{"id":563,"date":"2022-03-28T21:25:37","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T21:25:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/?p=563"},"modified":"2022-03-08T02:07:47","modified_gmt":"2022-03-08T02:07:47","slug":"5-simple-ideas-for-improving-your-website-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/5-simple-ideas-for-improving-your-website-design\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Simple Ideas for Improving Your Website Design"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_564\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-564\" style=\"width: 890px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-564\" src=\"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/web-design-ideas-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"web design ideas\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/web-design-ideas-300x200.jpg 300w, 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Home Page<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/5-simple-ideas-for-improving-your-website-design\/#Email_Signatures\" >Email Signatures<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/5-simple-ideas-for-improving-your-website-design\/#Design_a_404_Error_Page\" >Design a 404 Error Page<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/5-simple-ideas-for-improving-your-website-design\/#Call_to_Action\" >Call to Action<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Improve_your_Website_Design\"><\/span>How to Improve your Website Design?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There is always something you can do to make your site better. <strong>Your website design is essential to your success.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In most cases, it is the <strong>small things that make the biggest difference<\/strong>. Things like color and placement can make a big difference in how your customers view your site and how long they stay on your site. Evaluate your site regularly and also have other people look at your site to see what impression they get when they first view your site.<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"We_Value_your_Privacy_Statement\"><\/span>We Value your Privacy Statement<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Place this next to any email forms on your site and link the word \u201cprivacy\u201d to your privacy statement. With the amount of spam on the web today, your <strong>visitors take their privacy seriously<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>This report will give your guest assurance that their email address is safe and will also help with your conversion rate.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Customer_Focused_Home_Page\"><\/span>Customer Focused Home Page<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Your <strong>home page should concentrate on your clients<\/strong>. It should tell them what you can do for them and not what you are trying to accomplish for yourself.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>You should use more words like \u201cyou\u201d and fewer words like \u201cwe\u201d and \u201cus.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Email_Signatures\"><\/span>Email Signatures<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">These are unbelievable easy to set up and are very helpful to anyone that you are contacting via email. <strong>A company appears more organized if the email signatures are uniform throughout your organization.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Not only should your email signature include your contact information and a link to your business website, including a logo in your signature will make it stand out.<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Design_a_404_Error_Page\"><\/span>Design a 404 Error Page<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">These default error pages are annoying and will cost you visitors and ultimately sales. This error page should mirror the look of your site. Your <strong>error page should also contain alternative options for your guests<\/strong>, so you do not lose them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Your custom page can include a link, an email address or a phone number. With this information, your customer can still get in contact with your organization.<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Call_to_Action\"><\/span>Call to Action<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As a website owner, this statement can have a significant impact on your sales conversions. <strong>You are selling yourself short if you do not have a call to action and it must be a valid statement<\/strong>. If possible, use your keyword in your call to action statements.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Avoid using \u201cclick here\u201d whenever possible<\/strong>. It is ordinary and boring. You want to use a statement that is going to make your visitor want to look further.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">These five suggestions are very basic, but they can do a lot to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/how-to-improve-your-website\/\">improve your website<\/a> design. These small things are often ignored, but <strong>they are important elements of your online business<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Improve your Website Design? There is always something you can do to make your site better. Your website design is essential to your success. In most cases, it is the small things that make the biggest difference. 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