Designing Your Post

Many people think that sites need to have killer graphics to convert well. But this is actually far from true. Often it is the simplest of designs that works the best. Ones with fewer distractions. Webs.com is a site that knows this only too well. Let’s use the Lalaloopsy page on there as an example. This is using one of their many template designs and it is as simple as it comes.

But they are doing this for a reason.

They offer up very simple designs in order to keep conversions high for their ads and for the links that members may put on the site. If the sites were full of lots of killer graphics and were heavy on design elements then they would make less money on their platform.

Don’t believe that you always have to get a paid logo and a site that looks amazing. If you take a look at most popular Web 2.0 sites then they all have one thing in common. The best ones that convert the best are also the simplest.

They offer a total bare bones and no frills approach to design. If you are going to design a simple logo for your Web 2.0 page then just keep it simple and follow some of the advice in the video below. You want to keep it simple.



Lenore Nalbandian posted at 2011-11-30 Category: Web 2.0 Design