7 Ways to Make Your Website Look More Professional

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I'm going to share with you seven ways that you can make your website look more pro if you're new here .

My name is Louise of solo sidekick dot com and I put out new videos every single week to help you grow your online business .

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So number one is to use a custom domain and email address .

This is a very noticeable distinction between a professional site and a not so professional one .

So this is the difference between having your biz dot squarespace dot com , which is more unprofessional versus your biz dot com .

So , rather than having solo printer sidekick dot squarespace dot com , my domain is just solo printer sidekick dot com .

And with email , it's the difference between your Biz at gmail dot com versus your name at your biz dot com .

So , rather than having solo printer sidekick at gmail dot com , I have lou at solo printers sidekick dot com .

So , how on earth ?

Do you do this first ?

You purchase your domain from a website like name cheap dot com or go daddy dot com .

And this is going to cost you about 10 to $15 per year .

And then for your custom email , you can either purchase it as an add on from one of the sites above or you can sign up for G suite by Google , which is just $5 a month .

Number two is to upload a custom facon .

Not everyone will notice this , but I do right away .

So a facon is a small logo at the top of your browser window though the icon is small , it has a big impact on how professional your website appears .

And if you leave it blank , then the icon of whatever you've used to build your website , whether it's squarespace , wordpress or Wix is going to appear , which is just plain confusing .

So you'll either need a small version of your logo or take a part of it like the first letter of your business name or just the graphic part of your logo and turn that into your facon .

Have a look at popular sites like Facebook , which just uses the F or Twitter , which uses the bird as examples .

Number three is to get rid of or seriously limit the amount of ads on your site .

Yikes , flashy ads can both date and clutter your site .

Plus there are better ways of making money online .

Now , if you must keep them be selective about which ones you show and put them in your sidebar .

Not your header .

Number four is to use white space .

Sometimes D I wires feel like they need to fill up every empty space on their website .

Let your site breathe white space or negative space is the easiest way to do this .

So for example , leave enough space in between paragraphs so that your content is easier to read and doesn't look like this .

Number five is to make it mobile responsive .

Many of your website visitors will be looking at your site for the first time on their phone .

Make sure to test your website to ensure that there are no formatting issues .

I use squarespace for my website and all templates come mobile responsive , which is a huge plus .

Number six is to use a professional photo view that old super grainy photo is not working anymore .

So it's time to upgrade and get a pro photo if you can't afford to hire a photographer right now .

Not to worry , grab your iphone , find some good lighting , try facing a window if you can stand in front of a plain white or colored background and ask your BFF to take a few shots for you .

And the final way that you can have your website look more pro is to keep your image tone consistent .

Mismatched image tones is another warning sign of a non-professional website having a black and white photo next to a color popping .

One simply throws the eye off , try placing all of your website images next to one another and see how cohesive they are .

So those are the seven things that I recommend you do in order to make your website look even more professional .

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