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Plan for Success - Your HomePage



Your homepage is the front door to your web site. Your homepage should introduce your customers to your products or services and convey your company's identity - and it should inspire people to delve further into your online business.

PLAN FOR SUCCESS

Before you do anything, get out there and surf the Web. Think about what you like about other homepages.

After thinking about what you like, ask yourself these questions:
  • What do you want your homepage to do for your business?

  • What are the most important sections of your online business?

  • What goods or services do you offer? Do you want to highlight them on your homepage?

  • Whom are you trying to reach?

  • Should you write differently to grab that audience's attention?

  • What would engage the people who use your business?

  • How do your competitors web sites work?

  • How often will you update this page?

  • What can you write that won't seem dated if you can't update it for a week?