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Home Page

Your Home page introduces your business and your Web site.

Write a summary, including a brief description of your products or services and your value and commitment to customers. This page sets the tone for your site and tells people what they can expect to find on other pages. Give the basics here and provide greater detail on other pages.

Let your customers know why they should explore your site

A business home page is similar to the front window of a retail business. Highlight your best products or services and any special offers here. Present your products or services value to browsers to get them "through the door" or deeper into your site.

Convince customers of your site's value

Consider what you might say to people to keep them coming back. You might mention how long you've been in business and how you show your commitment to customers. Be sure to tell visitors about your approach to business, your values, and your abilities.

A quick word about unsolicited ("spam") email... see opposite for suggested text that you might like to include at the bottom of your main page - and remember to put your contact email address elsewhere on your website (the "Contact Us" page for example!)

Contact Details

Particularly if you have a retail outlet, it might be a good idea to provide your non-electronic contact information on the Home page so that visitors to the site can find such details quickly.

Company Name

Address

Postcode

Phone number / Fax number / other website(s)

A link to a map or to the "How to find us" page of the website is also useful.

Unsolicited email (suggested text):

There are no email addresses on this homepage. By navigating away from this page to elsewhere on this website, either manually or electronically, you are agreeing not to send "... unsolicited communications for direct marketing purposes..." (Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 12th July 2002) to any email address published elsewhere on this website. If you do, you will be contacted and challenged under any permitted legislation in relation to the sending of so-called “spam” email.

Welcome!

This is my demonstration site - it contains ideas about good website design and content. It has a bias towards doing business on the web but contains useful information for anyone thinking of building a website.