Comments on: Don’t Create Your Business Website Without Reading These Five Tips

By: Tips On Creating Your Business Website | Business Idea of the Day

Tips On Creating Your Business Website | Business Idea of the Day — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:36:19 +0000

[...] your company well and intrigues the prospects visiting the site. I recently found an article on SmallBizBee with what i think are some really great tips on creating your business [...]

By: small business seo

small business seo — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:16:43 +0000

One piece of info I would add if I may is in regards to tip #1. When testing your content for being above the fold, be sure to test it in the 1024×768 screen resolution as this remains the most popular size. You can actually put that to the test by reviewing the google analytic section of visitor properties.

Hope this helps. Thanks!

By: James

James — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 01:06:08 +0000

Those are indeed good tips for a newbie like me in the internet.Have already digged your page. Thanks again!

By: Tips On Creating Your Business Website - Business Opportunities Weblog

Tips On Creating Your Business Website - Business Opportunities Weblog — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 14:30:34 +0000

[...] your company well and intrigues the prospects visiting the site. I recently found an article on SmallBizBee with what i think are some really great tips on creating your business [...]

By: smallbizbee

smallbizbee — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:46:40 +0000

@Will
I think it’s natural to want to add more, more, more. With all the cool stuff you can do on the web, I know I’ve tried to cram it all into a site on ocassion. Your strategy is right on though, look at the site, keep it simple, and don’t add every bell and whistle.

Matt

By: Will Paccione

Will Paccione — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 02:46:32 +0000

Great post. A lot of the websites I’ve been doing were for businesses that already had websites and wanted stuff added. After we looked at the site and I explained things like this (although I need to keep it this simple), we agreed to start from scratch.
Thanks

By: Kate

Kate — Fri, 29 May 2009 22:31:58 +0000

@Matt
I totally agree with you. As I pointed out TRAINED professionals will not miss these things. Check credentials – a trained professional will have degrees and certificates. I find it very frustrating that so many people claim to be “professionals” in my industry and yet they are not. Their poor work makes potential clients distrust those of us who really are trained professionals. Small business owners need to get real results – they can’t afford to be ripped off by people who claim to be professionals yet have no training.

Thanks for your response – I like what you’re doing here! Small business owners need to stick together and help each other out! )

Kate

By: smallbizbee

smallbizbee — Fri, 29 May 2009 20:45:13 +0000

@Jasper
Good point…the interface needs to be friendly and intuitive. Confusion leads to frustration, and frustration doesn’t lead to business.

Thanks for coming by,

Matt

By: smallbizbee

smallbizbee — Fri, 29 May 2009 20:43:59 +0000

@Kate
I’ve seen a lot of so called “professionals” get these basic elements wrong. Not understanding color, composition, and hot spots where users are likely to look and click are things that a business owner need to understand and then make sure their web designer is paying attention too. For a lay person (and most business owners are lay people when it comes to web design), a flashy website can hide the fact that they aren’t getting a very useable product.

Appreciate your comments,

Matt

By: smallbizbee

smallbizbee — Fri, 29 May 2009 13:13:49 +0000

@agent_luke

So true, without goals your site can meander and that becomes confusing to the viewer. Good luck with the new sites.

Matt
OH! You’re my new favorite blogger fyi