1. Set your goals, define it very very clearly what you want to do with your site. 2. Idea counts first, setting up is another work. 3. When it can delivers what the visitors needs, the website is working correctly. 4. You can have product, getting it spread is "another work". 5. Don't be afraid to fail, most of the entrepeuner fails with countless ideas. That's what I feel, not counted as tips but will help you a little.
interesting content, updated regularly, easy to read, clean design, sensible seo... however, interesting updated content is the key factor, imho...
Design your website with users in mind not the SE. Always think & design in the user perspective. Your website should offer everything what the user needs. Your bounce rate should be minimal(or nil !). Just have a case study of successful websites, gather their design principles,marketing principles etc. Don't start a website as such, do some research on targeted audience,market etc. Then launch your website.
Hi lebspy! In my idea, to make a website successful, you need to got a good content. Content is the king. Besides, design it well and promote it so that many ppl come to your site my 2 cent..
My best recommendation would be to make the site about something you are passionate, or knowledgeable on. Then just ensure the site is very user friendly. Just follow the Golden Rule on that one.
Provide easy-to-use CONTENT. Without content, no website can succeed. Neither can websites with poor content. Define your audience, then provide content for that audience. Anything less will result in poor performance.
. A user must be able to easily find what they seek. In other words, if the site is fully functional. Think about the flow of things in a user perspective. The content must be current and relevant. Remember, you build a website for visitors, not for search engines. Ensure that the navigation system is simple and consistent from page to page.
There is no formula for success. We have to think differently and what people will require in the coming periods and in that what is your strong area, we have to go ahead with that idea.
It really depends on what "successful" means. Some people view successful as a nice looking site, others base it on peer profit and others base it on number of visitors, etc.