How do I get an effective website? - Part 1

[wws78363]

Risk

Every business has high expectations when they desire or have a website. Business owners believe that having an online presence alone will in turn produce phone calls.

Honestly, that happens after a number of things are put into practice. All this means one thing: risk. In business terms, risk is the amount of effort someone (a business) puts out in the expectation of eventually have a return.

Desire
Do your own research. Do businesses similar to you have a website? What kind of content do they present? If you were someone needing a service, would they serve you well based on presentation of content (I am staying with content for this rather than how a website looks, that comes later)? Does their website pursuade you to contact them whether by phone or e-mail/online?

If the answer is no, then that is not an effective website. Take note of it because if you don't learn from their mistakes, you'll duplicate it with your own website. Ignore the size of the business and that "wow" effect of Flash or moving images and whatnot. The use of Flash doesn't mean anything regarding getting a customer.

So do some research.

Is a website the correct method of advertising?
Would a website truly help your business. Speaking as a web developer, absolutely. Speaking as a business consultant, maybe. If your business isn't a necessity (meaning you are not a gas station, water company, electric company, etc.) and you are looking to gain more customers, a website will help. You may not see direct dollar ROI (return on your investment); however, this day and age people research before they buy anything. Online is the quickest and easiest way to do that. People don't call you on the phone to ask what you do or offer. Phone calls means there is a commitment, and nobody likes to be committed until they are ready to be.

There are also a number of other ways to advertise or list your business without having a website. You can opt for business listings in online directories. The question you should ask is, do I have something to say online beyond just my name, telephone number, and address? If the answer is yes, then a website is for you.

The next part, we will discuss the methods of developing a website.

[milina788]

Hi,

Please find some more steps to create an effective website strategy below:

Step 1. Define Your Target Audience
Step 2. Research Your Competitors
Step 3. Review Your Business Strategy

Once you have enough information in hand, you’re ready to create an effective website strategy. In the subsequent posts, you’ll find out how to:

Create a Business Optimised Website
Design an Effective Website Marketing Plan

[roman1234]

You can choose an effective design for your website by searching Templates from Google to Related your Requirements.
This is a very better way for improving your business through website.
But it is possible if your site having a Good Position in Google Ranking.
Google ranking means your site showing Top Position by searching your relevant Keywords.
You can get position on Google by growing Search Engine Optimization (SEO).

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[jacksamwhite]

In today's internet savvy world almost 80% of companies have their own websites. A professionally designed small business website design can take ROI a step further. Websites play an important role in selling products or services and also increase popularity of business. You can ensure high ROI from your website design by just taking care of some factors.

Make website to the point


Deadline oriented design


Design should be in budget


Establish credibility


Making niche friendly web design

[James_Smith]

Creating an effective website is a very challenging, a web designer has to take a lot of care to make it perfect which meets the users (or visitors) need, as mentioned below:

- Make sure to place quality and updated content
- Clearly mention all important navigation on the homepage
- Don’t make users think
- Manage to focus users’ attention
- Be sure to use effective writing

[kumarvijay]

Creating an effective website is a very challenging, a web designer has to take a lot of care to make it perfect which meets the users (or visitors) need, as mentioned below:

- Make sure to place quality and updated content
- Clearly mention all important navigation on the homepage
- Don’t make users think
- Manage to focus users’ attention
- Be sure to use effective writing

Your all points are good and helps in making effective web design.

[Evemper]

Now days with the advent of new HTML5 and CSS3 technologies the web designing and development entered into new era, so now with quality of website design the quality of content also matters to grow your business online!