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Rich Brooks is president of flyte new media, a Web site design and Internet marketing company in Portland.
October 23, 2006

How to Increase Sales at Your Web Site

Would you like to increase sales or generate more leads on your Web site? Then read on....

One of the biggest reasons Web sites fail to generate more business for their owners is that the message, or the delivery of that message, is too complex.

As people try to navigate the data smog they're exposed to each day they are constantly attracted to a simplified message. The more complex the message or the delivery, the more chance they'll feel overwhelmed and want to leave the site.

Nick Usborne, author of Net Words: Creating High-Impact Online Copy, has written an article called Six Ways to Keep Your Web Pages Simple and Increase Sales over at MarketingProfs.com.

Nick recommends simplifying your message and offer, and reducing your use of graphics. Ironically, he also recommends using fewer columns, but the page the article resides on has three columns, two with graphics and calls-to-action to take you off page.

Regardless, this article is essential for any site owner who wanted to throw "just one more thing" on his or her home page.

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