How to Design a Successful Business Website
Filed under Search Engine Optimization
Reading this article is going to give you 5 ways to improve your business website. Most business websites owners have a website built for them and do not have a clue how to maintain the site. Sometimes finding problems that riddle your site or finding an ad that is right for you site can be hard. So if you are looking to improve your website than this article is the right one for you.
1. You aren’t getting traffic. You’re excited about the big, expensive job the design team just finished on your site. Well it’s a shame it isn’t making you a cent. Just because it exists doesn’t mean people know about it.
You will find that an easy way to promote your site is by submitting it to reputable directories around the Internet. Whether it’s social bookmarking sites, networking sites, or article directories, it can make a world of difference.
Further optimize it for search engines by following good SEO practices, building quality content and generating inbound links from other sites. Once you do that, you’ll need to monitor progress with web analytics software. Google Analytics is free and it has a slick interface.
2) Setting up your site for failure can sometimes be a bit easier, then setting it up for success. I say that because most sites that are generated today for most businesses already have someone, somewhere, out there doing it already. So if the content on your site, and the product you provide, doesn’t set you apart from your top competitors then you are setting yourself up for failure.
There are many ways you can boost your content, but we recommend putting up an article a day. It’s only about 30 minutes of your time and it could be the difference between a sale and a lost customer.
3) Making your site user friendly is number 3. Making sure that once a customer comes to your website and either wants to sign up, or make a purchase that they know exactly where to go. A customer that doesn’t know where to go or isnt guided that way can become frustrated and leave your site. Poor promotional language can have a lasting effect on your site and will make it very hard for you to keep the clientele you have generated.
Making sure where you traffic is coming from and where it is going is key. Find out if the traffic coming in is getting on just the home page or if they are scouring the site and your inner pages are getting the most hits. You can do this by using your web analytics software that we spoke about before.
The bottom line is to always make clear why, and how, visitors can buy your product. Don’t get too cute with multiple steps, options or convoluted language.
Unfortunately there will come a time when you get all kinds of traffic and no sales. When this happens you have to reassess why you’re not making any money. It could be due to the fact that you don’t have relevant traffic. To fix this you’re going to have to optimize your content appropriately to the keywords that don’t have a lot of competition. This way when people come across your business website, they’ll already be interested in what you have to offer. The only thing left to do is make sure your site closes the sale.
5. You’re getting relevant traffic but no sales. This problem could signal a technical error or navigation problem with your site. Make sure you thoroughly test all functionalities on various web browsers and systems. Submit test forms. Do a link check to spot possible broken links.
This is moving away from web site problems but if any part of the sales process takes place away from the site, investigate those areas of your business as well.
