Nine

 Immediate

 
 Steps to a

 
 
 Better Website
Nine

 Immediate

 
 Steps to a

 
 
 Better Website
Three Questions
Who’s on your site?
What do you want
  them to do?
What information
does that person
need to take that
    action?
Tip #1


         What are
         your goals?
Tip #2


  Add analytics...
Tip #2


  Add analytics...
  ... because you cannot improve
      what you do not measure.
Tip #2

Google
Analytics...
Tip #2

Google
Analytics...
 ...it’s free!
Tip #2
Tip #2


www.google.com/analytics
Tip #2
Tip #2

• Most viewed/visited pages
Tip #2

• Most viewed/visited pages
• Top exit pages
Tip #2

• Most viewed/visited pages
• Top exit pages
• Top landing pages
Tip #3
Tip #3




Walk in
their shoes.
Tip #4

Ask your front-line
employees what questions
they’re asked...
Tip #4

Ask your front-line
employees what questions
they’re asked...
  ... and include the answers on your site.
Tip #5

Remove
what you
don’t need.
Tip #5

Remove
what you
don’t need.
Tip #5

Remove
what you
don’t need.
Tip #5

Remove
what you
don’t need.
Tip #6
Add points of reassurance
Tip #6
Add points of reassurance
 • Are you going to spam me?
 • What’s 128-bit Encryption?
Tip #6
Add points of reassurance
Tip #6
Tip #6
Tip #6
Tip #6
Tip #6
Tip #6
Tip #6
Add points of reassurance
 • Can I return my widget?
 • Do you offer any guarantees?
Tip #6
Tip #6
Tip #6
Tip #6

Add
points of
reassurance
Tip #7


    Click here
Tip #7


  Click here to...
Tip #7


   ...to learn...
Tip #7


 ...to learn more...
Tip #7


learn more about us
Tip #7
Tip #7
Tip #7
Tip #7
Tip #7
Tip #7
Tip #8


Add your phone number
where it’s highly visible.
Tip #8
Tip #8
Tip #8
Tip #9


Hire a copywriter for your
top four sales pages.
But first...
Go home and...
Go home and...
• Install analytics (remember,
 Google Analytics is FREE!)
Go home and...
• Install analytics (remember,
 Google Analytics is FREE!)
• Remove what you don’t need
Go home and...
• Install analytics (remember,
 Google Analytics is FREE!)
• Remove what you don’t need
• Walk in their shoes
Go home and...
• Install analytics (remember,
 Google Analytics is FREE!)
• Remove what you don’t need
• Walk in their shoes
• Add points of reassurance
Go home and...
Go home and...

• Annihilate “click here”
Go home and...

• Annihilate “click here”
• Ask and answer
Go home and...

• Annihilate “click here”
• Ask and answer
• Focus in on your goals
Go home and...

• Annihilate “click here”
• Ask and answer
• Focus in on your goals
• Make sure I can contact you
Go home and...
Go home and...


• Hire a copywriter
paulboomer.com
www.twitter.com/paulboomer

Nine Immediate Steps to a Better Website