Tips from February 1, 2010
The Small Business tips today discuss common website mistakes.
- Poor Maintenance: Broken
links, "404 file not found" error messages, and links leading to the
wrong place is frustrating for your website visitors.
- No
Contact Information: A website is important for every business, and
lacking contact information is detrimental. Address, email, and phone
number are crucial.
- Poor Navigation: Dead
pages, no links to your homepage, and disabling the back button on your
browser is not only frustrating for visitors but also for web
designers.
- Outdated Information: Old
business hours and addresses are misleading to website visitors and
potential customers. Old information hurts business, not encourage it.
Daily Overview: Poor upkeep & maintenance are
the two biggest mistakes businesses make for their website. Avoid this
by testing your website and updating information.
We post these small business tips to our employee's Twitter account each day, Monday through Friday. This is a reposting of those tips.
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