5 Ways To Drive Visitors Away From Yo

5 Ways To Drive Visitors Away From Your Website
by: Nicole Dean
There are tons of resources available that will teach you how to make money on the internet.
Heck, I've written tutorials like that myself. But, perhaps it's easier to demonstrate what to do,
with a lesson on what not to do. This article will teach you how to drive visitors away from your
website screaming "Get me outta here!" If you prefer being alone with your website and don't want
all those pesky visitors bothering you, then follow the guidelines below and you'll get rid of
them quick as a blink.

1. Don't state on your website what you do or what you sell. Make it a complete mystery why you
decided to build your website in the first place. It's like a secret club -- your visitors are
left in the dark. Have you been to sites like this where you show up and think "What the heck is
this site about?" If you're not presenting a clear statement about why your visitors should spend
their money (or at least come back again), then you're on your way to hermit-land.

2. Overwhelm visitors with lots of information. Almost as bad as the "What the heck is this site
about?" problem is the "Oh my Goodness! Oh my Gracious!" sites. As a visitor, you know the sites
I'm talking about. The page opens and your jaw drops. There is a sea of banners, with links
everywhere and articles galore. Where do you go? What do you do? I'll tell you what I do. Click
the little "x' in the upper right-hand corner to get the heck outta there!

3. Make the ordering process really complicated. There's nothing I love more than putting items
into my shopping cart and then spending 20 minutes trying to figure out how to set up an account
and pay. Guess what? I sure don't click the 'contact us' button. I click the "x" instead. You've
succeeded in getting rid of yet another pesky customer who wanted to spend money.

4. Fill your site with outdated information and broken links. Pfshew. You dodged a visitor with
that one. They clicked on a link that was broken -- and off they went.

5. Make sure there's no way for an interested customer or business partner to contact you. Heaven
forbid, you might get some spam if you have your contact information on your site.

Thank Goodness you don't have those gosh-darned customers emailing you while you're trying to read
up on Brad Pitt's love life.

Obviously, I'm being silly, but you do know that these examples are true. You've seen sites that
seem like they are trying to drive you away. If you are spending time and energy putting up a
website to make money, then, make some money. You CAN do it!

About the author:
Nicole Dean is the mostly-sane mom and owner of http://www.ShowMomTheMoney.com– a fun and
informative site to help moms achieve success working from home. Nicole recommends
http://www.ladypens.comfor informative free reprint articles by women, for women.


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