Are You Losing Sales Because of These 4 Simple Website Mistakes?

Written by Kathryn O'Neill


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For example, instead of, 'Welcome to our web site about affiliate programs', how about 'Complete reviews of over 500 different affiliate programs. Find out who hasrepparttar highest payouts andrepparttar 143239 best selling products for your website.'

Mistake #3: Overloading Your Visitor's Senses

Have you ever gotten eye strain fromrepparttar 143240 first 10 seconds of reading a website? You knowrepparttar 143241 ones I'm talking about - bright red font on a bright yellow background. Or dark purple font on a midnight black background.

What wasrepparttar 143242 webmaster thinking (or smoking)? Quick fact: If your visitor has to work to read your website, they're already gone.

While your website may not be this bad, take a second look: Is there an overload of bold font? Isrepparttar 143243 web font so small you have to squint to read it? Are there tons of blinking images all competing furiously to capture your readers' attention?

Make sure your website isn't turning visitors away because it strains their eyes or overloads their senses.

When all else fails remember thatrepparttar 143244 old standby is best: black font on a white background isrepparttar 143245 easiest for everyone to read.

Mistake #4: 'Am I Still On The Same Website?' - Having an Inconsistent Layout

If you want visitors to remember your website, nothing says 'professionalism' more than a consistent layout throughout your website. Keep your navigation bar inrepparttar 143246 same place on all pages. Keeprepparttar 143247 colors consistent andrepparttar 143248 logo inrepparttar 143249 same spot if you have one.

There's nothing more confusing than clicking on a link and feeling like you've entered a completely different website. Trust is a big factor when it comes to making sales online. To keep that trust, give your visitor a feeling of always knowing where they are and which website they're visiting!

So there you have it - 4 simple website mistakes that cost you traffic and sales. These mistakes may seem obvious, but you'd be surprised at how many webmasters make them. Steer clear of them and you'll automatically put more money in your pocket atrepparttar 143250 end ofrepparttar 143251 day.

Kathryn O’Neill is contributing writer to Web Conversion: How To Sell More With Your Website

For more free tips and articles on how to improve your web conversion rate and make more sales, visit:

http://www.web-conversion.com


LOOKING FOR A NEW WEBHOST!?!

Written by Annette Thomas


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Take a quick look around at what each company offers to determine possible suitability. If their web site doesn't function correctly, it's wise to look elsewhere. Ensure you review their company profile to get a "vibe" about their practices and ethics. Ifrepparttar company profile only details how good they think they are, run like hell. The rest of your initial enquiries can be handled via email. Letrepparttar 143238 hosting services know that you are approaching a number of companies. You can make this clear by putting allrepparttar 143239 company email addresses inrepparttar 143240 CC field. This strategy will quickly identifyrepparttar 143241 companies who genuinely want your business and also allow you to easily run through an initial cull, saving you valuable hours in research. Not all web hosts are created equal The criteria forrepparttar 143242 first cull is simple - if they don't respond to your enquiry within 24 hours, delete them from your "possibles" list. This also applies if they only send you links to promo material without any personalized message. To really test them out, send your email late on a Saturday night - whereverrepparttar 143243 hosting company is inrepparttar 143244 world, it will berepparttar 143245 weekend. The idea behindrepparttar 143246 24 hour strategy is this - if a company can't respond to pre-sales questions quickly, it may be an indication of what their customer support is like. Also, many web site hosts don't seerepparttar 143247 "big picture". You may be starting out small, but who knows how big you'll become and how many other people you will refer to their service? A forward thinking company recognizes this and communicates appropriately. Don't make it too hard onrepparttar 143248 hosting companies in your email to start off with, you can ask more detailed questions as you reducerepparttar 143249 list of possibilities. . Hosting Service Recommendation: ThinkHost uses a excellent email support service that makes telephone support look positively antiquated. Test it out for yourself and ask them some pre-sales questions! Visit ThinkHost today!

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Annette Thomas is a business and marketing professional.


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