We all know that when a new visitor arrives at our site, we have a few seconds to convince that visitor that our site is worth delving into. If the site doesn’t pass that first scrutiny, then the visitor goes on to another site. Here’s an approach for you to evaluate your site for that first sizing-up by a visitor. Just give your site a quick look and answer these questions:
When you first look at your site, what’s the first thing you notice? Is it really important? This first look may be the only look if you don’t start getting your message across.
In this quick look, can you immediately tell what’s the topic of the site? Your visitor is looking for specific information. Make sure she can tell what information you’re offering on the site.
Make sure that it’s easy for visitors to understand the benefits of what you offer. Lower cost? Better function? And make it apparent during that first inspection of the home page.
Can the visitor find important information without scrolling down? If not, that downward scroll may never occur.
What do you want the visitor to do? Make an appointment? Subscribe to you newsletter? Check for availability? Make sure that’s very apparent in the visitor’s first look at the site.
Do your colors and animation and fonts make the home page easy to read or do they cause distractions? Do you have a dark color background and lighter letters, which makes your site harder to read? Don’t let the design get in the way of the message.
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