Thursday, June 2, 2011

Get Maximum Results with the Right Design for Your Homepage

By Julianne Marks


The homepage of your website happens to be the most important page of your site since that's where the majority of your visitors will hit. If your homepage doesn't make a good impression, a visitor may never come back. In order to get the most out of your traffic and to increase the conversion rate of your site, you need to focus on your homepage and make it stand out of the crowd. Use the following tips to make the most of your homepage so people will stick around your site.

You can't afford to let go of the traffic you receive on your homepage. You lose if somebody visits your homepage and leaves without doing anything. You can get in touch with your visitors through email marketing if you can get their contact information. You?re more likely to turn your prospects into customers when you follow up with them. It can take at least seven follow up emails, so you should get their contact info so you can follow up with your visitors because they may not be in a position to buy when they first visit your site. You'll also be able to take your business to the next level when you get your visitors' contact info on your homepage because this will allow you to build a targeted email list.

Therefore, using a creative tagline is definitely a must on your homepage. Make sure you're getting the most out of social media marketing for your website. You'll find that a great deal of your target audience is using Twitter and/or Facebook so make it easy for them by including links to your fees on your homepage. It's super easy to place the Twitter and/or Facebook button on the top or the bottom of our homepage. You do not have to be a social media butterfly to make your presence felt but it must be felt in the right places so do a little research first to find out where your target audience is going to be.

Any promotions you are currently running should be displayed on your homepage to draw your visitors' attention to it. Your visitors will assume anything displayed on your homepage is important and will be more likely to check out any deals they find there. Highlight your deal by using a good banner ad or even text links.

You need to add external things to give your readers a peek into the available opportunities in addition to making your homepage attractive. This way, you make your homepage more valuable while building your business. I now think that you realize how essential it is to have a homepage that leaves a lasting impression. If you want your website to have a high conversion rate, then you need to start focusing on your homepage right away.




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