{"id":74,"date":"2019-03-15T16:59:56","date_gmt":"2019-03-15T20:59:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newconceptdesign.com\/blog\/?p=74"},"modified":"2025-03-29T12:54:04","modified_gmt":"2025-03-29T16:54:04","slug":"features-every-professional-business-website-should-have-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newconceptdesign.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/15\/features-every-professional-business-website-should-have-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Features every Professional Business Website Should Have \u2013 Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are some features a professional business website shouldn\u2019t go without. If you want to stand out, build audience, and convert your visitors into customers, there are some elements you\u2019re going to want to ensure are included in your site\u2019s design and marketing.<\/p>\n<h2>What is a professional website?<\/h2>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/mailchimp.com\/resources\/professional-website-best-practices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">professionally build website<\/a> is a well-designed, user-friendly, and strategically structured online platform that effectively represents a business, brand, or individual. It is characterized by:\u00a0Aesthetic and Functional Design,\u00a0Clear Branding and Messaging,\u00a0Optimized User Experience (UX), Quality Content,\u00a0Search Engine Optimization (SEO),\u00a0Security and Reliability and\u00a0Strong Call-to-Action (CTA).<\/p>\n<p>A professional website not only looks visually appealing but also builds trust, credibility, and engagement while achieving its intended goals.<\/p>\n<h2>Easy-to-use user interface<\/h2>\n<p>User interface is the first thing any website should prioritize. Images, videos, text, and graphics should be clearly represented in your site\u2019s visual design. From a graphic design standpoint, the way a business website presents its navigational interface is among the first things a visitor will notice so you must make it count. Any site which crams in detail and does not pay attention to how it presents to the audience is going to lose their leads. Establish clear space between elements, keep site presentation accurate to what a visitor is expecting, and always verify your presentation is clear.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-75\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newconceptdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/professional-business-website-features-1.jpg\" alt=\"Features every Professional Business Website Should Have \u2013 Part 1\" width=\"590\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.newconceptdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/professional-business-website-features-1.jpg 590w, https:\/\/www.newconceptdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/professional-business-website-features-1-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 590px) 85vw, 590px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Easy-to-use navigation<\/h2>\n<p>After you have your site\u2019s graphic appearance optimized, the next feature you want to look at involves how users are moving from page to page. Information should be easy to locate, switching between pages should be straightforward, your header should contain categories and potentially sub-categories of links to other site pages, and a site map should be accessible somewhere on your home page. If a visitor arrives and they don\u2019t have to put in much effort finding what they came there to view, that works in your favor. Ideally, you want to make sure navigation is a fluid experience.<\/p>\n<h2>A clear message on the home page<\/h2>\n<p>The quality of your home page determines whether a visitor will continue perusing your professional website or not. Your home should include strategically placed images or photos, eye-catching headlines, engaging text, and should clearly communicate your company\u2019s brand and purpose. From the colors you choose to the tone of language, every aspect of your home page should be direct in asserting your identity. You want there to be no confusion regarding what types of services you offer and what your business is about. The more clearly you communicate your brand, the faster you engage the user which could lead to an instant sale.<\/p>\n<h2>A strong call-to-action<\/h2>\n<p>Across your home page, landing pages, and any page you\u2019re using as a means to attract visitors, you want a strong call-to-action, or CTA for short. A call-to-action can appear in text or image format, although for most businesses, text is preferred. A CTA will indicate to your audience the expected action you expect them to take. This action could mean sending an email or making a phone call to receive a free estimate or for a consult. Your CTA could also mean buying a product directly off site, signing up for an email newsletter, following your brand on social media, or some sort of other participatory move.<\/p>\n<h2>Engaging, informative content<\/h2>\n<p>The best<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newconceptdesign.com\/web-design-portfolio\"> business websites<\/a> are those that focus on delivering engaging, high quality, and informative content. Surely, your company has something unique going for it. Highlight that! No one wants to buy products or services, or hire a company whose services or website mirrors that of the competition. Don\u2019t be afraid to be bold in sharing what\u2019s different about your brand and why you stand out. Also, the closer you know your audience, the better you can tailor content towards them in the most engaging and informational way. Get to know the customer you\u2019re chasing. When you can figure out what matters to them and what questions they have, from there you can build relevant content to match.<\/p>\n<p><em>If you\u2019re looking to build a professional website for your business or organization, get in touch with New Concept Design. As a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newconceptdesign.com\/\"> full-service web design company in London, Ontario<\/a>, we can help in creating the perfect website customized to your customers. Services include web development, graphic design and printing, hosting, e-mail exchange hosting, mobile app design, and SEO.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are some features a professional business website shouldn\u2019t go without. If you want to stand out, build audience, and convert your visitors into customers, there are some elements you\u2019re going to want to ensure are included in your site\u2019s design and marketing. What is a professional website? A professionally build website is a well-designed, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newconceptdesign.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/15\/features-every-professional-business-website-should-have-part-1\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Features every Professional Business Website Should Have \u2013 Part 1&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[35,38,36,39,34,37,8],"class_list":["post-74","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-web-design","tag-call-to-action","tag-hosting","tag-informative-content","tag-mobile-app-design","tag-professional-business-website","tag-web-development","tag-website"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newconceptdesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newconceptdesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newconceptdesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newconceptdesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newconceptdesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.newconceptdesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":382,"href":"https:\/\/www.newconceptdesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74\/revisions\/382"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newconceptdesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newconceptdesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newconceptdesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}