Web Clinics for HUD Partners

How to Manage a Website

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Introduction

Define Roles

Start with the P's

Be an Advocate

Communicate

Create ONE Site

Focus on Content

Keep It Simple

Don't Reinvent
  the Wheel

Teach Everyone

Start Small
  and Build

Maintain

Rule 3: Be an Advocate for Your Audience

  • Understand your audiences' needs and desires and make sure your website responds
    • Look at your website from your audiences' point of view

  • Think about how you use your real estate
    • People spend an average of 8 to 9 seconds deciding if they'll stay on your web page--if they don't see what they are looking for, they'll leave
    • Give them what they want most, right on the front page
    • Tip of the Day: If you do nothing more than go to the person who answers the phones in your office, find out the 5 most frequently asked questions, and put the answers on the front page, you'd have a very good website.