A brief overview of the contributing factors of an effective marketing / branding website. To start, let's think about the website as a "theme park" ...
3. WEBSITE = THEME PARK
+ CREATE AMAZING ATTRACTIONS
+ GIVE VISITORS A WARM WELCOME
+ MAKE IT EASY TO SEE IT ALL
+ MAKE SURE THEY TAKE SOUVENIRS
+ INVITE THEM BACK FOR MORE
5. TARGET = VISITORS
+ HOW DO WE DETERMINE TARGET?
+ WHAT IS THEIR AGE RANGE?
+ WHAT IS THEIR PSYCHOGRAPHIC?
+ ARE THEY ONLINE?
+ WHAT WEBSITES DO THEY USE NOW?
+ WHAT “THEME” WILL ATTRACT THEM?
9. SITE ARCHITECTURE = MAP
+ ORGANIZE INTO CATEGORIES
+ DETERMINE EXACT PAGES
+ REMEMBER 1 PG CAN HOLD MORE
THAN 1 THING.
+ BUILD A ROUGH WIREFRAME
+ BUILD A SITE MAP
15. DESIGN = EXPERIENCE
+ GET PROFESSIONAL DESIGN
+ DESIGNER + DEVELOPER NEED TO
BE ON SAME PAGE
+ TELL DEV ABOUT ALL FEATURES
+ DOES IT NEED TO HAVE A CMS?
+ CHOOSE A DEVELOPER
+ CHECK EVERYTHING RELENTLESSLY
17. DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
+ SCREEN RESOLUTION
+ TYPE OF CONTENT
+ HOW MANY PAGES?
+ COLOR
+ NAVIGATION
+ IMAGERY
+ CLIENT PARTICIPATION
18. MARKETING CONSIDERATIONS
+ What do you want them to do on the site?
+ Make it obvious to them
+ Use a layout that’s easy to understand
+ Use calls to action
+ Use imagery that directs their attention
+ Forms are important for tracking
+ Don't bury important pages
22. ANALYTICS = ATTENDANCE
THINGS WE CAN TRACK
+ Most popular pages
+ Number of hits per page
+ Amount of time spent on the page
+ How they found your site
+ Referrals from Twitter, Facebook, etc.
23. ANALYTICS = ATTENDANCE
THINGS WE CAN DO
+ See which visitors “converted”
+ Modify the site based on findings
+ Ex. Add calls to action on popular pages
+ Ex. Try to reduce “bounces”
36. Joe’s Fitness Center needs a
website. He offers personal training,
group exercise classes, and of
course equipment.
• What information would potential gym
members want to learn from the site?
• What should his call to action be?
• What can he do to make his site stand out?
38. HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT
CHOOSE A WEBSITE
DRAW OUT THE SITE MAP
(USE ILLUSTRATOR OR
PHOTOSHOP)
BLOG ABOUT YOUR THOUGHTS ON
THIS ARCHITECTURE
(INCLUDE IMAGE)