Comments on: Website basics: Pitfalls to avoid when you are just starting out http://www.women-unlimited.co.uk/website-basics-when-you-are-just-starting-out/ Inspiration, lnnovation, Collaboration Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:05:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Julie Hall - Editor http://www.women-unlimited.co.uk/website-basics-when-you-are-just-starting-out/#comment-16407 Julie Hall - Editor Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:50:54 +0000 http://www.women-unlimited.co.uk/?p=4857#comment-16407 Hi Caroline, Moonfruit is a good do it yourself option and Wendy Tan White, one of the founders often talks about how connected people feel with their websites. Amy Harrison, one of our regular writers occassionally does a site review, I will ask her to have a look at yours for the next one. Hi Caroline, Moonfruit is a good do it yourself option and Wendy Tan White, one of the founders often talks about how connected people feel with their websites. Amy Harrison, one of our regular writers occassionally does a site review, I will ask her to have a look at yours for the next one.

]]> By: Caroline Jones http://www.women-unlimited.co.uk/website-basics-when-you-are-just-starting-out/#comment-16403 Caroline Jones Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:13:22 +0000 http://www.women-unlimited.co.uk/?p=4857#comment-16403 Hi there - thank for this advice and information, Julie. I found your post on E Nation. I used Moonfruit because at the time I couldn't find anyone who could tell me if I needed a website or a Blog - I couldn't tell the difference between the two! As I've built it myself and am therefore quite close to it, it would be good to get some considered feedback on it. Do you have any thoughts on a way I could do this? Hi there – thank for this advice and information, Julie. I found your post on E Nation. I used Moonfruit because at the time I couldn’t find anyone who could tell me if I needed a website or a Blog – I couldn’t tell the difference between the two!
As I’ve built it myself and am therefore quite close to it, it would be good to get some considered feedback on it. Do you have any thoughts on a way I could do this?

]]> By: Julie Hall - Editor http://www.women-unlimited.co.uk/website-basics-when-you-are-just-starting-out/#comment-16386 Julie Hall - Editor Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:36:55 +0000 http://www.women-unlimited.co.uk/?p=4857#comment-16386 Thanks Mark! Next week we're going to do a piece on website basics covering off those exact things! Great advice indeed. Thanks Mark! Next week we’re going to do a piece on website basics covering off those exact things! Great advice indeed.

]]> By: Mark Oborn http://www.women-unlimited.co.uk/website-basics-when-you-are-just-starting-out/#comment-16384 Mark Oborn Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:31:53 +0000 http://www.women-unlimited.co.uk/?p=4857#comment-16384 Great advice and one that business owners should take great notice of. I would also add that people need to think about to things: 1. How will their website work? What will it DO? How will it drive phone calls, emails or contact details? A website MUST do something more than just be a static online advert. there should be specific 'calls to action' that TELL visitors what you want them to do next. NEVER leave it to chance! 2. How will their website be found? Will they drive visitors to via adverts, offline or online? Are they relying on search engines? If they want search engine to find their site they need to ensure that it is well optimised and managed. In summary, don't leave anything to chance... have a specific and explicit strategy for a) Getting the website performing and b) getting it found. Hope that helps a bit more, cheers, mark Great advice and one that business owners should take great notice of. I would also add that people need to think about to things:
1. How will their website work? What will it DO? How will it drive phone calls, emails or contact details? A website MUST do something more than just be a static online advert. there should be specific ‘calls to action’ that TELL visitors what you want them to do next. NEVER leave it to chance!

2. How will their website be found? Will they drive visitors to via adverts, offline or online? Are they relying on search engines? If they want search engine to find their site they need to ensure that it is well optimised and managed.

In summary, don’t leave anything to chance… have a specific and explicit strategy for a) Getting the website performing and b) getting it found.

Hope that helps a bit more,

cheers,

mark

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