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Controversial opinions about websites I didn't know were controversial (until very recently)
Six things about websites I didn’t know were controversial. October edition.
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One: you and your gran can’t knock out a website in five minutes and have it be any good. Two: if you know the price of your product or service, put it on your website. Funnily enough, your customers want to know what it costs.
Three: nobody cares that you’ve been in business 45 years, that there’s a dog in your office, or that you’re third generation. They care whether you can do the job. Get it off the top of your homepage. Four: the top of your homepage should say what you do and what you offer customers. That’s it.
Five: what I’d call a good website costs at least £6,000, and you’ll probably end up paying at least £10,000. Six, the big one: a good website takes time. Three months, more like six by the time you’ve finished with the content, images and video.
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Here's some controversial opinions about websites. I didn't know were controversial until very recently. October edition. Number one, you and your gran can't out a website in 5 minutes and it'd be any good at anything at all. Number two, if you're a business and you know the price of your product or service, you should put that price on your website because funnily enough, your customers want to know how much your costs.
Controversial, I know. Number three, nobody gives a single flying that you've been in business for 45 years, that you've got a dog in your office, or that your business is third generation. All they care about is whether or not you can do the job. So, remove it from the top of your homepage. I know we're getting really controversial now.
Number four, because at the top of your homepage, all it should say is what you do and what you offer customers. That is it. Number five, what I consider a good website is going to cost you at least 6,000 pounds and you're probably going to end up paying at least 10,000 pounds. And number six, my most controversial opinion of all time, a good website takes time to build. 3 months, but probably about 6 months by the time you finish around with everything on it, content, images, video, all that stuff.
I know I said it would controversial, you asked for it. I'm I'm sorry.