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Here are 10 helpful tips in building your first ever business website:
1. Create compelling content
One of the most important aspects of having an effective website is its compelling content. During this community quarantine, people always rely on the internet for answers to their questions. If your content or blog has the answer to their questions, there’s a chance for users to visit your website more frequently and eventually recommend it to their friends.
2. Showcase your products or services
Your potential consumers gain information about your business through your website. Your website is the best place to showcase your products and services. Likewise, a website is the best place to tell visitors all the details and benefits of your services. Show your website visitors that your business is the best in the industry or the right company they are looking for. Whatever you want to project to your consumers, you can do this on your own website.
3. Add valuable images
First impressions last as they say. One crucial aspect of a website is its photos. Make an effort to use visually enticing photos on your website, even if it means having to purchase expensive photos online. Having photos on your website gives it a personalized touch. So make sure that the photos you use are creative and will be able to deliver the message of your business.
4. Make your website easy to navigate
Besides aesthetic and design, a website must be, above all, user friendly. Having a website with a great user interface allows users to navigate around it faster. It allows visitors to find what they are looking for faster and it allows them to move around the links and features with ease. A website with a difficult interface with too many layers just confuses visitors and eventually makes them get out of the website faster.
5. Include Customer Testimonial
Customer Testimonials can be a great feature of any website in any type of business. This builds your reputation and at the same time builds brand awareness. If your business is brand new, work on getting some quality testimonials first, rather than just publishing bland and generic recommendations. A short sentence or two from some happy customers can help take your credibility a long way.
6. Make it mobile-friendly
Whatever content you decide to put on your website, always make sure that it’s mobile friendly. More than 50% of users’ view websites on their mobile phones in this day and age. Having a non-mobile-friendly website may just mean that you’re losing potential customers everyday. Test your website on mobile and see what you can change, revamp or adjust.
7. Draw Inspiration
If you have no idea yet on how you want your website to look like - look for some inspiration online or don’t be afraid to talk to some creatives or designers to ask for their opinion. Look around for brands that you like. Brainstorm on what you want your website to look like. Check out some websites and identify what you like about them, what you don’t like and make up a list.
8. Make text easy to read
Put content that is direct to the point and easy to comprehend. The text content on your website provides essential information for your visitors. Besides writing content that is easy to understand, use simple fonts that are legible. Fancy fonts are out, simple fonts are in. Using simple, easy-to-read font types keeps readers’ attention on the actual content rather than in trying to understand the font type on your website.
9. Set-up easy contact
Your business website should always include contact information and a contact form which visibly shows your company’s telephone number, email address, address and social media accounts. The more options you can give people to contact you, the better. Having a simple contact form also encourages people to directly input their contact details and inquiries which will give you access to potential leads.
10. Utilize call to action
Your website should entice the reader to do something. Whether it be to contact you, avail your services or buy your product, make sure that you have a clear invitation to do that through a visible call-to-action button or link. Make it highly visible to your visitors so they can easily determine what to do next.
If you’re feeling uncertain of what will happen to your business due to the ongoing pandemic, now is the perfect time to get started on your online presence. Here at iRepublic we’re happy to help you get started on digital by building your first business website at a very affordable rate! Reach us at info@irepublic.ph or explore more through our website at https://www.irepublic.ph/.
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