Top 10 Mistakes
Over the years I have noticed many mistakes on websites, some really make me shutter wondering what were they thinking. Read my Top 10 below…there is also a bonus mistake you should take note of.
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1. Not enough original content
Content is King One of the most important things for your website and its success is to have content on your site. Content can include images, articles, blog posts, videos…basically anything you can think of you can put on your site. Having said that you need…
2. There is no Call to Action
I keep hearing about Call to Action A call to action is a marketing term. In terms of websites it is a part of your site that is designed to prompt an immediate response encourage an sale. It can be a button, image or contain text that prompts the sites visitor to do…
3. Over complicated designs, lack of white space
How much is too much? When designing your website there is a principle that I like to follow, my philosophy comes from being a user of the Web and what I like to see and the functionality of the site. Keep it simple stupid…there is nothing worse than going to a…
4. Not having clear contact details
I cant believe that people make this mistake. Hard to find or missing contact details. Nothing gets me more angry that finding a product or service that I am wanting to learn more about or purchase and not being able to easily find the contact details. It is such a…
5. Non responsive websites
Everywhere you look you hear about Responsive Websites. What are responsive websites and do I need one? Short answer is YES. In the past everyone viewed web-pages on their desktop PC or laptop with larger monitors attached, most designers hard coded the website to fit…
6. Lack of basic SEO
What is SEO and do I need it? Yes, so very much YES SEO is also known as Search Engine Optimization. in short, SEO is a series of processes that can be done to help Search Engines find your site.There are a million and one articles online about SEO and what to do if…
7. Slow Websites
Come on…hurry up already We have all been there, the website you want to view is slow or timing out. Nothing more frustrating. Today there are so many website hosting companies out there it is a nitemare to find the right one. The cost of hosting has dropped so…
8. Too many fonts and colors
Why do my eyes hurt? Nothing worse than going to a website and having your eyes vomit. Poor design, too many colors, horrible hard to read fonts and flashing images. One of the worst mistakes you can make is to over design your site with colors and fonts. Make sure…
9. Not engaging with Social Media
Should I be using Social Media or just a Website? Simple answer is both, these days you must integrate Social Media into your website. This can be done easily now with website plugins. So have a think about what Social Media platforms that you want to use and start…
10. Hidden or not displaying prices
Don’t you find it annoying when you cant find the price? For me, there is nothing worse than an online shop that that doesn’t show the prices for the products. I know what you going to say… Not all your products have prices! Correct, it is impossible…
BONUS: Free Website Builders and Hosting
We all like free…but free is not better Before we start on free website builders and hosting let me say im not doing this to get your business, this post is about educating on why free is not free and you pay for what you get. Why I would never use free…