Weighing the Implications of SEO and Web Design for Website Promotion
Thursday, September 10, 2009 7:53->
Website is a must in the online industry. An internet-based business without a website of its own cannot race with other growing businesses in the present competitive scenario. Having a website is not enough to make your business entity felt in the market. Web design and search engine optimization are two pillars to support the prime position of websites in search result pages. Some persons are of the opinion that a properly optimized website ranks higher in search engines while some other think that a deliberately designed website is in favor of search engines. SEO and web design are not independent of each other when it comes to generating traffic and revenue in abundance.
Both SEO and web design are web marketing strategies. They contribute equally to promoting websites in search engines. One does not weigh less or more than the other. Web designing brings websites alive with a prominent and professional look. What makes websites visible to a maximum number of visitors is search engine optimization. If a website is optimized with links and keywords but not user-friendly in design, the site is not able enough to be spidered by search engine spiders.
A website can draw traffic from search engines on strength of its optimized quality content. Most of the visitors who feel drawn to visually appealing webpage content will certainly not browse the site, if the site lacks visual appeals in its design. Search engine crawlers dance to the tune of websites with easy accessibility and enhanced functionality. Search engine optimization makes a website accessible to a larger number of visitors and web design makes it functional. The usability of a website depends equally on both SEO and Web design.
It is said that the first impression is the last impression. The impressive interface of a website helps build the reputation of a business. The content of the index page should be structured in such a way so as to lead your visitors to the following pages. Similarly, the index page should be designed in such a way so as to offer easy navigation and smooth browsing. SEO and web design, both are technical tactics to promote websites in search engines.
So, give the same weight to both of Search engine optimization and web design while having a search engine friendly website built.


