Monday, February 21, 2011

How to evaluate your website design cost?

Every website and client is different. Each has their own specifications and budget constraint. So how do you know how much a website should cost? To compound the confusion, each web designer employs different methods to evaluate the cost of designing a website. Industry uses few ways of determining the price of a website. These are as below:

1) Hourly rates: A way very commonly used freelance web designers. Hourly charges vary a great deal depending upon the country, experience and skills. Whatever be the rates, it is very essential to find out how many hours your website will take and the capabilities of the web designer. A web designer who charges less may not have adequate experience or skills. Check out their past works and evaluate if what they are charging is justified or not.

2) Per project rates: Many web design companies quote per project rates after evaluating your requirements. They will quote for all sections of the website individually with list of features and specifications for each. Before hiring a web design firm, make sure all requirements and deliverables have been agreed upon by both parties.

3) Package rates: Many web designers have different packages which cater to different complexity of websites. For people who need a basic web design, a basic package is suggested. Different packages have different features and cater to clients with varied requirements and budgets. If the client needs any specific features not in the list, s/he may order it for an additional price. If you veer to go for a package, just make sure that you do not get a non-unique pre-made website. A website should have a different look and feel from the rest and represent your business values.

4) Per page rates: This kind of pricing is generally used by novice designers and in cases where just basic website has to be developed.

If you want to get a website designed and do not have much clue on how to figure how much your website will cost, you can send your request for proposal to various web design firms. After assessing their quotes and abilities, you can select the web design firm best suited to you. Another way is to submit your project to freelancing sites. The main drawback is that many freelancers may quote absurdly low to grab a project. A client may be tempted to hire the cheapest designer who will then cut corner to keep his costs low. In the end your website may not turn out as promised. Always remember the adage “you get what you pay for”. Don’t get lured by low prices and always judge a designer by his past track record.

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5 Goals a Web Design Should Accomplish

A website is the doorway to your business on internet. Its importance in today’s world cannot be over emphasized. A website is perhaps the most accessible way for a customer to find your business. While designing a website a lot of things have to be factored in to make sure that the final website is able to fulfill functions that it is meant to. Almost all website design process involves same steps and lifecycle. Most of the sites follow same patterns and designs. But each website has to be designed with specific goals in mind. And here they differentiate form each other. Two websites may have structure but may radically differ in use of colors, font and images. A web designer has to have some goals in mind irrespective of the theme of the website and stick to them to deliver a website that works! Some of these goals are as follows:

1) Beautiful + User Friendly Site: A myth has creeped-in web designing world. Many web designers are of opinion that a functional site cannot be beautiful and vice versa. In their quest for a pretty site they sacrifice functionality and vice versa. I am of the opinion that this is a lazy approach and a website can be user friendly as well beautiful. A little bit more thought and planned approach can help in fulfilling both needs. An aesthetic site can be user friendly.

2) Design for site’s audience: A gaming website been developed for kids will be different from a website for senior citizens. Pretty obvious? It is not that quite obvious when we see lot of sites which have been designed without considering the target audience. A funky themed site may not sit well with a big corporation. A site for a wooden furniture company should reflect the company’s products and also make an impression on customers who have come to the website to buy wooden furniture. The ambience of the site should match the product or services and the customer should feel the same.

3) Easy navigation: Navigation is perhaps the most important piece of the puzzle. A user friendly site that makes it easy for user to navigate a site is much better than a site with mystery meat navigation. Yes, mystery meat navigation may look cool for you but will fox a user and s/he will beat a hasty retreat. Not exactly what you wanted from your website. Eh? Make navigation such that you make the user go to areas that you want to. If you know a user will need particular information before buying a product then make it easy for him to locate that information. A clutter free navigation with links to major parts of the website is desirable. Assist the user in achieving their goals in least possible number of clicks.

4) Incorporate useful features: If possible try to add features that increase the functionality or usability of the website. A search feature is one of them. Suppose your site sells electronic gadgets. When a user is viewing description of a gadget “A” then a feature which shows the list of products which other buyers bought along with the product “A”. Show accessories that can be bought with the product and so on.

5) Deliver to web design client what they want (& what they need!): Customer is always right! After all, not only is he paying you for designing his website but also knows his business better than you do. Before going to the drawing board, have a detailed discussion about their business, industry, targeted audience, services/products and their preferences. If they would like to have a particular type of design or features then try to incorporate them. If client’s preferences are not advisable then guide him why those should be discarded. Educating your client through entire process and taking his views is always a good idea.

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Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Are you making these 5 SEO mistakes?

SEO process is quite simple and well known. SEO is not a rocket science but still it amazes me to see how many mistakes people do make. Even SEO experts have been guilty of making them. Is it ignorance or carelessness? Whatever it maybe let's explore what are these SEO sins and how do we rectify them.


1) Duplicate Title & Meta tags: This is the most common mistake. I have seen a website having numerous pages having same title and meta tags. Each webpage is different and serves a different purpose then it makes no sense to have duplicate meta tags and titles. Each product page should have correct keywords in meta tags and titles. Not only is this useful from SEO point of view but also a site visitor. S/he will immediately recognize a page from its title.


2) Absurd/Default Titles: Webpages created with WYSIWYG editors like Dreamweaver have default title such as "Untitled Document". Designers as expected do not care about SEO. Many webpages have Titles such as "Home". Many websites have titles with wrong/insufficient information. An auto dealer's website may have a title "Steve Autos". Such titles serve very little purpose because they don't reveal where this dealer is located, what type of cars or brands they are selling. Not many people search for "Steve Autos". Rather they will search for "used car dealer New Jersey" or something like that. Your title should have keywords which people are more likely to search for.


3) Using Flash based websites: I always cringe when I see a website fully made in Flash. This is one super mistake which jealous and over eager web designers are always prepared to make unless stopped by wise SEO Consultants. Flash enables designers to make nice looking website, with all bells and whistles but they are like a kryptonite as far as search engine optimization of a site is concerned. Search engines cannot read flash and it has no way of knowing what the site is about. If your site is flash based, it will look cool but it will have a lonely life because it won't have any presence on internet and no traffic as a result.



Even if your website just has a flash based menu, the problems are plenty. Search engines bots cannot read menu and hence will have great difficulty in indexing all page of your website.


Make life easier for Google bots and use CSS based navigation for more accessibility.


4) Negligible inbound links: On-page optimization though crucial is not the end of SEO. Inbound links from relevant websites with good PageRank are the lifeline of a website. Try to get inbound links from different sources with different anchor text.


5) Too much of SEO: Many SEO Consultants stuff their website with keywords. They do not know that more is not better. Search engines take a dim view of such websites and can penalize them. Make copy which looks natural with a decent sprinkling of keywords.


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Sunday, September 12, 2010

Three Reasons Why Your SEO Campaign Was a Disaster

Most websites have joined the SEO bandwagon. Rarely will you find sites which have not been promoted on search engines using SEO techniques. Over the years SEO industry has matured to a great extent. There is greater awareness about SEO. Even the most cutting edge knowledge about SEO which was earlier in the hands of few select people is now in public domain. But even these results have not stemmed the tide of unsuccessful SEO campaigns which have blighted this industry. Though, there are no definite data regarding the success or failure rate of SEO campaigns, through personal experience I have found that there are many SEO companies whose failure rate is almost 100%. Yes, you may know about an excellent SEO Company but as a trend these are far and few in between.

Bigger budgets and greater resources have not reversed the trend and there is no immediate hope in the near future unless there is a dramatic change in how Search Engine Optimization is perceived by both SEO companies and clients. So, what are the reasons, behind the failure of SEO campaigns? Most SEO companies do not divulge the reasons behind the failure by stating that SEO is too complicated to be understood by the client and hence, they need not share the real reasons. The fact is that they cannot tell reasons because most of the time they do not have a clue regarding how SEO works. And even if they do know the reason, they won't tell their client because it will reveal their shortcomings.

Most of the times, the reason behind the failure of a SEO campaign are very apparent.

Poorly designed SEO campaign: Majority of SEO campaigns are doomed from the very onset. The SEO consultant fails to deploy correct SEO techniques. SEO companies do not conduct an in-depth analysis of the industry, market and targeted audience before planning a SEO campaign. SEO consultants just plan a cookie cutter approach to all clients across a whole spectrum of industries. They do not acknowledge the fact that each company has its own peculiarities which have to be taken in to account while designing and planning a SEO campaign. Lack of keyword research and traffic analysis also results in disastrous SEO campaigns.

Inconsistent SEO and short term SEO campaigns: Many SEO consultants fail to see the benefit of a consistent SEO campaign. Their SEO campaigns start and stop in fits and starts. SEO companies and clients - both share the blame. SEO companies under pressure to get more clients promise great results in a short span of time. Anyone who understands SEO knows that this is not how SEO works. Many clients need quick results which force a SEO company to accept unrealistic deadlines. When desired results do not materialize, SEO campaigns stops dead on its track. Another SEO campaign bites the dust and another disillusioned SEO client.

Some SEO clients have the belief that SEO is a one time activity. They discontinue a campaign after securing a position. They do not take in to account that competitors must also have their SEO campaigns in place and will soon catch up. SEO is a long drawn affair which needs lot of time for planning and executing. And still more time for search engines to recognize and evaluate these SEO efforts.

Lack of knowledge & experience: A new trend is emerging. Directory submitters and link builders whose experience just involved browsing sites and sending link exchange requests think that they know SEO enough to be called SEO consultants. There would have been no problem but for the fact that they do not even know the basic concepts of SEO. Needless to tell, these "SEO consultants" charge lot less than genuine & experienced SEO consultants. SEO clients lured by such attractive rates, hire them thinking that they have made a great deal. Of course, few months down the line they watch in despair as their website, money and time go down the drain in front of their eyes.

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Monday, June 14, 2010

Top 5 Ways to Create Backlinks

Search engine optimization consists of both on page and off page activities. Each category has its own relevance and neither can make a SEO campaign succeed on its own. Off page optimization is mainly about building backlinks. Backlinks are links on other websites pointing to your website. These backlinks are highly valued by Google and other search engines and hence can greatly affect the page rank and SERPs of a website.

But not all backlinks are created equal. Backlinks with do follow are the ones that matter. Backlinks should also have proper anchor text with appropriate keywords. It also helps a great deal if the backlinks are on the website with high reputation, high PR and relevant themes.

To get backlinks here are few valuable tips:

1. Analyze competition: The first step in acquiring backlinks is to analyze what the competition is doing and its backlink sources. Use Yahoo! Search Explorer tool to determine the backlinks for each of the top competing websites. List all websites which have backlink to your rival websites. Separate do follow links from the master list. Arrange them in the descending order of their PR. Once you have this list of sites which can provide you backlink, you have a list of source which you need to tap to get inbound links for your site also.

2. Submit website to Directories: Though, it is not that popular as it used to be, it is still very essential. Submit your website URL to both general and niche directories. Link from niche directories are much more valuable. Do not submit to hundreds of directories in one day but go about this step in a consistent and slow manner to avoid Google's suspicion.

3. Submit Articles to Article Directories: One of the most effective techniques to not only build backlinks but to also increase SERPs. Article submission also builds your website's reputation.

4. Blog Posts: Blog posts with backlinks to your website in same/relevant themed blogs not only bring traffic but also results in good position in Google search for your keywords.

5. Create Link Bait: Link bait involves creating compelling & relevant content on the website which makes others link to it. For this not only good content has to be posted but you also need to update content frequently. This will make other bloggers/websites link back to your website.

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Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Is Your Website Relevant

Google SERPs display websites according to their relevance to the keyword been searched. As commonsense tells, the top 10 sites in the search results are the most relevant sites according to Google and without doubt they will receive most number of traffic for the keyword entered. Yes, you can enroll in to Google Adwords and pay through your nose to be a sponsored listing but it's a well known fact that sponsored listings are ignored by the majority of searchers and natural listings get the load of traffic.

So, while you will pay a lot to be a sponsored or pay per click ad, you may get good visibility easily but not get similar results in terms of traffic and leads.

On the other hand, getting top 10 ranks in SERPs is not easy and is time consuming but is well worth the money and time spent. So, how do you make your site relevant in Google's eyes? How does Google calculate relevance?

If you search for “Mexico real estate”, millions of search results are thrown up. Google uses its secret algorithm to measure relevance of each site so that searchers only get the most relevant and correct results. Though, the algorithm is not known to us, what we know are some factors that effect relevance of a site for particular keywords.

Some of the most important factors are:

1. Domain Name: If the domain name includes full or part of keyword then Google will place it higher than other websites with out keywords in domain if all other factors are same.

2. Title Tag: The title tag of a webpage shown at the top of the browser is perhaps the most important on-page factor. If keyword is present in the title tag, it makes more sense for Google and searcher to think that that particular website is relevant to that keyword. If your website is targeting a particular city or region then, adding the region's name may increase the relevancy of the website. Additionally, the website will get more targeted traffic.

3. Description: Description meta tag can be used by Google in the search results. If the keywords in the description meta tag are not found the webpage's content then Google may used some other text for description in search listings.

4. Headings: words wrapped by H1 and H2 are deemed more important by Google. So make sure that your keywords are highlighted by heading tags.

5. Links: The site should be easily navigable. JavaScript and flash based menus are ignored by Google. Link should always be textual and anchor text composed of keywords.

6. Inbound links: Links on other websites pointing back to your website shows how popular is your site. The more inbound links from relevant sites means that your website is more relevant to the industry.

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Thursday, May 6, 2010

Better Business through Better SEO

The whole point of any website's existence is to reach maximum number of people and receive huge amount of traffic. And, this is even more critical for any business establishment which depends on website for leads. Almost every person who uses internet knows that Google is the de facto search engine for many internet users. The fact is that, Google search engine accounts for a large share of the web traffic pie. This correlates to the fact that any website that ranks higher on search engines particularly Google will get a big piece of this pie. Not only this traffic is huge in terms of numbers but is also cheaper compared to traditional mediums such as T.V., radio or print ads.

This important fact has to be borne in mind by any business which wants to achieve success in today's cut throat environment. But, getting high rankings in Google is easier said than done. It has become so competitive that a new breed of professionals has emerged known as SEO Consultants (Search Engine Optimization consultants). These professional's task is to analyze a website and then optimize it such that it ranks higher and preferably on first page of Google.

SEO also includes a very important aspect known as link building. Even a cursory investigation will reveal that the sites with better and more backlinks are the ones which are dominating the Google search results. So what are these mysterious backlinks and how do we get them? Backlinks are links on other websites pointing to your website. These inbound links give valuable pointers to Google spiders about your site's popularity and theme which enables Google algorithm to study your site and rank them accordingly.

If a website's content is well written and informative, then many sites link back as important resources for their users and readers. This is one excellent way to get backlinks but this may not be feasible for every website and in those cases proactive method of link building has to be done which encompasses – reciprocal link exchange, one way link exchange, 3 way link exchange, blog posts, articles, Press Releases etc. Each of these methods has their pros and cons. Any success SEO campaign will have a judicious mix of these activities depending on the sites' goal and budget.

A professional SEO company will formulate a backlink building campaign which takes in to account the guidelines provided by the search engines and adopt only ethical techniques to ensure long term SEO success.

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