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In other words, there are certain vital elements of
web site design you must get right or it's game over
before you even get started. These are the design
elements which every successful site possesses,
essential components every webmaster must consider
when designing a profitable site.
The Right Keywords
Perhaps one of the most deadly design flaws has to
do with keywords. Many novice webmasters fail to
target the right keywords when designing their sites.
Keywords are the vital lifelines of any well designed
web site. Basically, keywords are the exact words or
phrases web users type into search engines to find
what they're looking for on the Internet.
You must get this right or it may spell disaster
for your site. You must target the right keywords
and optimize your site for them in all the search
engines.
Most SEO experts suggest you have your main keyword
phrase in the domain name of your site. This domain
name should be directly related to the topic of your
site. If you design a site on gaming laptops, then
these keywords should be in your domain. All pages
on your site should be related to these main keywords.
But first you must make sure your keywords are good
searchable keywords, i.e. a large number of people
must be searching for these keywords each day in the
search engines in order to supply a steady stream of
interested visitors or potential customers to your site.
How Do You Find Good Keywords?
There are many free keyword suggestion tools that
you can use. All the major PPC Pay-Per-Click programs
such as Google Adwords, Yahoo! Marketing (Overture)
and MSN Adcenter have keyword suggestion tools.
Many professional online marketers use keyword
research software like Keyword Elite but you can
also use any free online keyword suggestion tools to
see how many searches are made. This is a good site:
http://www.digitalpoint.com/tools/suggestion/
Check and find good keywords related to your site
and optimize your site for them. Don't pick the
most competitive keywords because first page
placement in the search engines will just be
too hard to obtain especially for a new site.
Instead pick long tail keyword phrases which
have fever searches but you will have a better
chance of ranking high for these phrases. These
long tail keyword phrases also have much better
conversion rates than general (too broad) keywords.
Make sure your targeted keywords are in the
title of your page and many experts suggest it
should also be in the URL. Simple yet effective
design elements which will increase your site's
chances of success.
Exterior Links On Your Homepage
Another common design flaw is placing exterior,
external links on your main homepage.
Most SEO experts suggest ALL your links on your
homepage should be internal links - pointing to
your own content filled pages on your site. External
links should be on a separate 'links page'.
If you want to use affiliate links, create a
separate page for each affiliate product or program
and link to this page on your site. Place your
affiliate ID link and moneymaker on this content
filled (reviews, how-to-use, testimonials...)
internal page, rather than on your homepage.
To rank high, especially in Google, all your
PageRank and visitors should be funneled into
your site and not out to some external links.
This is extremely important on your homepage -
so make sure all or most of your links are
internal links.
Simple Effective Navigation
You must design your site with simple effective
navigation in mind. Visitors to your site must be
able to access and move around your site with ease.
Your site should also be fast loading even in this
age of high-speed Internet for surfers are the most
impatient creatures on the planet!
As a common courtesy, if nothing else, make sure
you place a link back to your homepage on each and
every page of your site. Instead of just calling
it 'home' or 'homepage'; include your domain name
or major keywords in this link: gaming laptop homepage.
Have links to all major areas or topics of your
site on each page. Make it easy for your visitors
to find what they're looking for on your site.
Include a sitemap which lists all the major
pages/content on your site. Make sure a link
to your sitemap page is listed on all your
webpages, never leave your guests stranded
with nowhere to go.
These are just some of the most important design
flaws which can spell failure for your site. Avoid
them at all costs. So make sure you keep these design
elements in mind when you're designing your next site
or correcting your present one.
Creating a successful site will be much easier
if you overcome these simple, yet all too common,
web site design flaws. Give your site a fighting
chance at success by sidestepping these mistakes,
after all, sites like rockets are meant to soar.
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Avoid These Fatal Web Site Design Flaws
(If You Want A Profitable Site)
Web Site design is not rocket science but you have
to avoid certain fatal flaws or your site will never
get off the ground. You must also sidestep these
common design mistakes if you want your web site
to reach its fullest potential.
The author is a full-time online marketer who has numerous websites,
including two sites on Internet marketing. For the latest web marketing tools try:
Internet Marketing Tools
As for other mistakes in designing your site, especially where the
overall look and feel of your site is concerned. Here's a good free
PDF Report by Marlon Sanders entitled:
10 Graphic Design Mistakes
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