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Convert!: Designing Web Sites to Increase Traffic and Conversion [Paperback]

Ben Hunt
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February 1, 2011 0470616334 978-0470616338 1
Solve your traffic troubles and turn browsers into buyers

When web design expert Ben Hunt set out to quantify the difference between an ordinary web site and a great one, he expected to find the key in design simplicity. But when his team more than doubled the conversion rates for a wide range of sites, they identified simple yet powerful solutions involving design, copy, appropriate analysis, classic optimization techniques, and targeted testing. You'll find the fixes easy to implement, and they're all right here.

  • Understand the essentials - your market, your proposition, and your delivery.
  • Create a site that is seen by the right people, provides a compelling experience, and generates the desired action.
  • Learn how to use testing to improve your site's conversion rate.
  • Discover the holistic nature of web site optimization and why multiplicity matters.
  • Examine dozens of simple techniques for building traffic, engaging your audience, and crafting effective calls to action.
  • Combine creativity with analysis for the best possible results.

Ben Hunt is Principal Consultant for Scratchmedia Ltd. He operates webdesignfromscratch.com, which provides tutorials and advice to over 120,000 web developers each month. Ben has been designing, coding, and producing web sites for clients worldwide for more than 15 years, and is considered a leader in the web usability industry.

Forewords by Ken McCarthy, founder of the System Seminar, and Drayton Bird, Drayton Bird Associates.


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This advice can transform your web site's success

When web design expert Ben Hunt set out to quantify the difference between an ordinary web site and a great one, he expected to find the key in design simplicity. But when his team more than doubled the conversion rates for a wide range of sites, they identified simple yet powerful solutions involving design, copy, appropriate analysis, classic optimization techniques, and targeted testing. You'll find the fixes easy to implement, and they're all right here.

  • Understand the essentials — your market, your proposition, and your delivery
  • Create a site that is seen by the right people, provides a compelling experience, and generates the desired action
  • Learn how to use testing to improve your site's conversion rate
  • Discover the holistic nature of web site optimization and why multiplicity matters
  • Examine dozens of simple techniques for building traffic, engaging your audience, and crafting effective calls to action
  • Combine creativity with analysis for the best possible results

About the Author

Ben Hunt teaches web designers, developers and marketers how to make websites that work. Ben has been designing, coding, and producing web sites for clients worldwide for more than 17 years. He is considered a thought leader in web usability, web design and online marketing fields. His site webdesignfromscratch.com provides tutorials and advice to over 120,000 visitors each month.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 312 pages
  • Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (February 1, 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0470616334
  • ISBN-13: 978-0470616338
  • Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 0.6 x 9.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (52 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #26,294 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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I have been creating websites since 1994. I have always looked beyond the thrill of sexy graphics, being interested in usability, SEO, and now conversion!

To me, web design is all marketing. It should support powerful communication, whatever it is you need to communicate. So graphics are important, but getting the right message to the right people is even more so.

Customer Reviews

I can help you make an informed decision about buying this book. Bryan Newman  |  20 reviewers made a similar statement
Very practical advice and techniques that will get you results. Simon Dunn  |  10 reviewers made a similar statement
The writing style is very easy to read and highly engaging. John Chancellor  |  10 reviewers made a similar statement
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36 of 40 people found the following review helpful
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I've been building websites for 12 years and have long believed that most sites are a waste of money; they look pretty but don't generate profits for the client. I tell prospects that if no one can find your site - and they don't do what you want (buy, donate, sign up, order) when they get there - it's money down the drain.

Still, web design courses have focused on how a site LOOKS ("graphic design") or the technical aspects of building a site. Ben Hunt goes beyond that. He marries technical knowledge with solid marketing fundamentals in a clear and compelling way. And best of all he provides examples of sites he's redesigned, explaining the reasoning behind each revision.

If you design websites, if you do copywriting for websites, if you simply want to understand how "online marketing" is SUPPOSED to work - get this book!
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26 of 28 people found the following review helpful
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As a small business owner who's been involved in several website designs -- and paid thousands of dollars to 'experts' on upping the conversion rates on web visits -- I say "read this book before you hire any experts." The reason? After reading this you may not see a need to spend thousands of dollars on 'experts.' In fact, I was in the middle of a website overhaul at the same time I got this book, and reading it saved me plenty of hours (read: $$) with my designer.

What I liked:
- Hunt acts as a consultant/advisor, not a theorist or artist.
- Hunt's "if/then approach makes his advice easy to grasp. No fluff.
- Photos showing the nuances and how little changes made big differences.

What I didn't like:
- LOL ... Nothing. I liked it all.

Take this book and Jakob Nielsen's "Prioritizing Web Usability" and you have a wealth of information for designing websites that bring results (read: $$).
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19 of 21 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Great resource that is to the point January 28, 2011
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I've been developing web application for 10 years and the one area that I have always been weak in is reliable conversion rates for my clients. I can deal with the complexity of the software, but the presentation and flow of the message for the audience is a different animal all together. For those of you who work in the online industry, you are probably aware of the wide array of skillsets required to take a concept through the entire lifecycle to completion. I've only read through a portion of this book, but so far, Ben is conveying the right message for professionals in my field. Having to deal with servers, development frameworks, existing applications (cms/ecom), design opinions and copy can make any web project way more complicated than it has to be. The focus on simplicty in design, copy and analysis that Ben has put together will definitely help bring me into the minds of the visitor for a better conversion rate and ultimately successful projects.

I highly recommend this book to all online professionals of all backgrounds.

-Josh (Bend, Or)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Traffic isn't enough
Most website owners believe that all of their problems will be solved when they figure out how to get more people to visit their websites. Read more
Published 28 days ago by Cathy Stucker
4.0 out of 5 stars Insightful, practical, and actionable. HOW portion out of date.
Great for anyone trying to improve the effectiveness of their website. Only downside is that how, google website optimized, has been replaced by GOV, making that part of the book... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Clay D. Nichols
5.0 out of 5 stars excelent book
Lot of tips and things to put in practice to improve conversion, approaches I didn't though about before. Nice tips also about tools for improving SEO
Published 2 months ago by Wolfgang
5.0 out of 5 stars Yes great advise
I am a seasoned web designer with alot of marketing knowledge. It is nice to be reaffirmed on many points and great to have the organization and useable examples in the book.
Published 2 months ago by M. Jennings
5.0 out of 5 stars I love it. It's very useful in building your business
It has a lot of useful tips regarding how you can design your website and increase conversion. Very very useful. I'd love to implement it in my business.
Published 4 months ago by Mariceline Querubin
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic book
Highly recommended for anyone into website development, a must read I would say. Very practical advice and techniques that will get you results.
Published 5 months ago by Simon Dunn
5.0 out of 5 stars Simply One Of The Best
I love this book! I found this book to be a huge valuable tool for all of my businesses. There is just so much wonderful information in this book, it's like having a teacher with... Read more
Published 6 months ago by The Lunar Staff
4.0 out of 5 stars A good approach to building result-driven sites
If you want a good guide to building sites that get visitors to do what you'd like them to do, this book is it. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Cowboy Bill
5.0 out of 5 stars Standout book - if your considering buying this book just do it.
This book is great for website theory and for tactics that are based on real world results. Bottom line this book will give you a great baseline of knowledge on this topic in... Read more
Published 8 months ago by EWright
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book.
A really good book to start out with - an excellent book, especially for beginners. I can definitely recommend it.
Published 9 months ago by Benjamin Gundgaard
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