About the Web Designs Reviews

My brother will build you a website for $250! Just how many times have we heard that kind of comment? And the most breathtaking thing is that so many people (even big businesses) fall for it and rue the day, but I guess that must be the foremost reason for the existence of Web Designs Reviews Directory.

The brain child of a top SEO and Web Design House, the web Designs Reviews directory is intended to be the definitive resource for anyone looking for website development or any aspect of promotion on the World Wide Web – web design, copywriting, search engine promotion, e-mail… anything!

Furthermore, our tips and advice section will help you decide where to start. It will help you establish what features of a website are right for you and what skill’s you need the developer to have for your project.

Trust is perhaps the most important currency online. Search engines look for signs of trust to identify if a company is worth ranking high in their results, and actual website visitors look for signs of trust to see if the company is worth spending their time and money with.

Search engines tend to over-rely on inbound links as the major signal of trust, often to the frustration of the reputable company whose website doesn’t naturally gain links, even if they’re a company that’s been operating for 50 years or more, and have a service or product that has gained them an excellent reptuation offline, and have served and continue to serve many happy clients. Even if you’re a brand new company, you may have jumped through a lot of hoops to establish yourself – been accredited/certificated by various organizations, invested in a bricks and mortar presence, employed people and have gained a great offline reputation in a short space of time. And yet, a search engine algorithm is oblivious to all of these signals of trust simply because they can’t be measured automatically / algorithmically. It takes a manual review of a website to really get a closer look at the ACTUAL company itself – its history, past work, testimonials, accreditations and certifications earned, whether it’s regulated by a government body, to understand its offline operations and also its future plans. These are all great signals of trust and they should be reported on when they’re found. That’s exactly what we do.

The kinds of signs we look for (and the kinds of things you should be adding to your site) include:-

Case studies / portfolio – a chance to show off your excellent work

Client list – show which companies already trust you

Testimonials – get honest feedback from your customers to add to create an authentic insight into your products / services

Full company contact address – an obvious one, but you’ll be surprised how many websites don’t list a physical address

Accreditations – if your company has been accredited, let your visitors know

Associations – list any associations you’ve joined, or partnering businesses

Certifications / qualifications – this should also be obvious, but list any relevant certifications / qualifications

Delivery information – something every shopper looks for when buying tangible items – make this information super-easy to find

Returns policy – same again for shoppers – make it easy to find

Details of your high street premises – if you also run a high street shop, let everyone know – take a video walk-through of it, pictures, description etc

Terms and conditions – every business should have these in an easy-to-find place, and for the trust factor, they should be written in plain English – very few people speak legalese

Office in various countries – perhaps not a boast that many companies can make, but if you do have offices in other countries, show then in detail – show how established you are

Details of complaints procedure – many companies don’t like to even mention the potential that a problem might even occur(!), but having a complaints procedure means you take complaints seriously

Detailed ‘Meet the Team’ info found – show us who you are – photos, descriptions etc

Strong online social presence – if you’re popular on one or more social networks, show it!
Regularly updated blog/news – don’t make your site look stale. A regularly updated blog/news section shows you’re active and over time, is a sign of your longevity

Details of your company mentioned in popular press publications / media outlets – any press mentions, let everybody know
Company established in…let people know when your company was established. Even if it was “only” a couple of years ago, let them know.

Add videos – introduce yourself

Over X years’ experience – just because your company might only be six months old, it doesn’t mean you can’t let people know about your overall experience if it’s relevant to the site.

Company is regulated by X regulatory body – if you’re regulated, say so.

Show off your other, more established sites – if you’ve launched a new site but have had successes with other more established sites, say so – people like to know you have a reliable track record.

The last point is more personal, but it’s quite straight forward: be honest. That might include admitting to some mistakes you’ve made and how you’ve learnt from them. It’s daring to speak in a candid voice. Remember you’re not speaking in front of an audience, you’re speaking to one individual at a time. You don’t have to tell your life story, but admitting to mistakes (and what you learnt from them) isn’t a sign of weakness or failure. It’s refreshingly honest and helps win people over.

WDR was formed in 2014 with the aim of providing a comprehensive Directory of Design Consultants.

The Directors have over 20 years of experience working with the Design Consultancy profession and industry to match clients and consultants.

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