There are, most of my other website tutorials focus on that... the trouble is, they're just random content blocks and they dont tell you what kind of content should go where for maximum persuasion and conversions. So ppl just end up putting random information in that nobody really cares about.

Thats what I said to do :) Cheers!

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think about it this way; what is the point of keeping "them connected"? For most businesses, the sale or lead generation happens on the website. Getting people to the website is nearly at the end of the funnel. Why distract at that point? If your social channels need support from the website to keep their audiences engaged, that's a problem with the social accounts and not something the website should solve.

@@grizfan93 thanks for your feedback. I’m an artist and sharing my process and connecting with people is an important part for me. My socials are not supported by my website, they support my website - by constantly reminding my followers of what I have to offer and making them part of the experience. I don’t see them as distraction because they can only be found at the bottom of my contact page. I see them as more options for people to reach me and get to know me.

If you're an artist that's kind of a different funnel. Not my speciality.

Thinking about accessibility after you build the website is usually where the problem starts. Plugins and widgets make the problem a LOT worse. Those stupid accessibility overlay widgets are basically an admission of guilt. Accessibility is one area that reveals the difference between a professional web designer or developer, and a poser. Starts with the color palette and builds from there. If you're using something like Elementor or Divi, expect bad results. Same for page builders like Wix or Weebly. While all are capable of producing an accessible website, they make it so easy to completely mess up accessibility.

Have you seen images from midjourney? They’re actually super realistic

@@WesMcDowellIncthat's the problem.

The problem is they’re realistic? I thought the problem is that they’re obvious. Which is it?

You will eventually get used to it 😁

Any time!

Except for the part where every other commenter just confirms it from their own experience 😆

Ha if only it were that simple. If that were true marketing and advertising wouldn’t be multi billion dollar industries

Advertising is just ideas that hit or miss. It's not that deep. Everything you mentioned will become a trend when the right person does it ​@@WesMcDowellInc

Not anymore, just focusing on my courses and youtube content at the moment, sorry!

Ha, I'm a huge fan! But don't link ppl back out to your socials!

@@WesMcDowellInc I love that you didn’t let her off the hook just because she’s Amy. I’m a big fan too. I still don’t get why she hasn’t jumped on KZfaq

Yea, she's pretty famously shy about being on video.

Nope it’s free

I don't know that I'd call them state of the art, its more about removing the back and forth, and getting leads form a to b as seamlessly as possible. Include a few "weed out" questions in the form if you need to qualify calls in advance, then just politely let some ppl know that you probably can't do your best work for their situation. And a secondary lead magnet CTA is a great idea. Cheers!

I have a similar question! I’ve heard you recommend to use only one CTA per page, but what if you have CTA for the call and also for the lead magnet. It’s okay to have them both on the same page if only one has a special color that stands out from the rest, I guess?

@@Matumarkfrom ux point of view - don‘t distract but move a potential client on the right road. if both cta elements lead into a road of business they are ok as clients might have different speed in connecting with you. the first one might use the booking call while this is to intimidating for the second one who just need more time and who is well seated on your mailinglist. it‘s not that black and white :-)

What I'd do is change the word "contact" to something much more specific. book a consultation, make an appointment, etc. And style it like a button, not just a text link. That should go in the upper right corner of the page. Cheers!

​@WesMcDowellInc is it better to word it in the perspective of the customer eg Book my table, book my appointment etc? I read somewhere that wording this way helps. Do you think that's true?

Yep, but all it takes is practice. Look at my first videos! Its funny how ppl just say "I'm not god on camera" when thy're never even attempted it in any real way. You'd never expect to be great at a sport without practicing, right? YT is hte same thing.

​@@WesMcDowellInc I dunno. I jumped into online teaching and KZfaq all the way back in 2016. Started to make my videos. I'm still as bad on camera. Also, some people naturally come across as salespeople. Not speaking for anyone in particular, but there are these "middle of the road" people who just resonate with the man in the street. Some people don't have the "common touch" as you would call it. Plus you have to be upbeat like you've just had 15 cups of coffee before every video and every word you say is a miracle unfolding. There's the background, titles on the video, lighting, sound editing (and even mastering), video editing... all this takes hours. It's a volume game for a very uncertain result. Again, it beats SEO any day. Backlinks and all that nonsense was madness. I still can't believe how countries have no yet created a national version of Google that reclaims and protects the economy somewhat. As far as I'm concerned, Google are my number 1 cause of my business never taking off. And there's no number 2. Not complaining, they've done it to millions of other great businesses who had skill but not the patience to guess how their robots would respond to search queries.

The point is that YT is a much better use of your time these days for just about any service based business. Especially ones not tied to a location.

Glad it was helpful!

Yep!