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<div align=justify>When people go to your site, the first thing they see is your homepage. According to the effect it has on the visitor, he will either stay on your site or leave it.

There is a number of necessary elements that should be included into your homepage for it to attracts potential customers. Check the list below and try to follow it to the full:

* '''Color''' – One of the factors that effects the visitors is the color of your site. The type of site should determine the colors you choose. There are two general types of colors – cool and warm.

Browns, blues and greens are cool colors. They can make you feel relaxed, calm and assured. These colors are good for medicine, relaxation related sites and other sites providing answers/solutions to your questions.

Yellows, reds and oranges are warm colors. They cause the feeling of energy, excitement and happiness and will work well for exercise sites, sports sites and other energetic type sites.

* '''Order''' – It goes without saying that properly organized site evokes more confidence and trust. You yourself do not want it to be a mess. So, keep it simple, consistent and easy to follow. Avoid using a lot of flash banners, junk ads or unreadable fonts.

* '''Header''' – Your homepage banner is of great importance. According to numerous researches conducted, a person will leave the site within 8 seconds if he or she isn't interested in it. Your header can be a vital factor in making a visitor stay. Make sure your site header is professional, short and to the point. Use the header to make the visitor to want to learn more about you and your products/services. The header should point out the benefits of your site which would make the visitor stay longer. Color is another factor to consider here.

* '''Ease of Navigation''' – Another important point to consider is how easy it is to navigate your site. Is it easy to get to your home page from any other page? Put yourself in a customer's position and go to your site as a visitor. Pay attention to how easy it is to navigate the site. Another thing is the layout of the page. Is your menu easy to find and follow? Can the text be read easily? You must be extremely self-critical here to get the best result.

* '''Testimonials''' – Testimonials are of great value to your site as it is proved that people will trust other people more than ads. Be sure to add a testimonials section to your page. Detailed testimonials are more preferable. For example: “Your site helped me to save $ 5,000!” or “Your product helped me to earn $ 5,000 in a fortnight!” is better that “I love your product and will buy more”.

* '''Contact Information''' – Absence of contact information or email address on your site will make the majority of people leave rather fast. It looks like the site owner does not want to be bothered with customers, questions or anything of the kind. Not many people will do business with a website without accurate contact info listed. So, make sure our contact information is displayed on the homepage and every other page of your website.

* '''Capture Visitors’ Email Addresses''' – This allows you to keep in contact with people that has visited your site. In future, they may turn into customers. Use the advantage of subscription form on your site. Creating a mailing list will help you to have a solid customer base.

* '''Call to Action''' - This is another nice way to attract customers and can be done with a text link or an image. For example:'' Click here to get free service.'' The instructions on what to do should be clear and easy to follow. Sometimes a visitor needs a little push to complete the call to action. In this case you'd better to use something like this: ''Sign Up Today for Free.''

It is recommended to have just one clear call to action. Too many choices given will result in confusion.

* '''Constant checking''' – Read every article on your site over and over again to be sure there are no typos, grammatical errors, etc. Check all your site links and everything on your home page to see if it is working properly.

* '''Analytics''' – Your site stats and analytics can provide a lot of useful information. A nice example of such tolls is Google Analytics which is free and available for every site owner. It can be used to see how many people are going from your homepage to other pages on the site. If they don't, this tool may help you to improve the site.

Simply creating a website won't allow you to make money. You should be constantly updating and improving it. Always check for ways to make it better. Your homepage often influences the visitors decision to stay or leave it. So be sure to make it the best you can. </div>
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