Introduction
Ten seconds doesnt seem like a lot, does it? But in ten seconds, you can dial a phone number, make a purchase, rinse out your coffee mug, or if youre an Olympic athlete, run the 100-meter dash.
And if youre a web surfer, it takes 10 seconds or less to decide if you want to stay on a website or leave. The first 10 seconds provides them with a glimpse of what your website holds. Its your moment to grab and hook the users attention with a great opening paragraph or a dynamic image to go with a catchy headline. Take a minute to load up your website and really look at what you see in the first 10 seconds. Good? Bad? Maybe it needs a little work. What will you do with it? How can you make sure they stay after the 10 seconds? Check out some sure fire ways to get them to stay.
Content
Ah, content. Its much talked about and here we are again. But content is strongly emphasized because its so important. It needs to be exciting enough to grab the readers attention, but short enough to pull them in instead of having to read a novella before finding out what youre all about. Want to test out your content? It takes approximately 10 seconds to read...