web designs that work
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WEB DESIGNS DESIGN ELEMENTS THAT KEEP USERS ENGAGED WITH YOUR WEBSITE
RESEARCHTHE TOOLS WE USE
bull Crazy Egg amp Hot Jarbull They collect data for us to reviewbull Analyze data and revise website accordingly
HEATMAPSShow where users are clicking
SCROLLMAPSShow how far down users are scrolling
RECORDINGSThis literally records users that come to your site and follows their cursers around
WHAT WErsquoVE LEARNEDTIPS amp TRICKS TO APPLY TO YOUR SITE
bull How to break down your databull Ways to improve your website
INTERACTIONUsers LOVE having something to interact with
LARGE SITE MAP FOOTERSGiving your users the option to click to any buried page WORKS
HOME PAGE CONTENTPut your MOST IMPORTANT content and messaging at the top of your homepage Users will take the time to read it
BLOG FEED ON THE HOME PAGENot successful Too overwhelming Stick to highlighting only one
UNIQUE TITLED NAVIGATION ITEMSThey get confusing and are not good for SEO
HOME PAGE VIDEOSVery distracting Users watch the video and donrsquot read or click CTAs
SUMMARYFINAL THOUGHTS
bull Just because something did or did not work for us doesnrsquot mean your site will have the same results We have different personas and services
bull Test what yoursquove learned Just changing our navigation has made a HUGE difference for us
bull Data isnrsquot collected in a day or even in a week It takes a while to accumulate accurate data to analyze Be patient
bull Donrsquot be discouraged if something didnrsquot work Learn from it and improve your site
bull Document everything Show your proof of successes and failures Results are powerful
IS YOUR WEBSITE READY FOR IMPROVEMENTS
SHOW ME HOW TO MAKE MY WEBSITE WORK
RESEARCHTHE TOOLS WE USE
bull Crazy Egg amp Hot Jarbull They collect data for us to reviewbull Analyze data and revise website accordingly
HEATMAPSShow where users are clicking
SCROLLMAPSShow how far down users are scrolling
RECORDINGSThis literally records users that come to your site and follows their cursers around
WHAT WErsquoVE LEARNEDTIPS amp TRICKS TO APPLY TO YOUR SITE
bull How to break down your databull Ways to improve your website
INTERACTIONUsers LOVE having something to interact with
LARGE SITE MAP FOOTERSGiving your users the option to click to any buried page WORKS
HOME PAGE CONTENTPut your MOST IMPORTANT content and messaging at the top of your homepage Users will take the time to read it
BLOG FEED ON THE HOME PAGENot successful Too overwhelming Stick to highlighting only one
UNIQUE TITLED NAVIGATION ITEMSThey get confusing and are not good for SEO
HOME PAGE VIDEOSVery distracting Users watch the video and donrsquot read or click CTAs
SUMMARYFINAL THOUGHTS
bull Just because something did or did not work for us doesnrsquot mean your site will have the same results We have different personas and services
bull Test what yoursquove learned Just changing our navigation has made a HUGE difference for us
bull Data isnrsquot collected in a day or even in a week It takes a while to accumulate accurate data to analyze Be patient
bull Donrsquot be discouraged if something didnrsquot work Learn from it and improve your site
bull Document everything Show your proof of successes and failures Results are powerful
IS YOUR WEBSITE READY FOR IMPROVEMENTS
SHOW ME HOW TO MAKE MY WEBSITE WORK
HEATMAPSShow where users are clicking
SCROLLMAPSShow how far down users are scrolling
RECORDINGSThis literally records users that come to your site and follows their cursers around
WHAT WErsquoVE LEARNEDTIPS amp TRICKS TO APPLY TO YOUR SITE
bull How to break down your databull Ways to improve your website
INTERACTIONUsers LOVE having something to interact with
LARGE SITE MAP FOOTERSGiving your users the option to click to any buried page WORKS
HOME PAGE CONTENTPut your MOST IMPORTANT content and messaging at the top of your homepage Users will take the time to read it
BLOG FEED ON THE HOME PAGENot successful Too overwhelming Stick to highlighting only one
UNIQUE TITLED NAVIGATION ITEMSThey get confusing and are not good for SEO
HOME PAGE VIDEOSVery distracting Users watch the video and donrsquot read or click CTAs
SUMMARYFINAL THOUGHTS
bull Just because something did or did not work for us doesnrsquot mean your site will have the same results We have different personas and services
bull Test what yoursquove learned Just changing our navigation has made a HUGE difference for us
bull Data isnrsquot collected in a day or even in a week It takes a while to accumulate accurate data to analyze Be patient
bull Donrsquot be discouraged if something didnrsquot work Learn from it and improve your site
bull Document everything Show your proof of successes and failures Results are powerful
IS YOUR WEBSITE READY FOR IMPROVEMENTS
SHOW ME HOW TO MAKE MY WEBSITE WORK
SCROLLMAPSShow how far down users are scrolling
RECORDINGSThis literally records users that come to your site and follows their cursers around
WHAT WErsquoVE LEARNEDTIPS amp TRICKS TO APPLY TO YOUR SITE
bull How to break down your databull Ways to improve your website
INTERACTIONUsers LOVE having something to interact with
LARGE SITE MAP FOOTERSGiving your users the option to click to any buried page WORKS
HOME PAGE CONTENTPut your MOST IMPORTANT content and messaging at the top of your homepage Users will take the time to read it
BLOG FEED ON THE HOME PAGENot successful Too overwhelming Stick to highlighting only one
UNIQUE TITLED NAVIGATION ITEMSThey get confusing and are not good for SEO
HOME PAGE VIDEOSVery distracting Users watch the video and donrsquot read or click CTAs
SUMMARYFINAL THOUGHTS
bull Just because something did or did not work for us doesnrsquot mean your site will have the same results We have different personas and services
bull Test what yoursquove learned Just changing our navigation has made a HUGE difference for us
bull Data isnrsquot collected in a day or even in a week It takes a while to accumulate accurate data to analyze Be patient
bull Donrsquot be discouraged if something didnrsquot work Learn from it and improve your site
bull Document everything Show your proof of successes and failures Results are powerful
IS YOUR WEBSITE READY FOR IMPROVEMENTS
SHOW ME HOW TO MAKE MY WEBSITE WORK
RECORDINGSThis literally records users that come to your site and follows their cursers around
WHAT WErsquoVE LEARNEDTIPS amp TRICKS TO APPLY TO YOUR SITE
bull How to break down your databull Ways to improve your website
INTERACTIONUsers LOVE having something to interact with
LARGE SITE MAP FOOTERSGiving your users the option to click to any buried page WORKS
HOME PAGE CONTENTPut your MOST IMPORTANT content and messaging at the top of your homepage Users will take the time to read it
BLOG FEED ON THE HOME PAGENot successful Too overwhelming Stick to highlighting only one
UNIQUE TITLED NAVIGATION ITEMSThey get confusing and are not good for SEO
HOME PAGE VIDEOSVery distracting Users watch the video and donrsquot read or click CTAs
SUMMARYFINAL THOUGHTS
bull Just because something did or did not work for us doesnrsquot mean your site will have the same results We have different personas and services
bull Test what yoursquove learned Just changing our navigation has made a HUGE difference for us
bull Data isnrsquot collected in a day or even in a week It takes a while to accumulate accurate data to analyze Be patient
bull Donrsquot be discouraged if something didnrsquot work Learn from it and improve your site
bull Document everything Show your proof of successes and failures Results are powerful
IS YOUR WEBSITE READY FOR IMPROVEMENTS
SHOW ME HOW TO MAKE MY WEBSITE WORK
WHAT WErsquoVE LEARNEDTIPS amp TRICKS TO APPLY TO YOUR SITE
bull How to break down your databull Ways to improve your website
INTERACTIONUsers LOVE having something to interact with
LARGE SITE MAP FOOTERSGiving your users the option to click to any buried page WORKS
HOME PAGE CONTENTPut your MOST IMPORTANT content and messaging at the top of your homepage Users will take the time to read it
BLOG FEED ON THE HOME PAGENot successful Too overwhelming Stick to highlighting only one
UNIQUE TITLED NAVIGATION ITEMSThey get confusing and are not good for SEO
HOME PAGE VIDEOSVery distracting Users watch the video and donrsquot read or click CTAs
SUMMARYFINAL THOUGHTS
bull Just because something did or did not work for us doesnrsquot mean your site will have the same results We have different personas and services
bull Test what yoursquove learned Just changing our navigation has made a HUGE difference for us
bull Data isnrsquot collected in a day or even in a week It takes a while to accumulate accurate data to analyze Be patient
bull Donrsquot be discouraged if something didnrsquot work Learn from it and improve your site
bull Document everything Show your proof of successes and failures Results are powerful
IS YOUR WEBSITE READY FOR IMPROVEMENTS
SHOW ME HOW TO MAKE MY WEBSITE WORK
INTERACTIONUsers LOVE having something to interact with
LARGE SITE MAP FOOTERSGiving your users the option to click to any buried page WORKS
HOME PAGE CONTENTPut your MOST IMPORTANT content and messaging at the top of your homepage Users will take the time to read it
BLOG FEED ON THE HOME PAGENot successful Too overwhelming Stick to highlighting only one
UNIQUE TITLED NAVIGATION ITEMSThey get confusing and are not good for SEO
HOME PAGE VIDEOSVery distracting Users watch the video and donrsquot read or click CTAs
SUMMARYFINAL THOUGHTS
bull Just because something did or did not work for us doesnrsquot mean your site will have the same results We have different personas and services
bull Test what yoursquove learned Just changing our navigation has made a HUGE difference for us
bull Data isnrsquot collected in a day or even in a week It takes a while to accumulate accurate data to analyze Be patient
bull Donrsquot be discouraged if something didnrsquot work Learn from it and improve your site
bull Document everything Show your proof of successes and failures Results are powerful
IS YOUR WEBSITE READY FOR IMPROVEMENTS
SHOW ME HOW TO MAKE MY WEBSITE WORK
LARGE SITE MAP FOOTERSGiving your users the option to click to any buried page WORKS
HOME PAGE CONTENTPut your MOST IMPORTANT content and messaging at the top of your homepage Users will take the time to read it
BLOG FEED ON THE HOME PAGENot successful Too overwhelming Stick to highlighting only one
UNIQUE TITLED NAVIGATION ITEMSThey get confusing and are not good for SEO
HOME PAGE VIDEOSVery distracting Users watch the video and donrsquot read or click CTAs
SUMMARYFINAL THOUGHTS
bull Just because something did or did not work for us doesnrsquot mean your site will have the same results We have different personas and services
bull Test what yoursquove learned Just changing our navigation has made a HUGE difference for us
bull Data isnrsquot collected in a day or even in a week It takes a while to accumulate accurate data to analyze Be patient
bull Donrsquot be discouraged if something didnrsquot work Learn from it and improve your site
bull Document everything Show your proof of successes and failures Results are powerful
IS YOUR WEBSITE READY FOR IMPROVEMENTS
SHOW ME HOW TO MAKE MY WEBSITE WORK
HOME PAGE CONTENTPut your MOST IMPORTANT content and messaging at the top of your homepage Users will take the time to read it
BLOG FEED ON THE HOME PAGENot successful Too overwhelming Stick to highlighting only one
UNIQUE TITLED NAVIGATION ITEMSThey get confusing and are not good for SEO
HOME PAGE VIDEOSVery distracting Users watch the video and donrsquot read or click CTAs
SUMMARYFINAL THOUGHTS
bull Just because something did or did not work for us doesnrsquot mean your site will have the same results We have different personas and services
bull Test what yoursquove learned Just changing our navigation has made a HUGE difference for us
bull Data isnrsquot collected in a day or even in a week It takes a while to accumulate accurate data to analyze Be patient
bull Donrsquot be discouraged if something didnrsquot work Learn from it and improve your site
bull Document everything Show your proof of successes and failures Results are powerful
IS YOUR WEBSITE READY FOR IMPROVEMENTS
SHOW ME HOW TO MAKE MY WEBSITE WORK
BLOG FEED ON THE HOME PAGENot successful Too overwhelming Stick to highlighting only one
UNIQUE TITLED NAVIGATION ITEMSThey get confusing and are not good for SEO
HOME PAGE VIDEOSVery distracting Users watch the video and donrsquot read or click CTAs
SUMMARYFINAL THOUGHTS
bull Just because something did or did not work for us doesnrsquot mean your site will have the same results We have different personas and services
bull Test what yoursquove learned Just changing our navigation has made a HUGE difference for us
bull Data isnrsquot collected in a day or even in a week It takes a while to accumulate accurate data to analyze Be patient
bull Donrsquot be discouraged if something didnrsquot work Learn from it and improve your site
bull Document everything Show your proof of successes and failures Results are powerful
IS YOUR WEBSITE READY FOR IMPROVEMENTS
SHOW ME HOW TO MAKE MY WEBSITE WORK
UNIQUE TITLED NAVIGATION ITEMSThey get confusing and are not good for SEO
HOME PAGE VIDEOSVery distracting Users watch the video and donrsquot read or click CTAs
SUMMARYFINAL THOUGHTS
bull Just because something did or did not work for us doesnrsquot mean your site will have the same results We have different personas and services
bull Test what yoursquove learned Just changing our navigation has made a HUGE difference for us
bull Data isnrsquot collected in a day or even in a week It takes a while to accumulate accurate data to analyze Be patient
bull Donrsquot be discouraged if something didnrsquot work Learn from it and improve your site
bull Document everything Show your proof of successes and failures Results are powerful
IS YOUR WEBSITE READY FOR IMPROVEMENTS
SHOW ME HOW TO MAKE MY WEBSITE WORK
HOME PAGE VIDEOSVery distracting Users watch the video and donrsquot read or click CTAs
SUMMARYFINAL THOUGHTS
bull Just because something did or did not work for us doesnrsquot mean your site will have the same results We have different personas and services
bull Test what yoursquove learned Just changing our navigation has made a HUGE difference for us
bull Data isnrsquot collected in a day or even in a week It takes a while to accumulate accurate data to analyze Be patient
bull Donrsquot be discouraged if something didnrsquot work Learn from it and improve your site
bull Document everything Show your proof of successes and failures Results are powerful
IS YOUR WEBSITE READY FOR IMPROVEMENTS
SHOW ME HOW TO MAKE MY WEBSITE WORK
SUMMARYFINAL THOUGHTS
bull Just because something did or did not work for us doesnrsquot mean your site will have the same results We have different personas and services
bull Test what yoursquove learned Just changing our navigation has made a HUGE difference for us
bull Data isnrsquot collected in a day or even in a week It takes a while to accumulate accurate data to analyze Be patient
bull Donrsquot be discouraged if something didnrsquot work Learn from it and improve your site
bull Document everything Show your proof of successes and failures Results are powerful
IS YOUR WEBSITE READY FOR IMPROVEMENTS
SHOW ME HOW TO MAKE MY WEBSITE WORK
IS YOUR WEBSITE READY FOR IMPROVEMENTS
SHOW ME HOW TO MAKE MY WEBSITE WORK