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            how to navigate in it.  To understand   to identify where you want them   to other content types. So if you
            it better, check the term cognitive   to click.” That’s where you can be   already have happy customers, ask
            fluency. UXmatters explains it this   creative and try out different kinds of   for their testimonials and put them
            way: “The brain prefers to think   buttons to see what works best for   online. According to Testimonial
            about things that are easy to think   you.                         Engine, 72% of customers don’t
            about. That’s why you prefer visiting                              take action until they have read
            sites where you instinctively know   #7: Make Yourself             reviews. If you share testimonials on
            where everything is and the actions   Contactable and              your website, you save clients’ time
            you’re supposed to take.”         Approachable                     and bring genuine feedback.

            #5: Make It Mobile Friendly       If you want people to reach out   #9: Make It Visible For
                                              to you, your business contacts
            When creating a website, remember   must be easily found.  AGConsult   Search Engines
            that there’s a big chance that a   writes in their blog: “Good contact   Search Engines Optimization (SEO)
            person will be browsing it on a   information makes you look       helps your site rank higher in search
            smartphone. According to the latest   accessible. And that, in turn,   results. It can bring more people to
            Mary Meeker Internet Trends 2019   makes people trust you.”  Create   your business website. SEO Expert
            report, data about daily media usage   a convenient contact page. But to   states that 92% of searchers will
            shows that people spend 3.6 hours   be truly open, put your contacts in   pick businesses on the first page
                                              various places on the website.  It
            on their smartphones on average,                                   of search results. And Joel House
                                              will show that you are always there
            yet only 2 hours on their computers.                               Search Media data shows that local
                                              for your clients.  There’s nothing   searches result in purchases 28%
                                              worse than struggling to find how
             #6: Create A Call To Action                                       of the time. This data proves the
                                              you can actually ask a question   importance of SEO.
            Always remember that the aim of   about a product or service you are
            your website is sales. When people   interested in. Add images of your
                                              team and make sure your business   #10: Make It Fast
            visit your site, you want them to
                                              looks like it is run by people not just a
            end up getting what you offer. For                                 You may have created an amazing
                                              faceless machine.
            this reason, it’s essential to Call To                             all singing, all dancing website,
            Action (CTA) and encourage people   #8: Show Reviews and           but if it fails to load fast enough,
            to make a decision. David Zheng                                    people won’t stay long. According to
            on Crazy Egg’s blog suggests      Feedback                         Hostinger, a web hosting provider,
            making it a button: “When people   People care about what other    approximately 25% of people
            see a button, they know that’s how   people think. That might be one   abandon a website if it takes longer
            they take action towards the goal   of the reasons why customer    than 4 seconds to load. To avoid this
            that’s listed on the page. So, to put   testimonials are an extremely   increase your website speed. For
            it in simpler terms: When you use   effective form of content, with an   this matter, Balys Krikščiūnas, CEO
            buttons, you make it easy for users   89% effectiveness rating, compared   of Hostinger, suggests reducing
































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