Most visitors can spot a spammy website the moment they land on one. There is a long list of traits that signal a professional, trustworthy website and most Internet users are familiar with them even if they could not necessarily name them. There is an equally lengthy list of traits attributed to trustworthy websites. Your goal is to match as many of these as you can, so that you build that viewer trust from the moment they first land on your site. Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling The most important traits to good web design are also among the simplest to follow and the most often ignored. These include good basic coding, a clean and modern design, and proper grammar, punctuation, and [...]

Stand out from your competition. Attract more customers. Close more sales. The Web Shoppe is a web-centric company that focuses exclusively on Fargo web design and web marketing. For more and more companies, the development and design of their website is the launching pad of a comprehensive web marketing strategy that harnesses the power of the Internet to achieve ambitious growth and revenue objectives. Socializing, Texting & Surfing Web marketing initiatives are helping businesses reach out across town and around the world to connect with customers and prospects in new and meaningful ways. Social media giants like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube now comprise the fastest-growing segment of web marketing budgets. Mobile marketing is growing fast, too. Smart phones, enabled with [...]

Nearly 7 Percent of U.S. Digital Traffic Consumed Away from Computers U.S. consumers are increasingly connecting to digital content via a variety of devices such as smartphones, tablets and other connected devices.  In August 2011, the share of non-computer traffic for the U.S. increased to 6.8% from just 6.2% at the end of the previous quarter. The largest percentage from this share came from mobile devices, which drove 4.4% of total digital traffic in the U.S. The second largest driver of non-computer traffic was the tablet category, contributing nearly 2% of total traffic. These findings are part of recent comScore report, Digital Omnivores: How Tablets, Smartphones and Connected Devices are Changing U.S. Digital Media Consumption Habits. This was originally published on [...]

Getting the navigation menu of a website just right is an interesting challenge. You have to take in to consideration usability, speed, flow, readability, flexibility and design when you are thinking of how visitors are going to use it. Search engine crawling, number of links, technology and where the links are placed are big factors in setting up navigation for the best search engine optimization strategy. Here are a few examples of very well done navigation menus. Some are better for search engines, some are better for visitors. All are very well designed. There is some good inspiration here for your next website redesign. The Giant Drop Down Menu Grip Limited has a drop down navigation menu that takes up [...]

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Here are a few things you might be missing out on if you haven’t had your website redesigned in a while: A Blog A blog is a great way to keep your website updated and relevant to your audience. Regular updates will give visitors a reason to come back. On-Site Search Anyone can search through Google, but can they find exactly what they are looking for on your website? If your site structure and navigation isn’t clear, it can be hard for visitors to find what they are looking for. Cleaning up the navigation will help, but adding a site search will allow visitors to find information in seconds. Content Management System How easy is it to update the content [...]

Is your website professional, functional and easy to use? How many customers are you losing with a poorly maintained shopping cart? If your visitors getting errors, broken links or confusing navigation, how long do you think they are staying on your site? The internet today has changed the way business is conducted. Services and products online face fierce competition from websites operating half way around the world. Businesses are constantly competing for customer’s attention where factors such as price, website design, and trustworthiness all count as potential selling factors. Is your website working against you? When people look to sign up for a service one of the first things they see is website design.  An unprofessional or unintuitive website design is [...]