Top 20 Website Tips

1. Know the top three things your visitor will be seeking while visiting your site.
2. Make is obvious what action you want your visitor is to take.
3. Give away something free of value to your visitor, in return for submitting their email address.
4. Have someone read your sites content and take out all jargon.
   
5. Include a toll-free number and email contact on every page.
6. Include a separate title for each page, not just the home page.
7. Write a powerful, relevant description for your page, under 180 characters, using that page's keywords.
8. Explain who visits your site, and what you can do for them.
9. Have a clean, constitant look for every page.
10. Use a graphically correct, professional logo and favicon.
11. Include a description of your services or products, including a price list.
12. Include testimonials in your site.
13. Include a sitemap.
14. Offer links to additional resources your visitors may be interested in.
15. Content should be short and to the point, use bullets when appropriate.
16. Include a FAQ section.
17. Include an ongoing, updated blog.
18. Offer a newsletter, update it regularly with useful information.
19. Make it easy for visitors to bookmark, tag, or subscribe to your RSS feed.
20. Send email to your contact list inviting them to read more about a new service, a new product, free information, or contest for return visitors to your site.