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General
- Plan your pages.
- Choose appropriate title names.
- Choose appropriate key words and key phrases.
- Write your content using key words and key phrases.
- Write short and simple easy–to–understand sentences.
- As with Content, any graphics added should “flow & go” within the layout.
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“Simple Guidelines”
Things to Think About
You've decided what your website is about—your “niche”. You've chosen an appropriate domain name. Now let's do some website planning.
Without writing the actual content yet, let's just figure out how many pages you think you may require for your website.
How Big Should My Website Be?
Your website can be as big or as small as you want. You might have enough information
to complete a five–page or more website, or you just want a one–page or a two–page website as
an introduction to your business, or perhaps just a sales page to sell a digital product.
You can always add pages and more content later on, the important thing is to get yourself established and out there for all the world to see.
Plan out the number of webpages and the titles. Your Home or "index" page will be the web page that your visitors will see first. The name or "title" of the home page might be your company name or some other descriptive phrase. Your other pages can be simple words based on what the content will be—such as “About Company”, “Products”, “Services”, “Contact Info”...anything you decide is fine as long as it fits and is appropriate to your page content.
Content is Still “King”
If you've done any research on website content, you've probably come across the phrase “Content Is King”. But do you know why?
The answer is SEO.
SEO is the acronym for Search Engine Optimization. It is defined as the process of increasing traffic (the amount of visitors) to a web site. The higher a web site ranks the greater the chances that it will be visited. And the purpose of having a website is to get as many visitors as you can, right?
More on SEO.
Yes, content is king. What you say within your website and how you say it is very important to search engines. Keep it rich with keywords and key phrases while making it easy–to–read and understand. Remember it only takes about 6–10 seconds to lose a visitor, so also keep it brief and to–the–point.
My belief in keeping my Web Designs simple and affordable translates over to my Copywriting Services. Website copy should be straightforward and organized for easy scanning and reading—yet persuasive so your readers become customers.
Writing The Content
When writing the content for each page, keep in mind the focal point of what each page is about. Choose your words carefully and include as many key words and key phrases as possible while maintaining clarity. In other words—write short, simple, to–the–point sentences.
As with my Web Designs, your company is unique and the Copywriting should be tailored to meet how you want to be presented. People read differently online than they do in print. They will click away in an instant if they get bored or are not able to find the information they are searching for.
So You Need To Grab Their Attention Fast!
I offer you a complete package—from design to copywriting—to bring your Web Site online fast so you can begin collecting leads, building relationships and making sales.
I can also make it very simple and very affordable by providing you with a complete custom-designed template, and you can create as big or as small a website as you desire. The choice is yours.
Fill out my Web Design Form and I'll get back to you in 24 to 48 hours.
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Graphics & Photos
The initial appearance of your website is vitally important. It will determine whether or not your visitors stay or leave. You want them to stay, of course.
Strategically placed graphics and/or photos
can enhance the user experience. So it's important for you to decide specifically what graphics or
photos you would like on your website and which pages you want them on. Of course, you can leave this
up to your web designer, but quite a few web designers request that any graphics or photos be supplied to them.
When I design and create a website for a client, I usually include any graphics and/or photos that enhance the whole concept of that website. That just makes sense as it's all a part of the whole package. Of course, if one of my clients wish to include their own images, it goes without saying although it should “flow & go” within the content of the page.
Sometimes a client will hire me to create a custom banner or a small logo or provide a graphic image for them. So you have many choices.
How your website is layed out may depend on the content. It's important that the layout “flows & goes” with the content it holds.
Let's examine some Website Layouts.
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