How do you get an idea of the look & style of website that will work best for you clients or customers … What colours ? Layout ? Features.
I finished a couple of designs recently, both looking quite different. They weren’t based on anything arbitrary – they were based on what could quickly be found out about the potential customers and clients who’d be using the sites.
Fast Demo
Click through these slides to get a fast demo of how I found the types of website styles liked by CEOs in the Australian construction industry.
And here’s a video with a bit more detail ( play button bottom-left ).
I’ve also listed the steps I took below the video.
The Steps
This was the initial research before building a website to do with green energy.
(1) Google search for “green energy solutions”
*** Top 3 organic results were …
greenenergysolutions.com.au
www.greensolarenergysolutions.com.au
greenenergytechnologies.com.au
(2) Entered those websites into Google’s Display Planner ( for Australia )
The bulk of visitors to those sites were 25-54, male & female, 55% on mobiles
Top 3 suggested placements these guys are visiting …
reneweconomy.com.au
cleantechnica.com
craftingagreenworld.com
Top interests: Home Improvement, Green Living, Do-it-yourselfers
(3) Facebook audience insights ( Australia ) Interests: Sustainable energy
25+ male & female, 54% married, 64% University, 18% in Sydney & Melbourne
Liked these pages …
www.myfuturesuper.com.au
www.solarquotes.com.au/index_a.html
www.australianethical.com.au