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Layout & Design

Characteristics of an effective homepage.

Audio Script:

A homepage is the first page that a visitor will see when going to your site. You want to make sure that the homepage:

  1. Identifies the organization.
  2. Describes products or services.
  3. Displays links to other pages.
  4. Projects an appropriate image for the organization.
  5. Provides a hook.

And the last thing that a homepage must do is to load as quickly as possible. If a visitor has to wait for large graphics to load, they will more than likely go elsewhere for the information they are looking for.

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