What do the Internets most profitable websites such as Dell, Amazon and Yahoo all have in common? They are plain, simple, and easy to use. The most effective web sites do not employ fancy graphics or animations to sell their products and services because these distractions take away from the goal of a website selling! Your goal is to sell your products, services, and yourself not impress people with your technical prowess. It just does not make sense to pay a website development company thousands of dollars to design a fancy website that will not be as effective as its cheaper, simpler counter-part.
Most web designers make the mistake of using extravagant, but slow-loading graphics and Flash animations. These elements may make a website visually impressive, but neglects a large percentage of Internet users who have dial-up connections. Potential clients and customers are not going to wait 30 seconds to a minute for your home page to load up; theyll soon be using their browsers Back to get back to Googles search results and do business with a competitor who has a more user friendly website.
Understand Your Target Audience
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