Monday, September 21, 2009

Must Haves for a Business Website

By Brett Nordin

Anyone who web surfs will see the endless amount of designs that are available as to website design. Sometimes when we design our own site we forget that their are some Common Components of a Business Website. Anyone who wants a website for profitability should make sure that they do not leave out some essential things for the site.

When you are designing a business website, there are some basic components that you should include in the design. Not everyone has a complete understanding as to the essentials of these designs. One thing that is not imperative for you to understand is the technical aspects of the site to the bare bones, but you should have an understanding of how the sites design does affect the profitability of the site.

As you should already know, it is important to understand how important it is to have a good website name. Also you should already know that there should be a Privacy and Service Policy for your site. Additionally, it is just as important to have a good website hosting company. But none of this is as important as a few other things. Remember that bad publishing of a business website could turn out to something that costs you a lot of money in the end, so here are the Common Components of a Business Website that you always want to keep in mind.

One reason that this component is so important, has to do with the potential in two areas that it gives you. What I'm referring to is the web content. If you understand promotion then you already know that it is important to have a site that writes to search engines. If you are not writing to the visitors of the site as well then you will find that it will be harder to increase the amount of people who come to your site. People want a reason to visit your site and it is your job to give them a good reason.

Descriptions are one thing you never want to leave out of your advertising and marketing strategy. A website made of pictures does not do well in regards to looks or giving the customer a reason to want the product that you have to offer them. The same applies to websites that have the improper language contained which can lead to errors while looking through the site.

Always keep in mind the navigation ease of your website as well. This extends into the idea that the amount of links that you offer on your site should be plentiful. This is a way to give the person access to further information on related subjects around the business. So this means you want to make sure that all the language in the page is correct.

Although graphics appeared to be shunned earlier, that is not the case. You do want to have graphics, but not to the point of distracting. Also make sure that you always have some kind of contact information on the site. In addition make sure that it is a site that has open access so there is accessibility to it for all people no matter there disabilities. In closing, also make sure to have good meta tags, website domain name and page titles and you are sure to do well.

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