Comments on: Turn Website Traffic Into Customers

By: Matt Dunkle

Matt Dunkle — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 23:59:26 +0000

Thank you Nick for the great advice. We are always interested in your comments and we appreciate the light at the end of the tunnel.

By: CMccall

CMccall — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 14:58:49 +0000

Good topics. I agree the the website should not be a canned display, and that it should stay simple. I expecially am turned off on a site that has too many flashy designs that distract from my thoughts for going to the site in the first place. Website design is tough and getting customers to you sight is even tougher. Thanks for the tips.

By: HBryant

HBryant — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 18:41:06 +0000

I’ve been following your posts and articles for about a year now, and there is always something interesting or new that pops up from time to time that really catches my eye. This short article is one of those. Thank you, it was very insightful.

Many designers I know that are more “artsy” tend to forget to keep in mind this simple purpose. It doesn’t matter how nice, elegant, elaborate, shiny, or hyped up a site looks or feels. First and foremost it has to be able to sell itself. Be it for a company creating widgets, an animation studio, mechanic, or artist, the point in getting the word out is to share and through that sell (unless its for someone who is just sharing for sharing’s sake).

By: Ken Skaggs

Ken Skaggs — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 17:51:47 +0000

Killer advice as always Nick. Thank you for helping us stay focused.

By: website design

website design — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:10:29 +0000

Hi,
Nick.

Thanks for the post.We are also undergoing the SEO work in our webiste.If you give some tips how we can forward our SEO works.

I am the regular reader of the BLOG

Waiting for your reply.

Thanks,
Nimish

By: Ron - SEO Sales Copywriting | Web Content Writing | Blogging

Ron - SEO Sales Copywriting | Web Content Writing | Blogging — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:03:54 +0000

I agree with you that there must be a shopping cart in a website. A shopping cart converts well than a banner ad on the side of a page.

Web surfers have become more sophisticated and resistant. You got find newer ways of SELLING!

By: Davi Regan

Davi Regan — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 05:51:57 +0000

I am badly in need of learning SEO. After I read your article, I understand that you have a sound knowledge about it. Thanks for sharing your opinions with others.

By: Nick Stamoulis

Nick Stamoulis — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 13:46:23 +0000

Thanks SEO Essex for reading and sharing your thoughts! Great example using a photographer, but I agree these elements do apply to all business websites!

Thanks again & Take care!
Nick

By: SEO Essex

SEO Essex — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 13:34:35 +0000

I agree, it does take time to convert your traffic into customers. People often assume because they have a website, they will gain custom – which isn’t necessarily the case.

For example, a photographer could believe that the pictures taken by them on their website are enough to sell their services, however, if their website isn’t optimised, designed correctly and in a way that will generate customers, they aren’t going to have much success, and it’s the same story with more or less any company.

Great post Nick.

By: Dan Kornak

Dan Kornak — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 13:46:01 +0000

This is so true Nick. We have been preaching this philosophy at DKNJ Networks for a long time now. People are so concerned with page rank and traffic numbers that they sometimes forget why they are in business in the first place… to make money. It is easy to get caught up with stats in the SEO game but converting traffic into customers eventually becomes the priority for any small business.