Written by Paul Therond
Whenever I sit down with a client that I am consulting I generally tend to mention the fact that there are two primary elements that they need to be aware of to create a successful website which leads to more enquiries and/or sales. These two Primary Success Elements are text and pictures… Let me explain. With typical websites you have a message that you are wanting to communicate to your target market. Therefore the nature of the Internet being information driven means that the actual text you have on your website is of paramount importance. However the text needs to be written in such a manner that it is interesting and relevant to people but also search engine friendly so that you get more people reading the message in the first place. Therefore text is an absolute key and an area of your website that you can definitely benefit having a professional help you with. The other key area of website success is the one of design & visuals. A website that has professional photography combined with a professionally designed look and feel customised to your target market oozes credibility. However more importantly, it also facilitates the key requirement of guiding your readers visually to the information, promotions and services that you want them to see. This simply means that you are able to achieve higher conversions for your most wanted customer responses online. However the Internet has changed… The Internet has come a long way since the early days of the 1990’s, however most websites are still very similar to what they were back then which were simple text and picture websites. With the advancement of internet technology and worldwide internet infrastrusture there is now another success key and that key my friends is simply internet video. Internet Video offers your website the ability to have that little extra touch that can make all the difference to sales, enquiries and whatever other call to action you desire on your website. You can see how popular this trend of online video has become just by looking at the huge popularity of websites such as YouTube. Having video on the Internet has revolutionised it and it is this same power that I would like to encourage you to start harnessing on your own business websites. However if video is an expense that your business is not ready to make yet, you could always consider the cheaper alternative of simply having audio on your website. Again not a lot of websites are harnessing this and by doing it you differentiate yourself. There are many excellent free audio recorders that you can simply plug your microphone into and record your own personal voice message. Having the actual audio inserted into your website could be done by yourself but depending on your comfort level with website coding it may be best left to professional website design companies to handle for you. So what are you waiting for? Harness this new Success Key for your website and stand out! |