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Build It and They Will Come

Build it, and they will come? How to design an effective web site.

A common misconception companies new to the Web have is that if they put up a page, people will visit it. In order to have a popular web site, you've got to offer something to the user: information, interactivity, fun, freebies, something more than an 800 number. Original website content is important. Users may come to your website once, but to keep them coming back you've got to have fresh original content. Websites that offer free-bees get noticed. Free software, services, databases or an electronic newsletters will attract users like a magnet.

The Web is an interactive, dynamic, and rapidly changing new communications medium that your website should reflect. Well-organized, edited, and timely original website content set in an attractive, interactive, and consistent format are some traits of great websites."A website is like a diner. It has a core arsenal of dishes that justify its existence, but it also must have a regularly changing specials menu that keeps its regular customers coming back for more. The assumption is that a web citizen visits the site on a weekly, if not daily, basis.
Be interactive: Good interactivity engages the user and makes your website memorable. After original website content, the second most important trait a website should have is interactivity. The Internet is an interactive hypermedia communications medium that your website should reflect. Websites that involve the user and have a sense of fun or adventure will get more hits, and thus will yield more profit versus cost.
Be easy to read: Make your website pages as easy to read as possible. Black text on a white background (as this page is set up) is the easiest to read. If you use a background, stick with the lighter shades and let the text stay black.

Customize and target your web site to your users. Think "one-to-one" Websites.

At GFD Website Design we focus on the Total Success of your Website Campaign in an Affordable, Simple and Easy development format. Your success involves more than just a great web site.

Posted in SEO & Marketing

Comments (2)

  • Milo T.

    Milo T.

    26 August 2011 at 23:59 |
    Nice write up.
  • Agatha

    Agatha

    14 September 2011 at 16:11 |
    Check that off the list of tihngs I was confused about.

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10. June, 2012 |

Such informative web site! Large thanks! Thanks for a good time visiting gfdwebdesign.com . It is really a pleasure understanding a web...

Dee

Dee

28. May, 2012 |

Thanks for sharing with us, some valuable information about basic website seo.

Carol T.

Carol T.

24. May, 2012 |

New websites have a lot to get past unless they are in a small niche. Knowing this makes research mandatory.

Mike

Mike

23. May, 2012 |

Good post having a business plan is always a good place to start. Nice to see you back on twitter as well!

S.J.

23. May, 2012 |

Nice post, I agree knowing where you are going is a good first step in starting a website. If you want to succeed online you have to have...

James

James

29. October, 2011 |

Good write up, Google Panda has changed the game to be sure!

Elliot

Elliot

20. October, 2011 |

Content is one of the things I struggle with on my website but I have learned that the more I work at it the more traffic I get. Good...

William P.

William P.

20. October, 2011 |

Great post Frank, I have learned allot from your efforts here and just wanted to say thanks!

Agatha

Agatha

14. September, 2011 |

Check that off the list of tihngs I was confused about.

Greg

Greg

13. September, 2011 |

Some great information. I look forward to your continues blog on social media and how it can help with my seo. Thanks!

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