‘site building’ Archives
Starting Up a Website or Blog
Starting a website or blog can be intimidating. At times, it can seem as though the World Wide Web is truly just that – a web to maneuver through and make sense out of. When you are first starting out there is just so much to learn. Break down some of the basics and learn a little at a time. Work on focusing on how much you are learning, NOT [...]
The Importance of Basic Website Maintenance
Basic web maintenance isn’t something a lot of online entrepreneurs think about. In fact it can be quite a mundane task for most. However, it is important to keep your website ticking over smoothly. Here are a few reasons why maintaining your website is important: # Attracting the search engines – Search engines are important to the [...]
Quick Tips #19
Site should reflect you. Ultimately, if you do everything right, but your site is just like every other well-made site, you still may not be able to make money off it. Your site needs to have something unique that reflects who you are and what you can provide and honestly why they should go to your site instead of others.
Quick Tips #18
Make things easy to find. Everyone wants things fast, and adding a search box or an easy site map will help them find what they’re looking for quickly and easily. I personally think that a site search box was one of the best things invented. I use it frequently on other sites and blogs.
Quick Tips #17
Keep it current. Besides the danger of having out-of-date information, pages that are updated more often get visited more often, and give you a better chance of keeping more customers. Updating your pages also helps with your search engine optimization and page ranking.
Quick Tips #16
Add RSS feed. Many people keep themselves updated by using RSS feeds instead of checking websites constantly. I personally love using my google feedreader. By adding a RSS feed, you can not only catch these users, you can also tailor feeds specifically for their interests.
Quick Tips #15
Be readable. Not only do you need a font that’s readable and colors that don’t hurt the eyes, but it’s also extremely beneficial to have correct spelling and grammar. Customers aren’t likely to stick around if they think you’re lazy or don’t know what you’re talking about. Verdana and Tahoma are two common fonts that are very [...]
Quick Tips #14
Be consistent. Make each page the same format, font, color, etc to keep visitors from getting confused at where to find what they’re looking for. It's easier on the eyes for reading as well.
