Content is everything!
.... to your website visitor and to the search engines!
Your website is the worlds window to your business. Your website creates an impression. Is it an asset or a liability? Are you proud of it or ashamed of it?
Effective
The content of your website is the reason anyone visits your site. They may visit to find out something, to research, to get an impression, to make a decision, perhaps to buy something. Your website should create a positive impression with visitors, to do this visitors need to easily find what they are looking.
Know your customer. Your website content should focus on well crafted content that meets needs and requirements of your target audience. It should speak their language.
You should explain the benefits of working with your company clearly rather than include superfluous marketing hype.
Search engines love good content, you can make a big impact in your ratings with well considered text, as well as getting the message across to your clients. See our search engine optimisation services.
Informative
What do your customers want to know? How can you use your website to help them?
There are millions of websites in existance. Most of them leave a lot to be desired. Your website should stand out in the crowd.
Quality and Quantity are both important when it comes to content. The web has been around for a while now, the medium has matured and most website visitors are quite sophisticated. Your customers and prospective clients are now likely to want detailed information especially if you want them to revisit.
Latest industry news and features, product reviews, fact sheets, reference documents, user guides and manuals, hints and tips, FAQ, troubleshooting guides, newsletters, awards, press releases ...... all can make your site doubly interesting and worth re-visiting again and again.
Views and opinions of independent third parties area great help. People like to see what others have to say. It is only natural to consult other sources before making a decision. Help them by providing user feedback and third party validation. This can go a long way in gaining trust for your business.
Search engines love large quantities of quality content.
Well Presented
The web is a very different medium to print and web design requires different skills. The messages and information may be the same but the presentation is likely to be very different.
Good presentation is important however everyone has very different views on what they like and don't like when it comes to design. Clear and clean presentation is more important than the actual look. Graphic elements such as images and photos can inhance the presentation but that is all they do. They are not usually a suitable replacement for text content. The look impresses people for a few seconds but it is the content they then concentrate on. Too much graphics or over design tends to be detrimental to a website as they can be distracting. Animated content and advertising banners are distracting and do detract from the main content of the site. Most mature web sites avoid such distractions.
Brand image can be important. We can take your logos, brochures and other branding materials and ensure they are effective for your website. Alternatively our web designers can design something from scratch. You can read more about web design here.
Up to date
This is where the web should score over all other forms of broadcasting.
Keeping your site up to date can be a challenge. We can provide our easy to use - Content Management Software designed to allow easy and instant updates to the content of your website. It's as simple as using a standard word processing package.
If you prefer we can take on the site updates for you with a maintenance contract, a fixed monthly fee tailored to your needs. If you need advice on content and search engines, please contact us for more information.
Regards
Michael Spencer, Managing Director.
michael@epsilis.co.uk
Epsilis - Website Designers
47 Farthing Drive
Letchworth Garden City
Hertfordshire (Herts)
SG6 2TR
UK
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