Your website has the power to be an effective, affordable and tenacious marketing tool. When a website is designed with the intention of growth, marketing possibilities are abundant. Here are 5 tips from our Omaha web design and internet marketing team to help make your website a powerful marketing tool:
Use the Right Platform
From design flexibility, to ease of development, to website security features, WordPress is our preferred platform. A WordPress content management system allows for website growth in a variety of ways with thousands (yes, thousands) of plugins. If you can think it, there’s probably a plugin for that.
Optimize
You’ve likely heard the phrase “Content is King” hundreds of times, and it never gets old. A website with engaging content will drive business. Optimize web pages with appropriate H1 tags and page titles to direct hot leads to your website from search engines… and then sell them with engaging content. Did you know websites with active blogs receive 67% more leads than those who do not?
Clear Call to Action
Users should have a clear call to action on each page. Whether your website is ecommerce or informational, you can strategically lead people to action. Contact forms, click to call, live chats, express checkouts – just a small list of ways your strategically designed website can drive business.
Connect with Users on Any Device
Analytics will tell you how users are viewing your website – desktop, tablet and mobile. In our experience, every year mobile users increase across the board. Considering the mobile layout of your website can make or break conversions. And continuing to use analytics to analyze user activity on all devices will help make user experience better and, in turn, drive business.
Visual Appeal
There are SO many options for building a website. From free drag and drop website builders to custom website designers, your price and quality vary. A website is an investment. Putting a bit of money into a website intended to grow and market your business will pay off 100-fold. An intentional design with visual appeal builds credibility and drives business.
A website is worth nothing unless it’s driving business. Competing in an online marketplace takes a multi-faceted strategy, with a quality website at the foundation. Never before has marketing been so affordable and attainable. The tools are HERE for you to take advantage of. Don’t let business slip through your fingers!