Forums: Discussions for entrepreneurs and small business.

I've just launched a new website for entrepreneurs and investors. Some of the feedback I've gotten has been that it's not very clear from the homepage what the site is for / offering. The website is at veecy.com. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

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I would not have known what this is about if you hadn't said it in this post.

My advice: replace the search bar at the top with a banner that'll let people know what your site is about, maybe make the search bar smaller and move it to the side.

Keep in mind that the average web surfer is not going to spend more than a few seconds on your site.  You have that amount of time to hook them.  Your site doesn’t accomplish that goal.  Here are my suggestions.

1. Start out by renaming your site.  Choose a name that relates to what your site is all about.
2. State up front what you do.  Are you a site that brings investors and fund seekers together for example?  Then state that on your first page of your site.
3. Greet people who land on your site.  Would you walk up to a person and immediately try to sell them something without saying “Hello?”  Of course not.  The same is true of a web site.  Put a greeting on the first page.

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