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Website Redesign Tips and Tricks Prepared by Mr Rishikesh Someshetti (MD & CEO)

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  • 1.Website Redesign Tips and TricksPrepared by Mr Rishikesh Someshetti (MD & CEO)

2. Why do you have a business website? 3. 1The Wrong Reasons for a Redesign We have a new corporate look and feel. Im tired of the old website. Its been 12 months since the last redesign. The design department wants to. The CEO wants to do it. 4. 2Website Redesign Half line Happiness Your Company Your ProspectsTime Launch6 Months12 Months 5. 3Billboard in the desert ?Buy Now 6. 4The Right Reason for Website Redesign Get found by more prospects. Convert more prospects into leads and customers. Branding might be a good reason if it will drive the goals above. 7. Business websites are for lead generation. 8. 5Which is better? Website traffic has doubled Lead flow has doubled -- Noel Huelsenbeck, CEO, Vocio 9. 6What do you want ?Ugly & CrowdedBeautiful & Empty 10. The 3 Keys to a Successful Website 11. Website should Attract prospects 12. 7How do you attract prospects?Use Inbound Marketing to Get Found: Create great content Optimize that content for search (SEO) Promote that content using social media 13. 8Content drives visitors Search engines like fresh content (SEO) People like fresh content (social media) More content means more tickets in lottery 14. 9Publish Everything Blog Podcast Videos Photos Presentations eBooks News Releases 15. Websites should convert visitors to leads. 16. 10All websites need landing pagesTarget Market Conversion is where we take what we have spent time and money to get (visitors) and change it into something valuable to marketing (leads).Website Visitors LeadsA cost becomes a benefit.Opportunities Customers 17. 11Calls to Action 18. 12Landing Pages 19. 13Landing Page Uses Call to action on website homepage Links in all email newsletters / emails Use for all pay-per-click ads Next step after tradeshows or events 20. Websites should produce measurable ROI. 21. 14Measurement is easy onlineFlickr: akisra 22. 15Metrics Drive Website Design A redesign without measurable improvements is a waste of time. Know your current stats and goals before starting the redesign. 23. 163 Keys to successful website1.Get Found: Attract website visitors2.Convert: Visitors to leads & sales3.Analyze: Produce measurable ROI 24. Tips for a Successful Website Redesign Process 25. 17Website Redesign Tip #1Audit your website, then protect your key assets. 26. 18Avoid website redesign pitfalls1. Take an inventory of your website assets. Content, inbound links, keyword rankings, conversion tools2. Protect your assets during the redesign. 27. 19Website redesign pitfalls Removing valuable content Losing value of inbound links Losing keyword rankings Changing good conversion tools Destroy your assets and youll get a drop in traffic and leads. Youll also have wasted time, effort and money. 28. 20Website Assets = Content How many pages do you have? How many will be killed? Will pages move to a new URL? How many new pages will you create? What is your most popular content? What is your most powerful content? 29. 21Website Assets = Links How many inbound links do I have? What interior web pages have links? Where are my links coming from? What are my most powerful links? 30. 22Website Assets = Keyword Rank What keywords do I rank for today? What keywords do my competitors rank for? What keywords should I want to rank for? How has my keyword rank changed? 31. 23Website Assets = Conversion Tools What generates most of my leads? What are my best conversion tools? How can I increase conversions? 32. 24Use NetGains Business Tools to find your assets 33. Protecting Your Assets25 If you change domains, use a 301 redirect for each individual page. Not all pages globally.Have a permanent redirect (check at http://www.WebsiteGrader.com)Identify all URLs with assets (content, keyword rank, links, conversions) and: Keep this content on the new website 301 Redirect old URL to the new URL for that page Maintain SEO / content characteristics 34. 26Website Redesign Tip #2Spend resources on creating content, more than beautiful design. 35. 27Website RedesignI'm going to go out on a limb and beg you not to create an original design. There are more than a billion pages on the web. Surely there's one that you can start with? Your car isn't unique, and your house might not be either 36. 28You should control your website (not the other way around!) 37. 29Create Great Content by Blogging 38. 30Blogging attracts more links 39. 31Blogging attracts more visitors 40. 32Blogging brings social media success 41. 33Use NetGains Business tools to blog 42. 34Website Redesign Tip #3Make it easy to run conversion experiments. 43. 35All website need landing pages Limited navigation Clear and simple Form above fold 44. 36Track your conversion rate 45. 37Conversion Experiments32% Conversion53% Conversion 46. 38Faster Experiments Faster Results 47. 39Landing page editing How fast can you launch a new landing page? Can one person do it in 15 minutes? What is the cost of experimentation? 48. 40Use NetGains tools to build landing pages 49. 41Website Redesign Tip #4Make it easy to measure results. 50. 42Avoid Paralysis by Analysis Dont measure everything. Simple is better than complicated. Focus on 3-5 metrics. 51. 43Website redesign summary 3 Keys to a Successful Website Get Found: Attract website visitors Convert: Visitors to leads & sales Analyze: Produce measurable ROI 4 Tips for Website Redesign Audit your website, then protect your key assets. Spend resources on creating content, more than beautiful design. Make it easy to run conversion experiments. Make it easy to measure results. 52. 44How to put all pieces together?d.j.k. on flickr 53. Complicated & ConfusingEasy & Integrated 54. Thank You Contact Information NetGains Technologies Pvt. Ltd.Phone : +91 6139 7100708 / 709, Corporate Avenue,Email Id : [email protected] Road, Near Udyog Bhavan,Website : www.netgainstechnologies.comGoregaon (E). Mumbai-400 063. India.