{"id":11230,"date":"2021-10-25T12:03:49","date_gmt":"2021-10-25T10:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/socialmediaguru.co.za\/?p=11230"},"modified":"2021-11-12T13:22:02","modified_gmt":"2021-11-12T11:22:02","slug":"how-to-design-a-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/socialmediaguru.co.za\/?p=11230","title":{"rendered":"how to design a website"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11230\" class=\"elementor elementor-11230\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-44ef5ae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"44ef5ae\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f76f31b\" data-id=\"f76f31b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfa15cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dfa15cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/socialmediaguru.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Website-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11232\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socialmediaguru.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Website-2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/socialmediaguru.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Website-2-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/socialmediaguru.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Website-2-600x315.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0443dd8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0443dd8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f012b7\" data-id=\"1f012b7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be2cebb elementor-headline--style-highlight elementor-widget elementor-widget-animated-headline\" data-id=\"be2cebb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;marker&quot;:&quot;underline&quot;,&quot;highlighted_text&quot;:&quot;Design&quot;,&quot;headline_style&quot;:&quot;highlight&quot;,&quot;highlight_animation_duration&quot;:1200}\" data-widget_type=\"animated-headline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-plain-text elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">HOW TO<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-wrapper elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-text elementor-headline-text-active\">Design<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-plain-text elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">A Website<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-234b5db elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"234b5db\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb3a6d0\" data-id=\"eb3a6d0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c8e396 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7c8e396\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to design a website step 1<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0c74cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b0c74cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Find a Hosting Company<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbe45d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"bbe45d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"1FindaHostingCompany\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04dd749 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04dd749\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What Features to Look For in A Hosting Service?<br \/>Every <a href=\"https:\/\/smgwebhosting.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hosting service provider<\/a> does have some highlights among the features they can serve. However, to ensure the best one among them for your website, try to find the following factors among the offered features while going through their hosting plans:<\/p><h4><strong>1.1 Scale of Resources<\/strong><\/h4><p>Many still tend to think that an unlimited amount of essential resources may cost a fortune. In actuality, there are many web hosts who are capable of providing such amount at very affordable price points. Even the hosting packages built on shared servers can provide you with unlimited bandwidth, websites, storage or email accounts. So keep in mind to pick a provider who can deliver an apt amount of resources without compromising the client budget.<\/p><h4><strong>1.2 Loading Speed<\/strong><\/h4><p>As Google said a few years ago &#8211; even a two-second delay can cause your website to lose potential customers. Everyone nowadays has a very short attention span. Especially on the internet, where everything happens at the speed of lightning, the online surfers expect every page to load in a few microseconds.<\/p><p>Hence, the web host of your choice needs to provide instantaneous page load. Many providers mention the exact average loading time on their website. Look for information like that on their official site and other reliable sources.<\/p><h4><strong>1.3 Uptime Percentage<\/strong><\/h4><p>Even if your website pages take the least time to load, it is of no value when the interested customers can\u2019t even access the site. In this day and age, the uptime of a website has to be at least 99.94% on average. So any web host who provides any lower uptime percentage than that, is not worth considering.<\/p><p>Some hosts even promise to compensate if the website ever goes down for longer than they promised. Pick a provider who is confident enough in their capabilities and whose uptime history for other clients align with their claims.<\/p><h4><strong>1.4 Domain Registration<\/strong><\/h4><p>Most leading web hosts take care of the domain registration process for you. All you have to do is pick the domain name of your choice and check its availability. The provider can include this in their hosting plans which means you don\u2019t have to pay any extra amount, they can offer you the registration at a discounted price or they can straight up charge you a few dollars. The first option works the best of course for site owners on a tight budget, but you may choose the others for transparency as well.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/smgwebhosting.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11340\" src=\"https:\/\/socialmediaguru.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/SMG-Hosting.png\" alt=\"Website Hosting\" width=\"1295\" height=\"325\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p><h4><strong>1.5 Email Accounts<\/strong><\/h4><p>A good web host lets you have unlimited or a fixed number of email accounts based on the chosen domain name. Besides, certain security measures also come with the package which ensures no spam can enter your inbox. Some of the providers include the perks of auto-responders which prepare a default reply to particular emails.<\/p><h4><strong>1.6 Website Transfer<\/strong><\/h4><p>If this is not your first rodeo, you will need a web host who doesn\u2019t charge extra to transfer your site from the previous provider to the new one. You can find this advantage in the hosting plans of most providers. Moving a site from one host to another is a complex task by itself. Taking on the disadvantage of paying extra for the transfer may just add to the inconvenience.<\/p><h4><strong>1.7 Backups Frequency<\/strong><\/h4><p>Depending on the set price point, the hosting plans provide data backups in weekly or daily basis. For the more affordable ones, they may impose a fixed number of backups for a day or a certain number of days to deliver the backups. It can also be automatic or manual. Daily automated backups are the most convenient choice.<\/p><h4><strong>1.8 Customer Support<\/strong><\/h4><p>Proactive and knowledgeable customer support is crucial to any hosting service. No matter what kind of website you are running, it will definitely become a victim of some crash or issue at some point. If the support team does not respond to your call for help on time, it will cause huge losses for your business. Also, if the team does respond instantaneously but fails to provide the required solution, it is still as bad. So look for 24\/7 customer support and if the support team receives any form of training beforehand.<\/p><h4><strong>1.9 Security Measures<\/strong><\/h4><p>The most basic standard security measure for a hosted website is having a free SSL certificate. Along with this mandatory feature, your chosen web host must also offer scanning of network and servers. It should also remove the detected malware and protect the site from cyber-attacks. An ecommerce site must be PCI-compliant to guarantee secure financial transactions.<\/p><h4><strong>1.10 Developer-Friendly<\/strong><\/h4><p>If your website requires a developer-friendly environment, find a hosting service that is compatible with the popular programming languages and platform. The common hosting service features of this category include support for multiple versions of PHP up to the latest 7.2, Node.js, Perl, Python, Apache and MySQL. All these can be valuable additions to your <a href=\"https:\/\/smgwebhosting.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website hosting package<\/a> and the developers on your team will be very grateful to have these at their disposal.<\/p><h4><strong>1.11 CMS Support<\/strong><\/h4><p>For ecommerce websites, support for a CMS or content management system is crucial. Although <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WordPress<\/a> is leading the CMS competition, you can go for more specialized platforms like <a href=\"https:\/\/magento.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Magento<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.joomla.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joomla<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drupal.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Drupal<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prestashop.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PrestaShop<\/a> etc. These platforms streamline many time-consuming functions and enable you to organize the site more efficiently.<\/p><h4><strong>1.12 Site Builders<\/strong><\/h4><p>Free website builders will make the whole process of establishing your website a lot easier. While there are standalone website builders like Weebly, many <a href=\"https:\/\/smgwebhosting.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hosting services<\/a> also provide such builders as part of their hosting packages.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b6083c7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b6083c7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-23b1484\" data-id=\"23b1484\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1c8244 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b1c8244\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/socialmediaguru.co.za\/websites-design-without-hosting\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/socialmediaguru.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Blue-Pink-and-Purple-Circle-Clean-Graphic-Sales-and-Promos-Business-and-Retail-Back-to-School-Banner-scaled.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"website design without hosting prices\" loading=\"lazy\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-64caf6d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"64caf6d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a10b864\" data-id=\"a10b864\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e2914a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e2914a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to design a website step 2<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c5c193 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c5c193\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Choose your website design builder software<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1859c360 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1859c360\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5060663c\" data-id=\"5060663c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26e72a57 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26e72a57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11260 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/socialmediaguru.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Mobirise.webp\" alt=\"Mobirise\" width=\"53\" height=\"53\" title=\"\"><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/mobirise.com\/extensions\/kit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Mobirise<\/strong> <\/a>is a free software\u00a0 website builder that runs on Microsoft Windows or for Mac.<\/p><p>Mobirise is a free offline app for Windows and Mac to easily create small\/medium websites, landing pages, online resumes and portfolios. 4500+ beautiful website blocks, templates and themes help you to start easily.<\/p><p>Mobirise is perfect\u00a0<strong>for non-techies<\/strong>\u00a0who are not familiar with the intricacies of web design and prefer to work as visually as possible. Also great for pro-coders for fast prototyping and small customers&#8217; projects.<\/p><p>Key differences from traditional website builders: Minimalistic, extremely <strong>easy-to-use<\/strong>\u00a0interface;\u00a0<strong>Mobile\/Google<\/strong>-friendly, latest website blocks and techniques &#8220;out-the-box&#8221;;\u00a0<strong>Free<\/strong>\u00a0for commercial and non-profit use<\/p><p>To Make use of all the functionality they have a Website Builder Kit that will cost you $149 or converted in South African rand R2513.91<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d517d5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0d517d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d889eaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d889eaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74d7fdd elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74d7fdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11274\" src=\"https:\/\/socialmediaguru.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ultimate-Freehand.-Web-Design-3.0.png\" alt=\"Web Design 3.0\" width=\"60\" height=\"36\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nicepage.com\/premium\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Ultimate Freehand. Web Design 3.0<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p>Website Builder Software. Mobile-Friendly. No Coding<br \/>WordPress, Joomla, HTML5, Windows, Mac OS and Online<\/p><p>Absolute Creativity With No Coding, Simple drag-and-drop website builder software to implement any ideas.<\/p><p>WordPress, Joomla, and Drupal became the most popular Content Management Systems. They replaced the self-written systems, which were imperfect and expensive to write and to maintain and which also had limited functionality. Thanks to WordPress and Joomla, anyone could create a blog or website. And today, more than 20% of sites are built using those systems.<\/p><p>WordPress and Joomla always supported themes and templates, which made it possible to modify the design without changing the content. It was possible to create themes manually or buy ready-made ones. Also, webmasters could use Theme Builder. There is a mass of themes and templates available.\u00a0<\/p><p>To Make use of all the functionality they have a Website Builder Kit that will cost you $129 or converted in South African rand R1903.93<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1407e96 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1407e96\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-06f78e1\" data-id=\"06f78e1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59976db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59976db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pt-6 pb-4 text-sm leading-loose\"><div class=\"group relative flex flex-col\"><h5 class=\"font-brand font-semibold text-sm tracking-wider text-red-base mb-2 md:mb-0 lg:h-12\">Best for Previewing Sample Sites<\/h5><div class=\"group no-underline w-full aspect-ratio-16\/9 relative overflow-hidden\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"w-full object-contain max-w-full max-h-full absolute translate-center left-1\/2 top-1\/2\" src=\"https:\/\/i.pcmag.com\/imagery\/reviews\/02ZLpDvUBc0OxDXO82wySbg-35.1619647598.fit_lim.size_238x139.jpg\" alt=\"Strikingly Website Builder Image\" width=\"238\" height=\"139\" data-image-loader=\"https:\/\/i.pcmag.com\/imagery\/reviews\/02ZLpDvUBc0OxDXO82wySbg-35.1619647598.fit_lim.size_238x139.jpg\" data-lazy-sized=\"\" data-viewed=\"true\" title=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"relative pt-2 pb-4 block overflow-hidden hover:text-gray-darkest flex flex-col no-underline flex-grow-max\"><h6 class=\"font-bold font-brand leading-tight pb-1 pointer-events-none lg:h-12\">Strikingly Website Builder<\/h6><\/div><\/div><div class=\"flex-grow-max\"><div class=\"pt-4\"><div class=\"inline-flex lg:block w-1\/2 inline-flex text-gray-darkest hover:text-red-base\"><div class=\"text-base font-brand font-semibold\">Available\u00a0<\/div><div class=\" flex-wrap text-xs font-brand font-normal flex items-center\">at Strikingly<\/div><\/div><p><a class=\"group no-underline inline-flex w-full flex-shrink-1 items-center\" href=\"https:\/\/www.strikingly.com\/s\/pricing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\" data-commerce=\"1\"><span class=\"inline-block ml-auto flex justify-center text-sm rounded-full bg-red-base items-center text-white py-2 px-6 group-hover:bg-red-darker font-bold group-hover:shadow-lg transition-all group-hover:-top-px top-0 whitespace-nowrap font-brand relative\">Check Price<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"pt-6 pb-4 text-sm leading-loose\">Strikingly lets you create a well-designed site with extreme ease, but it offers limited customization options.<\/div><div><div class=\"proscons md:flex hidden md:hidden lg:block\"><div class=\"w-full md:w-1\/2 lg:w-full bg-green-lighter p-2\"><h4 class=\"text-xs font-brand font-semibold uppercase\">PROS<\/h4><ul class=\"\"><li class=\"flex mb-2 text-green-base text-sm\"><div class=\"text-gray-darkest\">Easy-to-use site-building tools<\/div><\/li><li class=\"flex mb-2 text-green-base text-sm\"><div class=\"text-gray-darkest\">Attractive themes, with responsive designs<\/div><\/li><li class=\"flex mb-2 text-green-base text-sm\"><div class=\"text-gray-darkest\">Lets you switch templates without rebuilding your site<\/div><\/li><li class=\"flex mb-2 text-green-base text-sm\"><div class=\"text-gray-darkest\">Excellent uptime<\/div><\/li><li class=\"flex mb-2 text-green-base text-sm\"><div class=\"text-gray-darkest\">Free tier<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"w-full md:w-1\/2 lg:w-full p-2\"><h4 class=\"text-xs font-brand font-semibold uppercase\">CONS<\/h4><ul class=\"\"><li class=\"flex mb-2 text-sm\"><div>Fewer template choices and less customization than competing website builders<\/div><\/li><li class=\"flex mb-2 text-sm\"><div>Many standard features require a premium account<\/div><\/li><li class=\"flex mb-2 text-sm\"><div>Not every plan lets you create multi-page sites<\/div><\/li><li class=\"flex mb-2 text-sm\"><div>Doesn&#8217;t let you sell digital downloads<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc6d3e3\" data-id=\"bc6d3e3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d6767b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d6767b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"group relative flex flex-col\">Best for Building Free Sites<\/h5><div class=\"group no-underline w-full aspect-ratio-16\/9 relative overflow-hidden\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"w-full object-contain max-w-full max-h-full absolute translate-center left-1\/2 top-1\/2\" src=\"https:\/\/i.pcmag.com\/imagery\/reviews\/00Z1mnZCcGR9r9D5hNbsFbW-36.1612863800.fit_lim.size_238x139.jpg\" alt=\"Wix Website Builder Image\" width=\"238\" height=\"139\" data-image-loader=\"https:\/\/i.pcmag.com\/imagery\/reviews\/00Z1mnZCcGR9r9D5hNbsFbW-36.1612863800.fit_lim.size_238x139.jpg\" data-lazy-sized=\"\" data-viewed=\"true\" title=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"relative pt-2 pb-4 block overflow-hidden hover:text-gray-darkest flex flex-col no-underline flex-grow-max\"><div class=\"text-red-base font-brand font-bold flex flex-wrap justify-start items-center text-xs mb-2 h-6\"><div class=\"text-base font-bold font-brand leading-tight whitespace-no-wrap flex-shrink-0\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><h6 class=\"font-bold font-brand leading-tight pb-1 pointer-events-none lg:h-12\">Wix Website Builder<\/h6><\/div><div class=\"flex-grow-max\"><div class=\"pt-4\"><div class=\"inline-flex lg:block w-1\/2 inline-flex text-gray-darkest hover:text-red-base\"><div class=\"text-base font-brand font-semibold\">Available\u00a0<\/div><div class=\" flex-wrap text-xs font-brand font-normal flex items-center\">at Wix<\/div><\/div><p><a class=\"group no-underline inline-flex w-full flex-shrink-1 items-center\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wix.com\/upgrade\/website\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\" data-commerce=\"1\"><span class=\"inline-block ml-auto flex justify-center text-sm rounded-full bg-red-base items-center text-white py-2 px-6 group-hover:bg-red-darker font-bold group-hover:shadow-lg transition-all group-hover:-top-px top-0 whitespace-nowrap font-brand relative\">Check Price<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"pt-6 pb-4 text-sm leading-loose\">Featuring robust customization, ecommerce tools, and a new, Photoshop-like interface, web builder Wix lets you create beautiful sites without spending a dime.<\/div><div><div class=\"proscons md:flex hidden md:hidden lg:block\"><div class=\"w-full md:w-1\/2 lg:w-full bg-green-lighter p-2\"><h4 class=\"text-xs font-brand font-semibold uppercase\">PROS<\/h4><ul class=\"\"><li class=\"flex mb-2 text-green-base text-sm\"><div class=\"text-gray-darkest\">Remarkably intuitive Editor X interface<\/div><\/li><li class=\"flex mb-2 text-green-base text-sm\"><div class=\"text-gray-darkest\">Numerous widgets<\/div><\/li><li class=\"flex mb-2 text-green-base text-sm\"><div class=\"text-gray-darkest\">Hundreds of templates for specific businesses and other uses<\/div><\/li><li class=\"flex mb-2 text-green-base text-sm\"><div class=\"text-gray-darkest\">Good mobile-site-building tools<\/div><\/li><li class=\"flex mb-2 text-green-base text-sm\"><div class=\"text-gray-darkest\">Rich web-store features<\/div><\/li><li class=\"flex mb-2 text-green-base text-sm\"><div class=\"text-gray-darkest\">Excellent uptime and customer service support<\/div><\/li><li class=\"flex mb-2 text-green-base text-sm\"><div class=\"text-gray-darkest\">Many commerce options, including the ability to sell digital downloads<\/div><\/li><li class=\"flex mb-2 text-green-base text-sm\"><div class=\"text-gray-darkest\">Free option<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"w-full md:w-1\/2 lg:w-full p-2\"><h4 class=\"text-xs font-brand font-semibold uppercase\">CONS<\/h4><ul class=\"\"><li class=\"flex mb-2 text-sm\"><div>No built-in statistics<\/div><\/li><li class=\"flex mb-2 text-sm\"><div>Doesn&#8217;t let you switch templates<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc484a7\" data-id=\"fc484a7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36a8d62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36a8d62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"group relative flex flex-col\"><h5 class=\"font-brand font-semibold text-sm tracking-wider text-red-base mb-2 md:mb-0 lg:h-12\">Best for E-Commerce<\/h5><div class=\"group no-underline w-full aspect-ratio-16\/9 relative overflow-hidden\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"w-full object-contain max-w-full max-h-full absolute translate-center left-1\/2 top-1\/2\" src=\"https:\/\/i.pcmag.com\/imagery\/reviews\/04sFMHGyy0ZbyaADjRPJWKS-13.1582648292.fit_lim.size_238x139.png\" alt=\"HostGator\" width=\"238\" height=\"139\" data-image-loader=\"https:\/\/i.pcmag.com\/imagery\/reviews\/04sFMHGyy0ZbyaADjRPJWKS-13.1582648292.fit_lim.size_238x139.png\" data-lazy-sized=\"\" data-viewed=\"true\" title=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"relative pt-2 pb-4 block overflow-hidden hover:text-gray-darkest flex flex-col no-underline flex-grow-max\"><div class=\"text-red-base font-brand font-bold flex flex-wrap justify-start items-center text-xs mb-2 h-6\"><div class=\"text-base font-bold font-brand leading-tight whitespace-no-wrap flex-shrink-0\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><h6 class=\"font-bold font-brand leading-tight pb-1 pointer-events-none lg:h-12\">Gator Website Builder<\/h6><\/div><\/div><div class=\"flex-grow-max\"><div class=\"pt-4\"><div class=\"inline-flex lg:block w-1\/2 inline-flex text-gray-darkest hover:text-red-base\"><div class=\"text-base font-brand font-semibold\">Available\u00a0<\/div><div class=\" flex-wrap text-xs font-brand font-normal flex items-center\">at HostGator<\/div><\/div><p><a class=\"group no-underline inline-flex w-full flex-shrink-1 items-center\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/website-builder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\" data-commerce=\"1\"><span class=\"inline-block ml-auto flex justify-center text-sm rounded-full bg-red-base items-center text-white py-2 px-6 group-hover:bg-red-darker font-bold group-hover:shadow-lg transition-all group-hover:-top-px top-0 whitespace-nowrap font-brand relative\">Check Price<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"pt-6 pb-4 text-sm leading-loose\">Featuring switchable templates, strong uptime, and many useful tools, Gator lets you quickly build an attractive, e-commerce-ready website without breaking the bank.<\/div><div><div class=\"proscons md:flex hidden md:hidden lg:block\"><div class=\"w-full md:w-1\/2 lg:w-full bg-green-lighter p-2\"><h4 class=\"text-xs font-brand font-semibold uppercase\">PROS<\/h4><ul class=\"\"><li class=\"flex mb-2 text-green-base text-sm\"><div class=\"text-gray-darkest\">Strong uptime<\/div><\/li><li class=\"flex mb-2 text-green-base text-sm\"><div class=\"text-gray-darkest\">Well-designed interface<\/div><\/li><li class=\"flex mb-2 text-green-base text-sm\"><div class=\"text-gray-darkest\">Attractive, modern site templates<\/div><\/li><li class=\"flex mb-2 text-green-base text-sm\"><div class=\"text-gray-darkest\">Lets you easily switch themes<\/div><\/li><li class=\"flex mb-2 text-green-base text-sm\"><div class=\"text-gray-darkest\">Royalty-free stock photography<\/div><\/li><li class=\"flex mb-2 text-green-base text-sm\"><div class=\"text-gray-darkest\">Lets you sell digital downloads<\/div><\/li><li class=\"flex mb-2 text-green-base text-sm\"><div class=\"text-gray-darkest\">Excellent prices<\/div><\/li><li class=\"flex mb-2 text-green-base text-sm\"><div class=\"text-gray-darkest\">All tiers accept some form of payment<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"w-full md:w-1\/2 lg:w-full p-2\"><h4 class=\"text-xs font-brand font-semibold uppercase\">CONS<\/h4><ul class=\"\"><li class=\"flex mb-2 text-sm\"><div>Lacks a free plan<\/div><\/li><li class=\"flex mb-2 text-sm\"><div>Few photo-editing options<\/div><\/li><li class=\"flex mb-2 text-sm\"><div>Cannot schedule blog posts<\/div><\/li><li class=\"flex mb-2 text-sm\"><div>Tiny app store<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2560a86\" data-id=\"2560a86\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84650d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"84650d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"group relative flex flex-col\"><h5 class=\"font-brand font-semibold text-sm tracking-wider text-red-base mb-2 md:mb-0 lg:h-12\">Best for Marketing and SEO Tools<\/h5><div class=\"group no-underline w-full aspect-ratio-16\/9 relative overflow-hidden\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"w-full object-contain max-w-full max-h-full absolute translate-center left-1\/2 top-1\/2\" src=\"https:\/\/i.pcmag.com\/imagery\/reviews\/01qd4GgtSqzP3lB5Nrk5fk6-30.1602882866.fit_lim.size_238x139.jpg\" alt=\"GoDaddy Websites + Marketing Website Builder Image\" width=\"238\" height=\"139\" data-image-loader=\"https:\/\/i.pcmag.com\/imagery\/reviews\/01qd4GgtSqzP3lB5Nrk5fk6-30.1602882866.fit_lim.size_238x139.jpg\" data-lazy-sized=\"\" data-viewed=\"true\" title=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"relative pt-2 pb-4 block overflow-hidden hover:text-gray-darkest flex flex-col no-underline flex-grow-max\"><div class=\"text-red-base font-brand font-bold flex flex-wrap justify-start items-center text-xs mb-2 h-6 small-body\"><h6>Godaddy website builder<\/h6><span style=\"color: #5f727f; font-size: 16px;\">Available <\/span><span style=\"color: #5f727f; font-size: 16px;\">at GoDaddy<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"flex-grow-max\"><a class=\"group no-underline inline-flex w-full flex-shrink-1 items-center\" href=\"https:\/\/za.godaddy.com\/websites\/website-builder\/plans-and-pricing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\" data-commerce=\"1\"><span class=\"inline-block ml-auto flex justify-center text-sm rounded-full bg-red-base items-center text-white py-2 px-6 group-hover:bg-red-darker font-bold group-hover:shadow-lg transition-all group-hover:-top-px top-0 whitespace-nowrap font-brand relative\">Check Price<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"flex-grow-max\"><div>\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"pt-6 pb-4 text-sm leading-loose\">GoDaddy&#8217;s new website builder features excellent uptime, good-looking templates, and generous storage and monthly data transfers. That said, it doesn&#8217;t offer much page design customization.<\/div><div class=\"proscons md:flex hidden md:hidden lg:block\"><div class=\"w-full md:w-1\/2 lg:w-full bg-green-lighter p-2\"><h4 class=\"text-xs font-brand font-semibold uppercase\">PROS<\/h4><ul class=\"\"><li class=\"flex mb-2 text-green-base text-sm\"><div class=\"text-gray-darkest\">Good-looking sites on desktop and mobile<\/div><\/li><li class=\"flex mb-2 text-green-base text-sm\"><div class=\"text-gray-darkest\">Unlimited storage and monthly data transfers<\/div><\/li><li class=\"flex mb-2 text-green-base text-sm\"><div class=\"text-gray-darkest\">Great marketing and SEO tools<\/div><\/li><li class=\"flex mb-2 text-green-base text-sm\"><div class=\"text-gray-darkest\">More than 100 templates<\/div><\/li><li class=\"flex mb-2 text-green-base text-sm\"><div class=\"text-gray-darkest\">Excellent uptime<\/div><\/li><li class=\"flex mb-2 text-green-base text-sm\"><div class=\"text-gray-darkest\">Good customer service<\/div><\/li><li class=\"flex mb-2 text-green-base text-sm\"><div class=\"text-gray-darkest\">Free tier<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"w-full md:w-1\/2 lg:w-full p-2\"><h4 class=\"text-xs font-brand font-semibold uppercase\">CONS<\/h4><ul class=\"\"><li class=\"flex mb-2 text-sm\">Limited layout customization and photo editing<\/li><li class=\"flex mb-2 text-sm\">Ecommerce not available with all tiers<\/li><li class=\"flex mb-2 text-sm\">Doesn&#8217;t let you switch templates<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34c9065 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"34c9065\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98a7c12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"98a7c12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/socialmediaguru.co.za\/websites-design-without-hosting\/\">Social Media Guru competitive website design pricing<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f10f48a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f10f48a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We At Social Media Guru recommend to start with <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WordPress <\/a>\u00a0as WordPress is an opensource\u00a0 software with free functions. However all website design software has its limited functions and feathers in the free <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">plugins.<\/a><\/p><p>To really have your website design optimised and responsive with a good <a href=\"https:\/\/socialmediaguru.co.za\/business-websites-with-hosting\/\">website design<\/a>,\u00a0 good <a href=\"https:\/\/wp-rocket.me\/pricing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website speed<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/rankmath.com\/pricing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SEO<\/a> you would have to be ready to invest some money to make it worth your while.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-403daf8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"403daf8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/socialmediaguru.co.za\/social-media-guru-contact-info\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/socialmediaguru.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Blue-Pink-and-Purple-Circle-Clean-Graphic-Sales-and-Promos-Business-and-Retail-Back-to-School-Banner-1-scaled.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Website Design Potchefstroom\" loading=\"lazy\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e3e9dbb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e3e9dbb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-775caf3\" data-id=\"775caf3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e59ca6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0e59ca6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to design a website step 3<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7fd8ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e7fd8ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. plan website design structure and layout<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f91d14d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f91d14d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>3.1 Why Plan a Website Structure?<\/strong><\/h4><p>Well, you wouldn\u2019t build a house without a plan, so why would you want to build your business website without it.<\/p><p>It can help to improve your user experience, your SEO, your internal linking and the simplicity of usage.<\/p><p>You should understand that planning a structure isn\u2019t just about the main website, it\u2019s also about the blog and internal linking.<\/p><p>Let\u2019s dive more into details.<\/p><h4>3.2 Why Creating a Simple Simple Structure and Sitemap is Not Enough?<\/h4><p>By creating a website structure you\u2019ll save yourself a headache. Because you\u2019ll have the list of the pages and the titles right in front of you when creating pages.<\/p><p>Also, you\u2019ll know your pages descriptions up front. Well, at least you\u2019ll have them planned.<\/p><p>This means that you won\u2019t have:<\/p><p>Missing page descriptions<br \/>Duplicate titles<br \/>Duplicate page descriptions<br \/>The fact is, that by doing your research and your website structure before designing a website you\u2019ll know where and what your potential clients are searching for and how you\u2019ll compare to your competitors.<\/p><p>So you see, just a simple sitemap and a structure are not enough.<\/p><p>They are not showing you the right picture if no research is there to back it up.<br \/>With the research done you know exactly what pages to create, what the website structure will look like and what content you\u2019ll need. Planning ahead for content marketing.<\/p><h4><span id=\"1-Start-by-Getting-the-Basic-Insights-to-Your-Business\" class=\"ez-toc-section\"><strong>3.3 Start by Getting the Basic Insights to Your Business<\/strong><\/span><\/h4><p>What does this mean?<\/p><p>This means getting to know your own business.<\/p><p>It\u2019s not just important when you talk to a designer or whoever will create your website. This is important when for you too.<\/p><p>You won\u2019t believe what you can find out about your own business.<\/p><p>If I would be doing your website design, I would ask you:<\/p><ul><li>What industry you are in?<\/li><li>Who your competitors are?<\/li><li>Which products or services do you sell?<\/li><li>What is the price range?<\/li><li>What are some alternatives to your business offer?<\/li><\/ul><p>This will identify the starting point of yours or my research. It will provide the basic info that will assure you that you can see what they are doing and where you stand compared to them.<\/p><p>It will also show how you differentiate from them.<\/p><p>Well at least on the basic scale.<\/p><p>And that\u2019s the basics that you need for conducting proper keyword research.<\/p><h4><span id=\"4-Plan-Out-Your-Websites-Hierarchy\" class=\"ez-toc-section\"><strong>3.4 Plan Out Your Websites Hierarchy<\/strong><\/span><\/h4><p>Now, this is where your work starts for real.<\/p><p>In this step, you will basically create a system that will order your data in a logical and user-friendly way.<\/p><p>You design a diagram with the main pages on top and then go from top to bottom to structure your topics.<\/p><p>Make sure it\u2019s simple. This will help you and once you go and start creating your navigation and URL structure.<\/p><p>Something like this.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/reversedelta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Sitemap-Twitter-1024x512-1.jpg\" alt=\"SEO tips for planning your recruitment website - how to build a sitemap - Recruitment Website Design\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" title=\"\"><\/p><ul><li>As said above, make it logical, as it\u2019s your base for URL structure<\/li><li>Don\u2019t create too many categories.<\/li><li>Make sure you are somewhere between 2 and 7. I know that If you are a large business you\u2019ll have more.<\/li><li>If possible make sure you create a symmetrical structure or close to it. We as human love even things in visuals. But, as you\u2019ll see that\u2019s not possible in every case.<\/li><\/ul><p>So this is what it looks like in a simple way, but let\u2019s get a bit more concrete.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-54057fa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"54057fa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11ca160\" data-id=\"11ca160\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24ef08d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"24ef08d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to design a website step 4<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f364236 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f364236\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Website Design Content writing<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc8a1e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc8a1e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 id=\"purpose\" class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"30\" data-lineheight=\"33px\"><strong>4.1 Determine the Purpose of the Website DESIGN Content<\/strong><\/h4><p>You can\u2019t write good content for a website without knowing why you\u2019re writing it.<\/p><p>Is the website content selling a product? Is it meant to attract new clients? Is it building traffic to support advertising and sponsorships? Once you know the main goal of the website content you\u2019re producing, you\u2019ll be better positioned to write copy that will help achieve that goal.<\/p><p>But before you even write one word of content for a website, know who you\u2019re writing it for.<\/p><h4 id=\"research-audience\" class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"30\" data-lineheight=\"33px\"><strong>4.2 Research the Audience<\/strong><\/h4><p>Remember: You\u2019re writing for human readers. People! What you say and how you say it will depend on such things as:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Their level of expertise.<\/strong>\u00a0If you expect to be speaking to experts in your website copy, you\u2019re going to use different language than if you\u2019re speaking to novices.<\/li><li><strong>What they really want to know.<\/strong>\u00a0This is core to writing effective website content because if you can answer their questions better than anyone else, you have a greater chance of winning them as a customer.<\/li><li><strong>How they will get to the page.<\/strong>\u00a0Understanding where your users come from or what they may be searching for when they land on your page can guide how you position your content.<\/li><li><strong>Their interests.<\/strong>\u00a0Knowing what your audience is interested in beyond the landing page you\u2019re creating can help you know what elements to add to your website content to keep them engaged on your site.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>How do you research your audience?<\/strong><\/p><p>There are several ways to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sitechecker.pro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">research your website\u2019s audience<\/a>. Alexa offers some useful tools for this. For example, Audience Overlap shows you other sites that your visitors are likely to visit. The Audience Interests also shows you topics they are likely to be interested in.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11360\" src=\"https:\/\/socialmediaguru.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Planing.jpg\" alt=\"keyword Planning\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" title=\"\"><\/p><p>Other ways to research your audience include asking them questions directly, viewing actions they take on your website in your analytics program, and looking for common traits among your best customers.<\/p><p>Researching your competitors will also yield important insights.<\/p><h4 id=\"research-competition\" class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"30\" data-lineheight=\"33px\"><strong>4.3 Research Competing Websites<\/strong><\/h4><p>Good website content writing depends on a well-rounded view of the competitive landscape. Comparing your site to your competitors\u2019 yields important insights that will impact the website copy you write.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sitechecker.pro\/similar-websites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here\u2019s why<\/a>:<\/p><ul><li>Your visitors are visiting your competitors\u2019 websites, too. Learn what they\u2019re reading there, so you can take a stance or offer something different \u2014 better \u2014 on your website.<\/li><li>It will help you identify industry trends in website content. You will be able to spot strategic shifts or new tactics competitors are trying early on, rather than being the last to know.<\/li><li>You can use competitor data to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sitechecker.pro\/website-crawler\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">benchmark your performance<\/a>. Get a sense of the traffic, <a href=\"https:\/\/sitechecker.pro\/backlinks-tracker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">backlinks<\/a>, and keywords your competitors\u2019 sites rank for, so you can set realistic goals to measure against each month.<\/li><li>\u00a0It can inspire new content topics to write about. You\u2019ll be thankful to have a source of ideas at your fingertips.<\/li><\/ul><p>This exploratory phase helps you evaluate your options before you write.<\/p><p><strong>How do you research competitors?<\/strong><\/p><p>Ubersuggest offers some helpful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seoptimer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">competitive analysis tools<\/a>. To find a good list of competitors, use the Audience Overlap tool. Once you have that list, analyze competing websites in various ways.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11420\" src=\"https:\/\/socialmediaguru.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/keywords.jpg\" alt=\"ubersuggest\" width=\"210\" height=\"274\" title=\"\"><\/p><p>For example, you can find keywords that your competitors are getting traffic for using the\u00a0Competitor Keyword Matrix. With that information, you can spot how competitive your industry is in terms of SEO. This helps you determine your approach to your website content. Spend some time visiting each of the top competing sites to absorb their style, topics, and how they differ.<\/p><p>One note: At this stage, you\u2019re looking at competing websites as a whole. Later, you\u2019ll also look at individual pages that compete against the web pages you\u2019re writing.<\/p><p>Now that you\u2019ve researched your audience and your competitors\u2019 content, you\u2019ll have an idea of what you want to say.<\/p><h4 id=\"content-plan\" class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"30\" data-lineheight=\"33px\"><strong>4.4 Plan How the Content Fits Together on Your Website<\/strong><\/h4><p>Before you step into website content writing, make sure there\u2019s a plan for how all the pages work together.<\/p><p>If you\u2019re overhauling a website or creating a new one, you might find it useful to create a wireframe. This can be as simple as sketching out a list of pages and the topics they\u2019ll cover.<\/p><p>Think through:<\/p><ul><li>What pages you\u2019ll need and the purpose of each<\/li><li>How people will navigate to each page<\/li><\/ul><p>Website content comes in a variety of shapes and sizes. From long-form content and blog posts to sidebar blurbs and product descriptions, copy is prepared and displayed in varied ways to serve different purposes.<\/p><h4 id=\"writing\" class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"30\" data-lineheight=\"33px\"><strong>4.5 Write the Content for Each Page<\/strong><\/h4><p>Now it\u2019s time to dig into the steps to writing copy for your web pages. Start by understanding the purpose of the page you\u2019re going to write.<\/p><p><strong>Define the Purpose of the Page.<\/strong><\/p><p>Before you write content for a page on your website, decide what purpose the page will serve. Different pages will have different goals. When thinking through how to write your website content, make sure the copy on each page serves its intended purpose.<\/p><p>For example, your home page serves as a main entrance to your site and helps people understand who you are and what you do at a glance. That means your home page content needs to give people a little bit of information about the most important concepts and help people find where to go next.<\/p><p>You may be\u00a0writing website content for landing pages, too. <a href=\"https:\/\/unbounce.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Unbounce\u00a0<\/a>describes landing pages\u00a0as pages that have \u201cbeen designed for a single, focused objective.\u201d They are designed to lead the user to take action and are created for one of the following purposes:<\/p><ul><li>Click-throughs: a page designed to lead the user to another web page<\/li><li>Lead generation: a page designed to lead the user to enter their information in an opt-in form<\/li><li>Purchase: a page designed to lead the user to make a purchase<\/li><\/ul><p>Some of your pages may be designed to bring in traffic from people who are searching online. If the purpose of your content is to bring in searchers, choose a good keyword to target in your writing.<\/p><p><strong>Find the Best Keyword for the Page.<\/strong><\/p><p>A keyword is the primary term you want search engines to associate with your page. Before you even start to write,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/app.neilpatel.com\/en\/ubersuggest\/keyword_ideas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">identify the best keyword<\/a>\u00a0to target.<\/p><p><strong>How do you find the best keyword?<\/strong><\/p><p>To identify the best keyword for your page, use Alexa\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/app.neilpatel.com\/en\/traffic_analyzer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Keyword Difficulty tool<\/a>.<\/p><p>Enter a phrase or term that is related to the topic of your page. Use the filter to limit search results to terms that are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/app.neilpatel.com\/en\/traffic_analyzer\/keywords\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">low-competition keywords<\/a>, closely related to your phrase, popular among users, and not a term that is already driving traffic to your site.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11421\" src=\"https:\/\/socialmediaguru.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ubersuggest.jpg\" alt=\"ubersuggest\" width=\"1888\" height=\"876\" title=\"\"><\/p><p><em>Ubersuggest Keyword Difficulty filters in action for the keyword phrase \u201ccontent calendar.\u201d<\/em><\/p><p>View the report and choose one keyword that is within your competitive reach (indicated by the bolt icon on the report) and widely used by searchers (has a high popularity score). Assign this term to your page as the primary keyword.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11422\" src=\"https:\/\/socialmediaguru.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/keywords-seo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1856\" height=\"809\" title=\"\"><\/p><p>If you want to learn more about selecting keywords, check out\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/moz.com\/beginners-guide-to-seo\/keyword-research\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Essential Keyword Optimization Cheat Sheet for Better SEO<\/a>. Once you go through keyword discovery and select your primary keyword, read on to learn more about how to write content for a website.<\/p><p><strong>Research Popular and Competing Pages.<\/strong><\/p><p>Which pages will your page compete against? If you know this, you can spot opportunities to create a better page.<\/p><p>One way to do this is to simply enter your target keyword into Google and see which sites are currently showing on page one of the results. Go through them one by one and take note of:<\/p><ul><li>The length of the page content<\/li><li>The topics addressed on the pages<\/li><li>How they format the information (is it in lists or paragraphs?)<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Write an Outline and Gather Resources.<\/strong><\/p><p>To write good content for a website, start with an outline.<\/p><p>Gather ideas and resources, factoring in time for interviews with subject matter experts and sales staff at your organization to help formulate your outline.<\/p><p>Next, create your first draft of the web page copy.<\/p><p><strong>Write the Page Copy.<\/strong><\/p><p>Dive into writing. As you write content for your website pages, keep these tips in mind.<\/p><ul><li><strong>Know your goal before you begin.<\/strong>\u00a0Earlier in this post, we talked about defining the purpose of your page. Keep that purpose in mind as you write. Create all of your content with the intention of driving your audience toward taking the desired action.<\/li><li><strong>Use the inverted pyramid.<\/strong>\u00a0This means giving the reader the most important information at the start and less important information toward the bottom. The inverted pyramid style\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nngroup.com\/articles\/inverted-pyramid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">suits how people read on the web<\/a>.<\/li><li><strong>Focus on benefits over features.<\/strong>\u00a0As you highlight products, services, incentives, or offers, show the reader what\u2019s in it for them. Instead of listing features, explain how each feature benefits the reader. For example, don\u2019t talk about a bike\u2019s gear system; talk about the bike\u2019s ability to provide a smooth ride.<\/li><li><strong>Explain the transformation.<\/strong>\u00a0Give the reader an idea of how the product, service, incentive, or offer will change their situation. Explain what life is like before and after they take action, and tell the reader how their life will improve once they take the next step.<\/li><li><strong>Be concise and clear.<\/strong>\u00a0Use short sentences and phrases. Avoid complex language that loses readers, and cut out any information that is unnecessary or flowery. Stick to saying just what the reader needs to know.<\/li><li><strong>Avoid buzzwords and jargon.<\/strong>\u00a0Don\u2019t confuse or lose readers by using high-level terminology they don\u2019t understand. Write using the same language your audience uses when they speak.<\/li><li><strong>Use bullets and formatting.<\/strong>\u00a0Help readers find the most important points in your copy by breaking up the text. Highlight main points using bullets, bolding, italics, and variations in font styles and sizes. Most readers scan, so be sure the key points stand out.<\/li><li><strong>Speak directly to the reader.<\/strong>\u00a0Copy is more effective when directed right at your audience. Use the same language you would use to speak to your reader in person. Use words like \u201cyou\u201d and \u201cyour,\u201d and when appropriate, incorporate words like \u201cus\u201d and \u201cwe.\u201d<\/li><li><strong>Stray from grammar rules \u2013 if it sounds natural.<\/strong>\u00a0While you don\u2019t want your copy to include glaring grammatical errors, it\u2019s OK to stray from strict academic writing rules. If it sounds more natural to end a sentence with a preposition or use an incomplete sentence, break the rules. But only break the rules if it adds clarity and a natural sound to the copy. Don\u2019t push the boundaries so much that your copy looks unpolished and sloppy.<\/li><\/ul><p>Pay special attention to how you wrap up the page.<\/p><p><strong>End the Page With a Strong Call to Action.<\/strong><\/p><p>As you learn how to write content for a website, you\u2019ll want to consider ways you can encourage the reader to take action from the page. To help initiate that activity, use a clear call to action at the end of every page. Use these tips to tell the reader exactly what you want them to do and why they should take action.<\/p><ul><li><strong>Include proof.<\/strong>\u00a0Show readers why they can trust you. Back up your statements by including testimonials, stats, data, and social media mentions that provide proof and support.<\/li><li><strong>Overcome objections.<\/strong>\u00a0Put yourself in the shoes of your audience and imagine what objections are holding them back from taking action. Address those concerns and provide options like free trials and money-back guarantees to make it impossible for the audience to resist your offer.<\/li><li><strong>Use action words.<\/strong>\u00a0Don\u2019t let your audience be the least bit confused when they reach the end of your page. Include a call to action that uses action words (get started, click here, sign up, call, fill out, etc.) that tells them exactly what they need to do to take the next step.<\/li><\/ul><p>Now that we\u2019ve addressed the end of the page, it\u2019s time to take another look at the top.<\/p><p><strong>Revisit Your Headline.<\/strong><\/p><p>You probably wrote a headline for the page when you started working on the copy. By the time you\u2019ve written the whole page, you\u2019ll be ready to revisit it and tweak it to make it more powerful.<\/p><p>Writing headlines for landing pages is slightly different than writing headlines for blog posts and articles. While both are intended to catch attention, headlines for blog posts are designed to make readers interested in a topic, whereas headlines for a landing page are designed to make readers interested in a product, service, incentive, or offer.<\/p><p>Headlines for website content should be:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Clear:<\/strong>\u00a0Puns or clever headlines may occasionally work for blog posts or social media, but avoid using them for landing page headlines. Always get right to the point and clearly explain what the page is about.<\/li><li><strong>Relevant:<\/strong>\u00a0The headline must be relevant to the content on the page, the call to action, and the link that led the user to the page. Match headlines to the language of the call to action, ad, or promotion that brought the audience to the page. Then ensure that the rest of the copy and call to action are relevant to the main title of the page.<\/li><li><strong>Desire-focused:<\/strong>\u00a0Use your headline as an opportunity to introduce the action you\u2019d like users to take when they\u2019ve gotten what they want from your page. In the headline, present the main solution, benefit, or result the action will provide.<\/li><\/ul><p>Headlines are a great place to focus your effort, as the right headline can make a big difference in how the page performs.<\/p><h4 id=\"non-copy-elements\" class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"30\" data-lineheight=\"33px\"><strong>4.6 Add Non-Copy Page Elements<\/strong><\/h4><p>Website content writing guidelines include\u00a0more than just copy. To create strong,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/unbounce.com\/landing-page-examples\/high-converting-landing-pages\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">high-converting landing pages<\/a>\u00a0and other website content, pay attention to the non-copy elements on the page as well. Insert visuals that show concepts (instead of relying on the words to describe them).<\/p><p>You can break up the page and draw the reader\u2019s eye to important information by using:<\/p><ul><li>Images<\/li><li>Buttons<\/li><li>Text call-outs<\/li><li>Icons<\/li><li>White space<\/li><li>Gifs<\/li><li>Charts and graphs<\/li><li>Videos<\/li><li>Line breaks<\/li><li>Variations in background colors and images<\/li><\/ul><p>Putting effort into how you design and write your website content will go a long way toward increasing the chances that your visitors will feel they\u2019ve found all of the information they need.<\/p><h4 id=\"editing\" class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"30\" data-lineheight=\"33px\"><strong>4.7 Make Edits<\/strong><\/h4><p>Once you\u2019ve written a page\u2019s content, set it aside, even for just a few hours. When you come back to it with fresh eyes, you\u2019ll see ways to improve it.<\/p><p>At this point, you\u2019ll probably find opportunities to:<\/p><ul><li>Correct typos<\/li><li>Improve weak word choices<\/li><li>Rewrite sections that are unclear<\/li><li>Strengthen the headline<\/li><li>Link to other content on your site<\/li><\/ul><p>You may be surprised at what jumps out at you. This is also a good time to optimize your website content for SEO.<\/p><h4 id=\"optimize-seo\" class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"30\" data-lineheight=\"33px\"><strong>4.8 Optimize the Page for SEO<\/strong><\/h4><p>Depending on the purpose of the page, you may want users to find it through search. So as you write content for website pages, use\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/moz.com\/blog\/21-seo-tips-2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SEO best practices<\/a>\u00a0that will help your page rank for your main keyword.<\/p><p><strong>Use the primary keyword naturally throughout the content.<\/strong><\/p><p>Once you write your content, go back through it and make sure you used your keyword throughout the copy. A keyword density of about 1-2% is ideal, as it is enough to tell search engines what the page is about without stuffing the page with too many uses of the same word, which can negatively affect your ability to rank in search engines.<\/p><p>In addition to using the keyword in the main body copy, also use it in the following\u00a0SEO content\u00a0elements:<\/p><ul><li>Page title (the headline that is visible on the page)<\/li><li>At least one subheading (the copy that is formatted with H2, H3, H4, etc.)<\/li><li>Title tag (the 50-60 character page title embedded in the code of the page)<\/li><li>Meta description (the 150-160 character page summary embedded in the code of the page)<\/li><li>Image alt tags (the text that describes an image and appears if the image doesn\u2019t load properly)<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Link to the new page from other pages on your website.<\/strong><\/p><p>Help both users and search engines find your new website content by linking to it from other pages on your site. Onsite links help audiences find what they need, and they also send signals to search engines telling them what the page is about and that it has value. Also, when it\u2019s natural to do so, link to landing pages using anchor text that includes the page\u2019s primary keyword.<\/p><p><strong>Double-check the SEO elements on the page.<\/strong><\/p><p>Even if you optimize your page, it can be easy to miss opportunities or make mistakes. To\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sitechecker.pro\/website-crawler\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">check on-page SEO<\/a>\u00a0and make sure you properly optimize a page, use Alexa\u2019s On-Page SEO Checker. The tool scans your page and provides details on errors and directions on how to resolve mistakes.<\/p><p>Enter your page\u2019s URL and primary keyword into the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sitechecker.pro\/app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">On-Page SEO Checker<\/a>.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11423\" src=\"https:\/\/socialmediaguru.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/sitechecker.jpg\" alt=\"Site Checker\" width=\"1793\" height=\"348\" title=\"\"><\/p><p>Use the report\u2019s instructions to make changes to your page that will improve your SEO.<\/p><h4 id=\"plan-updates\" class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"30\" data-lineheight=\"33px\"><strong>4.9 Plan to Update Content Later<\/strong><\/h4><p>If you\u2019re learning how to write content for a website, you might be surprised to hear that your work is really just beginning at this point. It\u2019s important to keep your site content fresh, and now is a great time to plan how you\u2019ll update it later.<\/p><p><strong>Consider A\/B Testing Landing Page Content on Your Website.<\/strong><\/p><p>Especially when writing focused landing pages, you should test different versions of your page to see which creates the most conversions (the percentage of users who complete the desired action on the page).<\/p><p>Create versions of your page with different variations of:<\/p><ul><li>Headlines<\/li><li>Subheadings<\/li><li>Calls to action<\/li><li>Button colors<\/li><li>Images<\/li><li>Layouts<\/li><li>Features<\/li><\/ul><p>Then A\/B test your pages to see which connects more with users and produces the best results.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HOW TO Design A Website How to design a website step 1 1. 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