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8 Solid Tips To Help You Build a Successful Website

By on November 3, 2012

Learning how to build a successful website is a long and tedious task and while it can seem very intimidating, it doesn’t have to be. Lucky for you, we have helped many people over the years create great sites that got them the attention they deserved. Since so many of you have been asking about how to build a successful website, one that is up to date and something people want to visit regularly; we figured it was about time that we created an article about it.

Keep in mind, these are just the basics and there are many other things you can do. Feel free to share your own ideas with us below. These are the things we have found to be most important but are just a starting point when it comes to creating that perfect website to meet all of your unique needs as well as the needs of your audience.

#1. Yes Content

Although content is not the only king it is damn important! Without the right content for your readers your website will suck anyway. Unfortunately if your website does not supply great quality content then someones will. Sad but true.

#2. Get a Theme (Song)

Great content is important but being unique is like having your own theme song like “Happy Days” or “Cheers” did. Your content will not be forgotten!

Think about it. What can make you stand out from the millions of other websites competing with you?

#3. Know and Understand Your Target Audience

One of the most important things you can do when creating a successful website is to not only know your target audience but understand them. If they have went to a search engine and your site came up in the results, what types of other things do you think they would enjoy? What exactly do you think someone would typically come to your website for? Are they looking for information on how to do something? Do they want to buy a certain product or service from you? Also, how old do you think they typically are going to be? Keep these types of things in mind whenever you are making changes to your site because you want to keep your current visitors happy while also making room for other types of people to stop by and get whatever it is you have to offer.

#4. Make Sure Your Name is Memorable and Interesting

The name of your website is very important because it is going to be what sets the tone for everything you do. Come up with something that is simple so people can remember it but also something that is unique and exciting. Coming up with a name is one of the most important things you have to do so be sure to give it plenty of thought and ask advice from family/friends/future customers so you know you are picking a name that is going to benefit you the most. You want your name to tell people what your site is about without them ever having been there.

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#5. Update Regularly and Consistently

Changes are important. It doesn’t matter if you want to update once a month or once a week. What matters most is that you are doing so on a regular basis. You want people to have a reason to want to come back and give them something to look forward to. If everything is always the same, they are going to run out of things to do and may never end up coming back. Make sure it’s easy for them to sign up for email updates or newsletters so they will be informed when changes are made.

Updating regularly also can generate more traffic to your website. This is a well know fact.

#6. Interact With Your Audience

One of the best things you can do is talk directly to your audience. You do not want your site to just be another site on the web. You want them to feel connected with you on a personal level. Make sure to take part in conversations and post things that are going to get people to want to speak out and share their opinions. You never know, you may meet some pretty neat people along the way who will follow you from one site to the next as you expand your horizons. Get your traffics attention and do not just let them leave without getting to know you.

wow your audience

#7. Have Fun Contests or Events

While this can be stressful when you’ve never done it before, you should do what you can to create fun events for the members of your site. Maybe you are going to give out a cool prize once a month or promote their website on your site if they are pulled out from a drawing. These are just a few ideas, but doing such things is going to make your site much more interesting and get people wanting to join and stick around.

#8. Promote and Change with the Times

Changing is important. No matter how great your website is today, it is bound to change in the future. You see, technology is constantly changing and you never know what the next big thing is going to be. Do what you can to keep up with the times and promote yourself as necessary. Promotion is something that you have to do for the life of your site. You not only want to work hard to keep the customers you already have but you must also take the necessary steps to find new people. Even promoting each post you site publishes is highly recommended.

Henry Lawson is a well known business analyst working with leading marketing firms. Recently he published an article titled ‘Ecommerce Melbourne‘ on his blog.

About Mitz

My name is Milica Pantic but everyone calls me Mitz. I am addicted to internet marketing and making money online. Who wouldn't want to live that life? I started out with one website as a hobby and now have over 20. Building websites and making money online is not that hard. You have to actually take action to make money...that is the biggest hurdle! :)

61 Comments

  1. Melissa

    December 5, 2012 at 10:16 am

    Hi mitz,
    Your tips have helped me generate new ideas and inspired me to create better blog!

    thanks a lot
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  2. Santosh

    December 5, 2012 at 8:48 am

    Excellent post with useful content and up-dated informations, especially for those who must do some add to theirs blog.I think I should enrich my homepage with some stuff of your list above.As I update my blog often I see the need of putting some folders to categorize my articles and a search box.Thanks for share this post.
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  3. Santosh

    November 27, 2012 at 6:43 am

    Excellent post with useful content and up-dated informations, especially for those who must do some add to theirs blog.I think I should enrich my homepage with some stuff of your list above.As I update my blog often I see the need of putting some folders to categorize my articles and a search box.Thanks for sharing!
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  4. soniya sharma

    November 20, 2012 at 6:20 am

    Hi Awesome Post, Really These tips are more effectives actually i already know about the tips but i didn’t know about the 8 tips. Really these all tips are greatful to build success your blog. sure i will try of all 8 tips.well thanks for sharing with us.

    Reply

  5. John Will

    November 18, 2012 at 5:02 pm

    Hi Mitz!
    It’s a Very informative post about building a successful website. What I really agree to is about content, the target audience and to interact and engage the audience to make a site successful.
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  6. Julia Rost

    November 13, 2012 at 3:08 pm

    Excellent information, thanks. IMHO one of the most important things ist to stay connected to the readers (your #6), a reader that feels like a part of a blog will return. Because what is a blog without readers? Exactly!

    Reply

  7. Clarkmartin

    November 12, 2012 at 6:25 am

    Hi Mitz
    You are write Excellent and great Article. It is all very important tips in your Article. Thanks for share it.
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  8. Lea

    November 11, 2012 at 4:00 pm

    Engaging your audience and adding personality to your content are good ways. Connecting with them keeps them coming back and feel recognized. It also provides you with more insight on your target market by hearing it from them directly.
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  9. terry knight

    November 10, 2012 at 5:07 pm

    good content,relevant links and deep links are the key for making site successful if the internet expert is able to deduce relevant links to the site then it will be a highly beneficial for gaining momentum

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    • Frank Thomas

      November 20, 2012 at 11:02 am

      Really great tips for building any successful websites because you have to attend all the advance trend in this web building process it will get you a maturity level on your product, you have to work on your related services and emphasize to get more profit earning points, and also satisfy your potential customer with giving certain offers, discount and schemes.

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  10. hira

    November 10, 2012 at 4:36 pm

    hello Mitz – This is definitely the recipe for a successful website for business/website owners today. When I work with my clients, objectives (business objectives and end-user objectives) are all we talk in the beginning, even before creative direction. Having those objectives creates boundaries, which creates direction, which allows for focused energy and idea generation. Thank you for sharing this awesome article
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  11. Bryan Ring

    November 10, 2012 at 10:40 am

    Hey Mitz! Branding your name takes time, which sucks for people like me who have ADHD..haha
    Most want it & they want it now! Dang you are ‘ol school, like me..two of my favorite shows of all time are Happy Days & Cheers. Which we should take heed to regarding this post.
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  12. george

    November 9, 2012 at 4:55 pm

    \”Understanding your audience\” is a really important point that you have made. If I am able to understand what exactly the readers want and what are they not getting, then it would be beneficial to both my readers and me.

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    • John Will

      November 18, 2012 at 5:05 pm

      Yeah that’s a point george.You just need to put some good content and the users will love your site and it wil surely be beneficial for your site.
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  13. Vivek

    November 9, 2012 at 6:25 am

    Great Sound,
    Valuable points to make a successful website in this article. I’m favor of all these help full point to build a website! Good & attractive Design as well as attractive website Logo also increase increase traffic. Don’t have a logo start to think about colors for your logo. It always helps if you have a hand drawing of an idea for a logo.
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  14. Richard

    November 8, 2012 at 10:11 pm

    its also good to keep in contact with your customer and protentional customers who leave entries on your blog. Communication is the key. Just having a website is not enough as everyone else has so you have to be different and stand out from the rest. Regular updates makes you look fresh and keeps your site active unlike others
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    • mitz

      November 11, 2012 at 1:45 am

      yes you are right Richard, communication is a big key. All sorts too…email, comments, networking, and more…

      Reply

  15. Reger

    November 8, 2012 at 7:38 pm

    Hi,

    Once again you come up with an article that contain a new information for me. Just like the Google Grants. I have never heard about it before, but now after reading a excerpt about it. Now thinking to give it a look, and use it for my non-profit business.

    Reply

  16. Sneha

    November 8, 2012 at 11:54 am

    Hi Mitz,

    Have read many post of yours. Like others this is also a nice post of yours.

    Having a name that sticks up the mouth of a person as you once says or visit is a great way to make a successful way for your website.
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  17. Brenda Macalino

    November 8, 2012 at 6:13 am

    I watch this movie, and I love it, I hope they have a next part of this…
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  18. manoj

    November 7, 2012 at 5:28 pm

    Great content and interactivity is very important if we are really serious about our site…and link building helps initially a lot
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  19. Julia Spencer

    November 7, 2012 at 4:24 pm

    It’s also very important to stay in touch with your readers or site/blog visitors. It will let them know that you pay attention on their interest, you’ll be able to find out their preferences and as a result your site will be more vivid and live

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  20. Melissa

    November 7, 2012 at 12:48 pm

    Hi Mitz,
    Nice post.This post help me also. Actually people want to get quick rank for their sites.
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  21. Prisely

    November 7, 2012 at 12:33 pm

    This is a very relevant and helpful share keeping into consideration the SEO scenario these days. I do agree that too many links to a keyword act as a hindrance. Thanks for the share.
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  22. cameron

    November 7, 2012 at 11:21 am

    These are great high-level tips, Lakshmi. Thanks for sharing them. I’m Tweeting them out to my followers, as we are working on several mobile web projects and I’ve been blogging about them.

    Read more: http://www.marketingprofs.com/articles/2012/9123/nine-tips-for-building-a-solid-mobile-website#ixzz2BXEASO21
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  23. Kristine

    November 7, 2012 at 11:17 am

    Hello Mitz! Thanks for this engrossing read– I couldn’t agree with more that these pointers are imperative to attaining a well-recognized and successful site. Nothing beats original, solution-oriented and relevant content in sustaining the engagement of our readers.

    Reply

  24. Kazi Rahim Ullah

    November 6, 2012 at 8:39 pm

    I have a personal blog and I always try my best to develop it with fair content. But, I am not getting my expected visitors. what is the problem? I am not understanding. is Google not indexing my site? it is blogger blog. any suggestion from anyone will be smilingly accepted.a
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    • mitz

      November 9, 2012 at 11:47 am

      There are many factors needed to attract visitors and get good rankings. You need to post fresh original content at a regular pace. then you have to promote each article.

      Also I have blogger blogs and have had no success making them into real websites or blogs that make money.. It depends what you are selling though.

      Reply

  25. gamertin

    November 6, 2012 at 12:36 pm

    This is definitely the recipe for a successful website for business/website owners today. When I work with my clients, objectives (business objectives and end-user objectives) are all we talk in the beginning, even before creative direction.

    Having those objectives creates boundaries, which creates direction, which allows for focused energy and idea generation.
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  26. angelina dom

    November 6, 2012 at 8:04 am

    Very nice tips. The most i like in this post is the very first tip is ” yes content” this is the most important part of any website your content must be very solid and reason able content needs to very professional as well as design matters design must be eye catching and impressive but content need to be on top :)

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  27. Maja

    November 5, 2012 at 4:37 pm

    Consistency and frequency is always loved by the search engines and blog readers. Quality contents with consistency and frequency make a blog versatile.
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    • mitz

      November 11, 2012 at 1:43 am

      yes I agree Maja
      Getting that momentum going and keep it running is the way to a successful blog. :)

      Reply

  28. Elena Anne

    November 5, 2012 at 4:11 pm

    As usual, awesome tips! There are more websites out there than anyone knows what to do with. Aside from having accurate, informative, and exciting content you also have to stand out from the crowd somehow. Thanks for the guide! :)

    Reply

  29. Richard

    November 5, 2012 at 12:20 pm

    Mitz, every post on your blog is worth reading. The tips are pretty solid and informative. Thanks for being a support to most of the bloggers who have just started their journey.
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  30. Ayan

    November 5, 2012 at 11:13 am

    Content, outlook and obviously new ideas are really important for making a good website, Thanks for your post, its helpful for us..:)

    Reply

  31. Jasmine

    November 5, 2012 at 10:17 am

    Wow, solid tips. You are right, it will be a great advantage if you can brand yourself… or be unique. Get a theme… I totally love that 007 theme song!
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    • Mitz

      November 6, 2012 at 8:13 pm

      Yes image having a song like this that every knows..?? Very cool!

      Reply

  32. Anderson

    November 5, 2012 at 9:38 am

    These are great high-level tips. Thanks for sharing them. I’m Tweeting them out to my followers, as we are working on several mobile web projects and I’ve been blogging about them.

    Reply

  33. Aasma

    November 5, 2012 at 6:18 am

    Nice points Mitz,

    It’s important to have easy to remember domain name and website name, plus you should have your own USP so that you could stand alone in the crowd.
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  34. Rajkumar Jonnala

    November 4, 2012 at 5:12 pm

    awesome tips mitz,

    all the above points are great and if we work hard on them we can easily get success in a website with good gain.

    Reply

  35. Bram

    November 4, 2012 at 5:09 pm

    Chosing correct website names is a skill that alludes me up to now. It might be my internet connection but the hovering popup is seethrough and i can’t see a button to close it because of it. It’s also not clear what it is about, i just see a box for e-mail. Again it could have been my connection it seems terrible today. Loved the 007 clip!
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    • Mitz

      November 5, 2012 at 1:54 am

      LOL Sorry about the pop up!!! I must get rid of it…
      The 007 clip is a good way to get my point across and I guess it worked for them!!

      Reply

  36. Damilare Bakare

    November 4, 2012 at 2:45 pm

    yea content is a good and also important in building a good website but to keep the reader after such article is the problem that why you need to attach other stuff to keep readers in your website
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    • John Will

      November 18, 2012 at 5:07 pm

      Yeah that’s also a pint Bakare but writing just the good content and presenting it a good way benefits both users and your site.
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  37. Steven Jude

    November 4, 2012 at 2:36 pm

    I am a strong believer that content is king in the information business. These tips are a nice roundup of what every blogger should have in mind when starting a blog.
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    • Mitz

      November 5, 2012 at 1:55 am

      I agree that content is a big one but there are at least 10 others factors you need to complete the package…:) The information business is becoming very high tech. LOL

      Reply

  38. Sarvesh

    November 4, 2012 at 1:19 pm

    Hi Mitz,

    Wonderful and crunchy article as usual, actually the main thing which every website needs to get success is blogs quality readers. So getting quality readers or loyal readers is the main work for the owner of the blog, which can be gained by getting an awesome and attractive theme and frequently posting of quality articles.

    thanks
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    • Mitz

      November 5, 2012 at 1:56 am

      Yes you are right!!! I love quality readers and especially ones who make great comments that look like they are from a real person.. :)

      Reply

  39. Anna

    November 4, 2012 at 11:21 am

    Thanks for this list of tipps for a succesful website. I think item 3) “Know and understand your target audience” is a very important one, because if you publish texts which do not help anyone you will not get many return visits and your readers will not recommend your site.
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  40. Rhett

    November 3, 2012 at 9:08 pm

    That’s a great list there Mitz. In my opinion, the number one thing in building a website is to continually update it with original and high quality content. The more creative and original the content the better. As mentioned above, content is KING.
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  41. Fredrick

    November 3, 2012 at 3:32 pm

    Very informative post about building a successful website. What I really agree to is about content, the target audience and to interact and engage the audience to make a site successful.

    Reply

  42. Robert

    November 3, 2012 at 1:51 pm

    These tips are pretty solid and actionable. My favorite ones are content and theme :) They act like bones and skins of your website and will lay out a great foundation to start your blog.
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  43. Raplus

    November 3, 2012 at 12:39 pm

    I also think content is the most important thing. Without good content, creating successful web site is a dream.

    Reply

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