• No unnecessary words, short lines, bullet points
• Studies show people do not read webpages in the same way they read printed material
  • "Web text should be short, scannable, and approachable. Typically, you should write half as many words for the web as you would for print. If targeting a broad consumer audience that includes people with no or little education, it's better to aim at 25 percent of the print word count. And in web writing, it's always best to start with the conclusion, so that people who read only the first line or two on a page still get the main point." read more of this article here...
• Understand eye patterns - (In a "Z" pattern)
• Don't reinvent a new navigation idea
• Consider cross browser compatibility - Screen size and platform
  • Edge/IE 3%, firefox 9%, Chrome 82%
  • But be sure to consider mobile users, 50% of internet access is now done on non-desktop computers

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• If you try to build your own site, don't even try these things yourself unless you are willing to spend lots of time working on your webpage

• Depends on how you build your page
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• If you create your own logo, when you ask for people's opinions, be absolutely sure you ask people who will tell you the truth
• Neither creating a logo, nor finding someone that will tell you the truth about if it, is easy

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• You don't need: Facebook, Twitter, or a blog. Unless you fully understand how to use them for your business. All those things are good, but they do require a bit of work.
• You don't even need an easy to maintain website, unless you are going to keep it up-to-date.
• You don't need to offer online sales or a video or a "members only" section, unless you can manage it.
• If you can manage those things you should see your sales increase dramatically over time.

Not just your financial resources, but fitting your goals into your ability to utilize your people to accomplish your goals.

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