June 19, 2008

Visitor-Centric Design Promotes Repeat Visits

Filed under: Usability — Tags: — Jack @ 5:13 am

A happy female visitor making a purchase at your website.

Put Your Visitors First

It takes some work (sometimes hard work) to get people to visit your website. So why chase them away with a site that isn’t usable? If you invest the time to make your site(s) visitor-centric (Warning! Additional work required), people will stay on your site longer and are much more likely to come back. To get a better idea of what I mean, let’s look at Merriam-Webster’s definitions of usable:

Usable (us•able)

  1. capable of being used
  2. convenient and practicable for us

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June 12, 2008

8 Reasons Every Business Needs a Website

Filed under: Business — Tags: — Jack @ 7:05 pm

If your business does not have a website, here are 8 reasons it should:

  1. Websites save your company time and money! A website can automate a lot of repetitive day-to-day tasks and free up time for your hourly employees which will save you money. Here are a couple of examples:
    • Do you get asked the same questions over and over again? Why not put them on a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page and refer people to it when these questions arise?
    • Let’s say that a client needs your address. She could call you, but it would be faster for both parties if this information was readily available on your website. Time saved!
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June 11, 2008

The SEO Rapper is in tha house!!!

Filed under: SEO — Tags: — Jack @ 8:41 pm

Check out this educational rap regarding search engine optimization. Mad props to the SEO Rapper!