Good Content – Proven Principles July 30, 2008
Posted by tpalmer1 in Content Tips.trackback
Getting the hits you desire? Considered taking another look at your site content. These proven principles of design can help make your website more popular!
Did you know…
- Trivial ‘padded out’ text is a turn-off. Use clear, concise, short sentences.
- Page height should never be more than 2 screen scrolls in length.
- Limit use of italicized, or underlined text.
- Carefully proof read text before submitting it for inclusion on your site.
- Break up large blocks of text with images or a horizontal line.
- A image will always draw the eye into the page 5 times more strongly than text
Example which generates more interest, the following text heading or image heading?
Videos Under $ 10 
Is your site sticky enough?
What I mean is; how can you make customers stick around and come back more often.
- Update your content often. Better yet get RSS self-updating News Blocks
- Your intro page should load in under 10 seconds at 56k.
- Include a picture of yourself. It increases your credibility.
- Consider a product voice over. A human voice on a web site. People love it!
- Offer something for free. Free downloads, free games, free wallpaper, free articles.
Well hope this article gave you a few ideas.
Ted Palmer, Macromedia Web Developer.
