If you have a phone or tablet, you likely interact with hamburger menus on mobile-friendly websites regularly. With the exponential growth of mobile users, websites need to condense their menus into much smaller screens. As an integral part of responsive web design, the hamburger icon is a universally accepted flyout menu that minimizes website navigation into three stacked bars to improve the mobile experience.
If you have ever needed a new website, then you may have written a request for proposal once or twice, otherwise known as an RFP. An RFP minimally consists of information about the company, project requirements, and a proposed timeline. It is a lot like a dating profile in that you are not just soliciting potential web design agencies to respond to you but you are also hoping that they pick you as well. You are trying to intrigue them to learn more about what it would be like to have a relationship with you. Just like online dating, you can get a sense if the prospect is the fit or not just by reading the RFP.
If you are like most people, you have dreamed of quitting the rat race and starting your own business. The thing is, a lot of successful business owners have started their companies on the side with nothing more than a website, myself included. Remember that the best time to plant a tree is today. Here, we have compiled a checklist of what the basic things you need to start a new website.
According to Animoto, 73% of people are more likely to buy something after watching a video. A professional video increases website engagement, puts a friendly face in front of your products or services and shows off what you do best. As a small business, you are also selling yourself and a video is great way of introducing yourself. Anyone who watches this video will think, “yeah these guys got it.”
Anyone who has hired a web designer or creative agency knows that the price of a website can vary a lot. If you don’t know what I am talking about try getting a few companies to quote for a ten page informational mobile-friendly WordPress website with the exact same requirements you will get quotes ranging widely from $500 to $50,000 or more. Below we discuss the various reasons why these huge discrepancies occur.
The key to a successful website and driving more sales is high engagement. When you create unique and entertaining content on a regular basis, your visitors will always come back for more which will increase sharing and your page rank in organic search. By increasing website engagement, you can more effectively convert your prospects into customers. Below are some simple ways to increase website engagement and improve user experience to better hone in on your target market.