| You probably already know the key to making any | | | | want asite that is easy on the eyes so keep all fonts |
| kindof income from the net is a well designed web | | | | and colorseven and consistent throughout your site. |
| site. | | | | Organize your contentand material in a simple and |
| What most people don't realize your site doesn't | | | | straightforward manner featuringthe one thing most |
| haveto look perfect or be professionally designed to | | | | surfers are searching for: information. |
| besuccessful. | | | | Please your visitors and the search engines by |
| Not by a long shot! | | | | coveringor discussing only one topic per page. Place a |
| In the final analysis, any site that makes you moneyis | | | | well definedpage title at the top and include your |
| a successful site. From a marketing perspective,any | | | | main keyword phrasein your title and description. |
| site which brings in an income can be considered awell | | | | Feed the spiders but neverforget you're writing for |
| designed site. Many people can't get their | | | | real human beings; the majorityof whom will actually |
| headsaround this fact: some of the most basic/ugly | | | | have a heart and a pulse! |
| sites canbe the most profitable. You don't need a | | | | Design For The SERPs |
| perfect site. | | | | Keep your web copy and writing short, informative |
| Believe me, I know from first-hand experience. | | | | and witty. |
| Your site doesn't have to be a design knock-out | | | | Some eye candy is dandy as long as you get your |
| toearn you money. My first site I designed from | | | | point acrossin the process. If you're selling from your |
| scratch when I didn't havea clue what a perfect site | | | | web site, manyprofessional marketers will suggest |
| should be or look likebut my modest little site now | | | | you start your marketingstrategy not on your site |
| brings in over 50,000visitors a month and Google just | | | | but in the search engines'descriptions listing your site |
| upgraded it to a PR6. | | | | or page. Keep this in mindwhen you're writing your |
| All that is not really important, what is importantmy | | | | page descriptions, start to pre-sellto your potential |
| site brings in money each and every day! It is | | | | customers in the MSN, Yahoo! or Google SERPs |
| aprofitable site, it's not pretty but it works. I | | | | (Search Engine Results Pages). |
| earnrevenue from Google Adsense, I earn revenue | | | | These search engines, especially Google, will add |
| fromaffiliate sales and I have even formed | | | | creditabilityto your information or offer. This is one |
| partnershipswith other major sites and businesses on | | | | design trick or tacticyou should be utilizing on your |
| the web. | | | | site to increase conversionsif your goal with your site |
| I get more and more companies coming to me | | | | is to sell products or services. |
| eachweek asking if they can display their products | | | | Design For The BIG Picture |
| linkson my site. I recently turned down a major | | | | Along those same lines, I believe very few |
| fellow | | | | webmastershave a Big Picture when they're creating |
| Internet marketer who wanted to put a link on | | | | or designingtheir sites. You must look far beyond the |
| thetop of my home page and that guy makes | | | | actual pagesyou have uploaded to your web host... |
| millionsonline each year! | | | | mainly because youmust extend your site well |
| Why are they bothering with me and my site? | | | | beyond this limited concept. |
| Because my site brings in targeted traffic and | | | | You must fully understand your site's real power |
| visitorswho buy products and services which those | | | | exists wellbeyond your web pages. You must extend |
| companiesare selling. My site is valuable to them. My | | | | the reach of your siteto all corners of the web. You |
| site candeliver leads, customers and business to | | | | must build links, partnershipsand content into these |
| those otherthird parties. My modest little site is not | | | | countless areas of the web. Use articles,blogs, social |
| perfect butit sells. It has value. | | | | networks, viral marketing, directories, relatedsites and |
| My Most Important Web Design Tip | | | | most of all you must pay attention to all your |
| Here's the main tip or advice I can give anyone | | | | site'scontent in the major search engines. |
| startinga new web business: the only reason my site | | | | Grasp the Big Picture of your site's design and keep it |
| (any site)has value is because I have targeted certain | | | | inmind at all times as you expand your site and |
| keywords orkeyword phrases with my site. Once | | | | watch it grow. |
| these keyword phrasesrank high in all the search | | | | Always have a clear picture of what you want to |
| engines you get targeted trafficto your site. | | | | accomplishwith your site's design and point it in that |
| Targeted traffic which companies would liketo have a | | | | direction. Neverforget your site doesn't have to be |
| piece of to sell their products. | | | | perfectly designed to besuccessful; you just have to |
| Actually if you do this one action right (get high | | | | get your information across ina frank and friendly |
| rankingsfor your site's profitable in-demand | | | | manner. Just give your visitors whatthey're looking |
| keywords) thenyour site will earn you money. For | | | | for and your site will be successful. |
| example, if you geta top 10 ranking for 'Cell Phones' | | | | ... |
| you will make money,regardless of how good or bad | | | | The author is a full time Internet Marketer with |
| your site is designed! | | | | numeroussites on the web, including two niche sites |
| Of course, this doesn't mean web design will not play | | | | on Internet |
| animportant role in the success of your site. You | | | | Marketing. His main site is Internet Marketing Tools |
| shouldalways go for professional graphics, headers | | | | If you need further web design tips - one great |
| and logos ifyou can afford them, but you must | | | | resourceis Marlon Sanders. He has a helpful Free PDF |
| realize other designelements will play a greater role in | | | | download here:Top 10 Design Mistakes |
| the success of your site. | | | | Copyright © 2007 Titus Hoskins. This article |
| You want a site that is easy to navigate with all | | | | may befreely distributed if this resource box stays |
| linksclearly visible and linking to your home page. You | | | | attached. |