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1) ​ ​It<br />

clearly answers "Who I am," "What I do," and/or "What<br />

can you (the visitor) do here."<br />

If you're a well-known brand or company (i.e., Coca Cola) you may be able to<br />

get away with not having to describe who you are and what you do; but the<br />

reality is, most businesses still need to answer these questions so that each<br />

visitor knows they are in the "right place."<br />

Steven Krugg sums it up best in his best-selling book, ​Don't Make ​ Me Think: If<br />

visitors can't identify what it is you do within seconds, they won't stick around<br />

long.<br />

2) It resonates with the target audience.<br />

A homepage needs to be narrowly focused -- speaking to the right people in<br />

their language. The best homepages avoid "corporate gobbledygook," and<br />

eliminate the fluff.<br />

3) It communicates a compelling value proposition.<br />

When a visitor arrives on your homepage, it needs to compel them to stick<br />

around. The homepage is the best place to ​nail your value proposition​ so that

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