How clear and effective is your website messaging? Ask yourself a few questions

1. Will people know within seconds what services or products I provide?

2. Will they understand what page they're on and what it's about?

3. Will they know what to do next?

4. Why should they do business with my business through my site rather than with my competitors?

These four questions help to make your goal as a marketer and retailer clear. Even if you don't think of yourself as a marketer, your website is a marketing tool. Marketing messages should be simple and clear. At the same time, defining the process can seem like a complicated process.

Evaluate your website messaging and determine if you feel it is effective. Sit down with a friend or an associate, and ask them to look at your site. Use these four questions as a guide to see if they can answer them.

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