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Podcast: Rogue Creators
Episode:

The Do's & Don'ts of Website Design- Brad Alexander with Clear Message Marketing

Category: Business
Duration: 00:37:40
Publish Date: 2019-10-31 10:00:00
Description:

Go Rogue Podcast 

Host: Bryan Fittin & Loren Lewis Guest: Brad Alexander 

On this episode Bryan and Loren are joined by Brad Alexander to talk about the do’s and don’ts of website design. 

[00:01:05] - Subject of the episode: Website Design
 [00:01:48] - What are you obsessed with this week? 

Brad - Tee Rex
 Bryan - Joker Movie
 Loren - Madam Secretary, tv show on CBS 

[00:09:15] - Background of Storybrand certification 

[00:13:10] - Tips on how to build or refine a great website 

- your website needs to exist. You need to have one
 - your website needs to separate you from the others
 - strong homepage that communicates what you offer/what you do 

[00:17:47] - Top pet peeves for websites 

- scrolling carousel
 - things that look like written letters as opposed to scannable content - overuse of animation
 - stock photos instead of real photos
 - everything in the menubar, put the bulk at the bottom
 - basic graphic design, don’t use 7 fonts, etc. 

[00:22:30] - What should always avoid on your website
 - talking about yourself too much at the beginning 

[00:24:43] - What should young businesses do when launching their website 

- have a homepage that is a sales page for your business - some sort of an about page
 - blog pages, service offerings on separate pages 

[00:28:32] - What advice would you give to established business websites 

- are you comfortable with your growth, if yes don’t change
 - whatever is in your website needs to reflect what’s in your sales collateral. 

[00:33:02] - Advice for people looking to change a website or branding
 - if it’s something you know you can’t handle yourself, wrap your head around spending $4500 - $5000 to have someone design it 

[00:36:50] - Rapid Fire Questions 

Quotes from the Episode: 

“When people interact with websites they expect excellent user experience, if you fail to satisfy their needs they’ll simply move to your competition which might just be a click away. That’s why with every design decision you should think what’s best for the visitor and try to make the experience as pleasant as possible.” [00:16:04] 

“The design needs to inform what we are trying to help people accomplish beside just brag or look good.” [00:17:00] 

“A website is a good anchor piece to revisit that can then inform the rest of the stuff that comes out of it because it is the biggest digital presence you will have.” [00:29:46] 

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