Friday, May 9, 2008

3 Steps to design the best Website for your Home Business Success
Copyright © Oscar Salcedo
Home-biz Tips

There is a lot of information about how to build a good home business website out there. There are a lot of tips and tricks on how to build a home business website without needing a programmer or hiring a professional. All of these technical tips and little pieces of advice often overlook the big picture and end up making the home business owner micromanage the small details. While this is nice and will actually be good for the business it is not the only advice a person needs to hear in order to build a good home business website.

There are three key steps to building a good home business website. These three steps can easily be lost in the technical aspect of building a home business website. They are very important, though, to the user. When building a home business website keeping the user in mind is important, especially when building a home business website where the user is key to your success.

The three steps are as follows:

Step #1
Make it easy to use.

A home business website should be easy to use. A visitor should be able to navigate the site without hassle. This means they do not need to be bombarded with pop up ads or have to search for anything. Everything needs to be right there for them and they should be able to easily see how shopping and checking out works.

Step #2
It should be informative.

Online users are now used to home business websites that are informative and actually offer them something of value. Most people will simply leave a website if they can not get information from it. People are spoiled, but that doesn’t matter. A home business website needs a section with a blog or articles that allow the user to get useful information.

Step #3
It should be clear and simple.

This goes along with being easy to use. A home business website should not be cluttered or difficult to figure out. People are not going to work to get to anything on a website. If they can not figure it out then they will leave. Menus should be clear and every aspect of the shopping experience should be clear.

In order to ensure a website meets these three steps a home business website owner should try it out before going live. They should go through the website and make sure it is not confusing or there is too much on any page. It is also a good idea to put up a survey that allows visitors to say what they do and do not like about the site.

Making sure these three steps are covered will really help to make a home business website a success. It can be a big boost for a home business, as well. People want a good experience and a good experience includes a website that is easy to use, informative and clear. This is all something that can be worked into the final steps of building a home business website. Once the technical things are handled the focus can shift to making it user friendly and making it a website that people are going to want to visit.


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