Helpful tips for creating a website for your business

Key quotes:

• "Name Your Game Start the process with choosing the perfect name for your business."
• "For instance if you have a retail business, a .STORE domain extension is a smart choice or if you offer a service, a .ONLINE or .WEBSITE can fit well."
• "A hosting service stores your website and then transmits it to web users across the world."
• "Once you zero in on your hosting provider, you need to decide which type of web hosting server is best suited for your website."
• "Pro-tip: Picking the right server type is pivotal to your website as load time, browsing speed, user experience and overall traffic management — all depends on what server you are hosted on."
• "Design the Logo Consider every brand that you have ever come across."

Key quotes:

• "There is no need to mention that websites are the online face of businesses and in today’s digital world, no business can survive without having a professional & user friendly website."
• "If you are wondering how to get a perfect website for your business, here are some tips through which a professional website can be designed in an easy and hassle-free manner."
• "Having a clear idea about your website’s objectives will improve your focus and help you in achieving them easily."
• "While uploading the website content, most of the business owners focus more on themselves and their achievements instead of the services & facilities they are offering to the customers."
• "For business owners, it is very important to understand that customers are not interested about knowing them."
• "Having a responsive website design not only improves navigation on small screen devices, but also boosts the online presence and page ranking of a website."

Key quotes:

• "And with the fiercely competitive digital space, it’s crucial for business websites to stand out among the rest — and it starts with the homepage."
• "Having a well-designed homepage can be a key differentiator in creating a website that effectively converts visitors and drives sales."
• "Ensure that all important content is kept above the fold, where your site visitors are most likely to see them — for example, your menus, contact information, and call-to-action button, just to name a few."
• "Include a clear call-to-action Many businesses make the mistake of creating a homepage without a clear goal in mind."
• "Have a consistent branding identity One of the hallmarks of an effective homepage design is being able to tell who you are and what you offer at a glance."
• "A professionally designed website gives off the impression that you are also able to apply the same level of professionalism in your business dealings."

Key quotes:

• "Internet eons ago (otherwise known as 1997), your business website worked as a brochure."
• "Perhaps your website had a low-resolution photo of your team or building and a brief description of your services."
• "Your website is a spoke in your marketing strategy and must offer a lot more for visitors not only informing them, but encouraging them to take action: buy, learn, contact."
• "Does your website do that? Today, if someone is looking for your business, if you’re not online, you don’t exist."
• "According to Hubspot, 63 percent of businesses said getting traffic and leads was their top marketing challenge."
• "Marketing is the process of getting your name out there to generate traffic and leads."

Key quotes:

• "Of course, it’s hard to know where to start, so here’s a run-through of the basics of building your business website."
• "Here are some basic pages you might want to include: Remember that you don’t have to use every one of these, just the ones you think will be effective in achieving your website and company objectives."
• "If you’re starting out and haven’t built a website before, it’s best to stick with providers that have pre-made templates that you can tweak."
• "Here are a few of the top website hosts at the moment: This is by no means an extensive list, there are hundreds of website providers around, each with different features and benefits, so do your research to find the one that’s best for your business and what you want to achieve."
• "You’ll need to purchase your domain name if you wish to call it something like brandname.com or brandname.org."
• "If you don’t want to spend any money, you can host your domain name on your website provider, but it would appear less professional, like this: wordpress.brandname.com."