wants to get something out of it already.
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Why Your Website is Failing – A SPN Exclusive Article – Site Pro News
60% of consumers are more likely to contact a business with images on their website and that show up in local search results. If you lack sufficient images you’re probably not maximizing your site’s value to your business.
Here’s some quick pointers on the why, how and what of an attractive and eye-opening website, filled with the right information in the right format for your clientele.
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Why Pictures Matter for Local Business Websites – The Marketing Blog
A good website needs to contain a few basic elements and it needs to behave in a way that lands you 5 square leads or customers every day.
If it’s not already, your website is probably not optimized for your visitor’s experience. These 17 key methods make optimizing visitor experience as easy as following a few simple steps and every one of them results in quick, measurable performance.
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17 Ways to Make Sure Your Website is Working for You – Site Pro News
No matter how you slice it up, your homepage needs to contain certain elements to be successful in raising your conversion rate.
Very often your homepage is also your most commonly used initial landing page and can be critical to the overall success of your online business. With just a few seconds to capture any visitor’s interest, you’ll want to follow this list of critical factors closely and accurately.
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10 Valuable Aspects of a Successful Homepage – Site Pro News
One constant challenge for the WordPress blogger is keeping some of those infinite features in check. There are simply so many to choose from that your message may ultimately be lost in all the excitement.
Sometimes the best thing that you can do is simplify. Add just the elements that are the most important to the core experience of your end-user and skip everything else. Here’s how to go about it.
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3 Elements of Your Blog Design That Need Simplifying – Daily Blog Tips
Innovations in Google’s Search by Image and Instant Pages have ramifications for designers and for marketers. Alt text keywords and page load times represent changes coming from Google.
Search by Image, which allows searchers to find more information based on an image, and Instant Pages, which presents your page within search results, present new sets of challenges and plenty of advantages, too.
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What Google’s Search By Image and Instant Pages Mean For Your Website – Search Engine Journal
