Websites - Where to Begin? What to Choose?

Articles on Suffolk Web Site Design UK Aug 2010

Several businesses have approached us wanting a website but unsure about exactly what they need or where they should start.  nd this is understandable for anyone not familiar with the options available to them.

The easiest starting point is to decide how you want to promote your business online and what types of medium you would see as relevant to your business. After all you know your business better than anyone else. A web design company knows what they can design and can interpret your needs.

Some web design companies may be comfortable building a website that is all image based with no real text content. But don't automatically assume that flashy graphics will sell your business. It may look great but would not necessarily be picked up by the search engines, because search robots do not 'see' images, robots only 'see' text. So although an image based website can look great, it may not be best for your business.

A good first step is to check out your competitors websites. Some may be great others may be poor, but you will see what you think works in your line of business.

Next you need to talk to a web designer to see what is the best design for your needs. Images are important, as they say 'a picture paints a thousand words' but words and text are key to web success.

The average person on the internet will spend less than 10 seconds on a website before deciding whether to read more or to move on. Not many people are happy to wait 10 seconds whilst your images load, so you have lost a potential customer. And remember, not everyone has the same computer and internet connection speed that your web designer has or that you have. So beware of too many heavy images because your customer's internet connection may be slower than 10 seconds.

A good website should be like an extra salesperson, it should be pleasant to look at with all your business information easily seen and easy to navigate to the exact information of interest. Do you want to sell online? Do you have a large range of products or services? Do you want to update your business page everyday, every week, every month or rarely?

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