6 Essential Elements for Your B2B Website


Your website is a central part of your B2B organization. As the main channel to get the audience to know your brand and consume your content, it is valuable in advancing and facilitating a lot of marketing efforts. In general, a website should:

  1. Be the digital window into your company
  2. Attract people to stay and learn more
  3. Have people take certain actions during the visit

51% of B2B companies spend most of their marketing budget on website development. Companies clearly recognize the importance of a strong web presence, but many still lack the basic requirements for an effective B2B website. Here are six important elements that will ensure the effectiveness of your website.

1. First impression

Your website provides a first impression for many visitors who are learning more about your company and needs to be clear about who you are and what you offer. 2.6 seconds is the time it takes someone to make a decision about what they think of your website. This means that it will take your website the same amount of time to make an impression on it. 94% of first impressions are influenced by the graphics and design of the website. Focusing on these branded elements can help your website make a great first impression.

2. Appealing and relevant content

You've heard it before and it hasn't changed. Content is king. Relevant and interesting content generates traffic, establishes a thought leadership role and gives your buyers and prospects added value.

The basic rule is to keep your content concise and relevant while focusing on the problems and needs of your prospects and customers. The content should be in a variety of formats, from website copies, blogs, and articles to downloadable items such as case studies, white papers, short videos, demos, and infographics. Limiting your shipping methods will only reduce your potential visibility.

Ask your visitors to fill out a form when they want access to your most valuable content. By gating certain elements of content, you get a shortlist of visitors who are one step closer to becoming a customer.

3. Compelling landing pages

Often times, when someone visits your website as a result of a marketing campaign or hyperlinks to an external website, they are directed to a specific landing page. Dynamic landing pages engage the visitor and can make the difference between a visitor who stays or disappears after a few seconds.

The aim is to guide visitors on a desired path. If you're looking for form submissions, make the form an obvious next step. When downloading materials, a specific color or placement on the page will highlight the button. Design elements are essential here to guide your visitors to the right actions and content.

4. Social media

Social media is an essential part of the B2B strategy. Integrating social channels into your website is a simple and necessary process. Most content management systems offer plugins or templates that allow simple and direct connections that visitors can easily access.

Think about how you use social media. It should be viewed as an additional communication channel for your company to expand your online presence beyond the confines of your website. Sharing new original content and even third party content on social media can create the connection between your social media and your website. Make sure your website has content sharing buttons. This will entice your visitors to share your content with their networks.

5. Search engine optimization

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is more important than ever and it is necessary for any business to understand the real meaning of SEO and the potential it has. At its core, SEO is the process of improving the visibility of a website or web page in search engines. You can spend a huge amount of time and money building a website, but it doesn't matter if it can't be found.

SEO takes time and patience to get it right. Businesses and marketers should consider working with experts they can trust to optimize their website. Without effective search engine optimization, chances are the only people who will see your website are those who already know your business and physically enter your website address. The ability to show up in organic searches can significantly increase traffic to your website.

6. Responsive design and layout

For mobile devices, including cell phones and tablets, websites and landing pages must be responsive and optimized for mobile devices. The need for mobile-friendly design is there and encompasses everything from searching the internet to browsing social media channels to checking email. All things on the internet need to be responsive. If a user visits your website on their mobile device and cannot see all of the content or read something clearly due to a lack of responsiveness, it may discourage them from visiting again on their mobile or feeling like they can only visit on their desktop what may be inconvenient for you.

Responsive web design is a solution that is cheap for both desktop and mobile users. Regardless of the device, images and content adjust automatically when a website has a nice design without distorting images or clipping content.

B2B websites act as a hub for content created in the hope of captivating a visitor and keeping their attention. When you study the six elements above, you are well on your way to an effective B2B website. Users associate your business with a positive online experience, share your content, and keep coming back to learn more.


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