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9:52PM Feb 12, 2022
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building your website is easy and fast, thanks to strikingly and key Webco services. But like any project, your new site will work better and look better if you plan a bit before you jump in. This means understanding and including the most critical elements of a good website, features that help people find it, use it, connect to you, and so on. Let's group these essential website components into two categories, things that work and things your visitors will notice when they visit your site. It would be best if you had both sets of elements to have an effective website. And when your site is built well, they all work together. Here's what you will need. Design is the backbone of any website. It provides the user with a sense of aesthetic and usability. design can be broken down into two categories, aesthetics and usability. UX design. UX design focuses on the user's experience when interacting with a website or app. It includes everything from what you see on your screen to how you feel when using it, such as whether it's easy to understand and navigate, whether there are any bugs, and if it's enjoyable to use. UI design, UI design focuses on how people interact with websites or apps by including all aspects of graphic design, such as fonts. Typically, logos can be found in the top left hand corner of the website header and are usually clickable to help visitors return to the site's homepage. To get started on your logo, and easily embedded on your site, you can use a logo maker that automatically generates a custom logo for you. Now that you've determined which parts of a website you will need, you might be wondering how to organize them. There are many different website layouts available, each of which has its own best use cases and benefits. Here are some common types. The most classic website layout contains a homepage and multiple web pages that enable you to find the information you're looking for. Another option, however, is a one page website design. This type of website places all the information on one long scrolling page. The advantage of this layout option is that everything that a visitor might be looking for can be found in one place. When utilizing this website layout, make clear distinctions between the sections, and help visitors navigate to these sections by including anchor links in the header components of a website, not a technical person, not to worry. These basics are easy to find and implement. And we've got resources to walk you through each step. Once you choose your domain name, you will need one reliable web hosting service. Think of your web host as similar to a landlord who rents you space for a physical store. They provide and maintain the server space where your site files live and make it possible for visitors to come by and explore your site. If you choose to host with strikingly, a small fee is included. It's straightforward. You can fill it out on your site in just a few minutes. To content and management system. CMS. Your content management system works behind the scenes to help you organize and maintain parts of your website like your site pages and metadata, and it makes it easier for visitors to find their way around your site. You can create your own if you enjoy coding to get a site up and to run faster, especially if it's your first site. A Website Builder strikingly will include its content management system as part of its all in one service. While short content on buttons or menus may seem insignificant. It is actually the driving force of sites thought this is a content that tells visitors what they would find when they click on it, such as buy now or shopping cart. Make sure to carefully plan out the text of your site so that any visitor knows exactly what to expect from your brand. On complex sites with
tons of pages, you'll sometimes see m mega menu which is a drop down menu triggered by hovering over a link in the main navigation. The drop down mega menu then shows you many links organized into categories and subcategories kind of like a sitemap need more help deciding which route to take a look at our coaching services. Three SEO basics optimizing a site to rank in search engines is a necessary measure in the current competitive internet world. Millions of sites are out there competing for a spot on the first page of search engine results. You'll have to follow some basic SEO best practices to get there. To do this, determine which keywords site visitors are using, or will use To find your site, the more specific and local, the better, primarily if your site serves a local or regional audience, use those keywords wisely in your site, copy your metadata and your media tags and file names. There are other important aspects to SEO your site needs to include, like mobile friendly optimization and
fast page load times. Key Webco can help here to check our ultimate guide SEO, or search engine optimization is the process of making your site findable on search engines. It involves optimizing the content, images, design and structure of your site to ensure that search engines understand it well. This, in turn, enables Google to serve your website in response to relevant search queries. For analytics tools, you will want to know how people are finding your site, which pages they spend the most time on, and how well different elements of your site convert. Google Analytics is the most popular and easy to use resource. It doesn't cost anything, and it integrates easily. Five inventory management when you're selling products on your website, you will need to keep track of what is in stock, what has been sold, and what is on order. This will help you avoid over selling items that you don't have available for purchase and running out of stock altogether. Inventory management tools are incredibly useful in stores that sell limited stock products, as they can help your customers quickly find out whether the desired item is available for purchase. Again, this saves your customer time and makes them happier with your service. Website components your visitors will notice now that we've mentioned customers, it's time to discuss must have website elements that your visitors will see and interact with. Whether you're selling blogging, or both. Your site needs these things to make visitors feel welcome and want to stay six mobile friendly, template and theme for your site to look great on every screen size, you will need it to be fast loading, easy to navigate and readable on smartphones. Consider choosing a template that will work best for visitors who search the web most often with their phones. Having a mobile friendly site will also help your SEO because Google looks for it. Adding a blog to your website is a good way to accomplish a few goals. First, it provides more in depth information to your customers about your offerings or industry. By providing this information, you are nurturing your customers and helping them understand your business better. Blogging is great for search engine optimization, because it shows that people care about your topic. It's also a more detailed approach to what you're writing about, which makes it attractive for visitors looking for answers on topics they've searched. Seven sections that visitors expect. Have you ever visited a new website that didn't feel quite right or an online shop that felt a bit off? The chances are that the reason you felt this site was off was because it lacked some of the familiar elements you might have come to expect from other sites, such as a homepage. To let you know what its areas were fo r dot A and about a section that shows there are real people behind the site, and contact information so readers or customers can reach you if they have questions or feedback. Eight media it's a rare site that can build an audience on words alone. Our eyes are naturally drawn to images, especially if they move and make noise. And images are a must if you're selling merchandise online. People will also want to see a photo of you in your about section. Choosing optimized images will help your site look good and stay functional. optimized images load fast and are often easy to find with a basic search engine query. Be sure to tag and name your website's images in a way that also includes keywords to make it easier for search engines to find them. Nine social media links and integration you don't have to be on every platform, but you should link your site's social media accounts to the site itself. Depending on how often you update, you may want to include a widget that shows your latest posts. Some website builders will help you integrate with your favorite platform so you can post your site updates to your social media accounts simultaneously. 10 shopping cart and payment tools if your site includes a shop, you'll want a reliable, easy to use shopping cart and payment tools like PayPal or Square that are popular with most online shoppers. Most ecommerce platforms integrate well, and many website builders, including strikingly can help you set up shopping and checkout tools in a snap of footer performs the same function as the header it's Region on a website that's constant from page to page except a footer is at the bottom of a page instead of the top. You can put whatever you want in a footer. But what is often found in the footer are links to your contact information, links to your privacy policy, Terms of Use, and social media icons. Additionally, many sites include a sitemap link and links to important pages on the site. Time to build your site. Now that you know the basics your site needs to succeed, you're ready to get started. Check out our options for getting it done, including our free and paid services that include all the elements on this list. Key to the web co websites a great website is essential. It's where your customers search for you online or come into contact with you for the first time. With our website design service. We will create a custom design that reflects your brand message and creates a memorable experience that stands out from your competitors make a great first impression with a website designed from key to the web company. One use our strikingly link to get your free or paid account to fill out our contact form and schedule a text Q and A session included three members resources access included want pro version, no problem. Upgrade on strikingly and schedule coaching, coaching, text and members access all included after pro version purchase done for you websites will be done on my system then transferred to your strikingly account