Most of the people visiting your homepage want to know one thing: What is it that you offer?
Give your prospects instant clear answers to these questions that are also easy to remember:
Who (a person) or what (an organization) is this?
What do you do and for whom?
How you do it (if it’s not clear from above)?
What is the benefit?
And you want your homepage to answer these questions fast, without wasting your visitors’ time with “welcoming them to your website” and “inviting them to look around”.
Answer the most important questions of your homepage visitors through:
Your domain name
Your website tagline (the one in your homepage banner)
Other prominent elements on your homepage (headings, highlighted paragraphs, images, etc.).
Your domain name
Having a domain name that speaks for itself, like copyblogger.com or enchantingmarketing.com, is a great start. But often your website goes by jacksmith.com or something generic like breath-feel-love.com.
In this case you have to put in extra effort and nail the tagline and the prominent elements on your homepage to make it clear what it is that you do.
Your website tagline
Before we dive in, let’s make sure we’re on the same page.
What is a website tagline?
A website tagline is the very first phrase or a short sentence in your homepage banner that tells your prospects what your website is about.
It is often accompanied by a website subtagline: a sentence or a short paragraph that puts the website tagline in context and entices your prospects to check out your offers even more.
A website tagline is the very first phrase or a short sentence in your homepage banner.
A tagline (or a tagline + subtagline, if you’re using one) should reflect your unique value proposition and answer the following questions:
What are you selling?
Whom is it for?
Why should they care?
Which also mean that your website tagline must be clear, relevant, and valuable.
Easier said than… no, it’s actually pretty easy to do.
Coming up with a clear and compelling website tagline is easier than you think.
But first, tell me:
Were you listening to this bad advice about website taglines?
Admit it, did you fall for articles that tell you your website tagline should be creative, catchy and funny? You know, the articles that praise the advertising slogans of Apple and Nike as the example to look up to.
We all have been there.
The truth is, whatever works for Apple and Nike, established companies with enormous brand recognition and millions of loyal followers,…
…usually won’t work for you, a small business owner struggling to win new clients, or a freelancer with a new website.
Imagine this.
You saw my tweet and decided to check my Twitter profile. You have no idea who I am. You open my website and see this tagline on my homepage:
“Gill Andrews. Think different.”
#huh #whatdoesitmean
If you’ve just discovered that your website tagline is vague, don’t beat yourself up. In fact, about 70% of the websites I review have the same problem.
Ordinary but clear always trumps creative but vague. (Unless you have already reach world domination and people camp in front of your stores to buy your stuff).
Creative and catchy tagline will earn you brownie points, but only if your message remains clear.
Yet, if your favorite version of your website tagline is a real gem, but still isn’t clear enough, add an explanatory sentence to fill in the blanks. For example, a visually prominent sentence or a short paragraph after your tagline.
How to create a website tagline that’s clear and effective
So, we just established that a good tagline doesn’t have to be a catchphrase or a slogan (yey!). Now, when the pressure of having to be creative is gone, coming up with an effective website tagline is only a matter of following these steps:
Step #2: Decide what the biggest benefit of your product or services is.
Step #3: Use one of these formulas to generate some website tagline ideas:
We {do this} for {whom}
{What} for {whom}
{Does what} for {whom}
{Do this} to/and {get the benefit}
{Doing this} {with this benefit}
{What} {with what benefit}
{Get this benefit} {by doing this}
{Get this benefit} {with what}
Helping {whom} {do what} {with what benefit}
The “what” in the examples above could be your main product or services you specialize in. The “whom” is your target audience.
Your decision on what website tagline approach to use depends on how you’d answer the following two questions:
Q1: Does a “one-fits-all” benefit for your audience exist?
Is your target audience homogenous enough for you to find ONE benefit that will resonate with ALL of your prospects?
Q2: How do your prospects approach searching for your services?
Do they think, “I wish I could (achieve these benefits)”? Or are they thinking, “I need to find (this service / this kind of person)?”
To see how a website tagline is created from start to finish and what you need to keep in mind, check out this real-life copy critique and improvement example.
Let’s look at some real-life website tagline examples that use these formulas.
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9 examples of business websites with great website taglines and a clear message
This is a great website tagline example for a personal website. It gets straight to the point and addresses the burning need of Sarah’s prospects – making their emails convert.
Mentioning her specialty, the emails for course and program creators, helps Sarah appear more relevant to her target audience – course and program creators.
Website tagline: High converting emails that sell your courses and programs
Website tagline formula: {What} {with what benefit} {for whom (implied)}
Many agencies, especially the ones that have something to do with marketing, suffer from the vague copy syndrome.
They’ll “make you shine”, “provide business value” and “deliver solutions to success”, but they refuse to tell you what it is exactly that they do and how they’re planning to help you achieve all that greatness specifically.
Neomam are a rare exception. They tell their prospects what they’re going to get (quality links) and how they’re going to them (from the marketing campaigns).
Straight and to-the-point. Nothing more to wish for in terms of clarity and relevance.
Website tagline: Earn quality links with every content marketing campaign
Website tagline formula: {Get this benefit} {by doing this}
This ultra-clear website tagline has probably a lot to do with the fact that there is no way Michele Linn, the former Vice President of Content at Content Marketing Institute and a co-founder of Mantis Research will tolerate any vague BS on her website.
Want to make your website tagline as clear as this one? Try coming up with something that will sound natural in a real-life conversation:
– “Hey Michele, what does your company do?”
– “We help marketers publish research that gets attention.”
I find that especially food bloggers underestimate the effect of a clear message of their homepage.
Because all the food pictures already send the “it’s a recipe blog” message, right?
Wrong.
Unless you want your grandma to forever remain the only person who reads your food blog, you should treat it like a business and your visitors like customers. Which means that your homepage should communicate a clear message of what to expect.
The Domestic Man is a perfect example of how you can instantly answer the most important questions your visitors have:
What diet are these recipes based on?
Which cuisines?
Actually, answering these two questions would be already enough to send a clear message. But by telling his visitors that there is a new recipe every Tuesday “the Domestic Man” Russ takes it one step further. He motivates them to subscribe by taking away their fear of being bombarded with recipes and setting clear expectations.
Website tagline: Gluten-free & Paleo-friendly recipes, inspired by traditional & international cuisines
Website tagline formula: {What} for {whom} used in an implicit way.
I guess the owners of SMS Works did some keyword research before they created their website tagline, as it sounds like a phrase their prospects would Google for.
Which is a great idea, because when their prospects land on their website and see the exact same words in their website tagline, they’ll perceive the website as highly relevant to their needs and will most certainly look around.
Dear business owners! Don’t be afraid to use boring website taglines.
Your prospects won’t open their wallets for you just because you’re funny, mysterious or manage to use a cliché.
Instead, tell them what you offer and for whom so that they immediately realize that your offer is exactly what they’ve been searching for the whole time, like Volant UK do on their website.
Website tagline: Bespoke security systems for commercial, industrial & retail properties in Scotland.
I went through at least 30 websites of graphic and web designers before I found an example of a homepage with a clear message. On many pages, it wasn’t even clear that a person was a designer.
There is nothing creative in Amanda’s website tagline. Instead, it is simple and crystal clear. Which is wonderful, because it saves her potential clients time and effort of figuring out what it is that she does, and whether it fits their needs. Amanda shows her skill and creativity as a designer where it matters: Through the design of her website.
It’s understandable that you want to impress your visitors with your creativity right away. But if by doing so you leave them confused, you risk losing a client.
Website tagline formula: Branding and design for creative women entrepreneurs
I think the ones who have it the hardest when it comes to a website tagline are copywriters. Because how many ways there are to say “I write copy that sells”? Plus, with so many copywriters out there, you’re running a risk to sound a lot like your competitor.
The secret to creating a copywriter’s headline that stands out is to either specify your niche or to specify what kind of copy you write, like Damn Write does it on their website.
Website tagline: Attract your ideal clients with personality-driven copy
Website tagline formula: {Get this benefit} {with what}
This is a great website tagline example for a solopreneur. The copy of the homepage nails the clear message. It tells you whom is it for (inforpreneurs and bloggers) and what Regina helps them with (monetize their “epicness”, i.e. earn money with what they are doing online).
Regina’s website tagline is clear plus creative and memorable.
In the short paragraph under the tagline you get a feeling of Regina’s personality, which is a nice bonus and instantly earns her brownie points.
Website tagline: For infopreneurs. For bloggers. Monetize your epicness
Website tagline formula: {For whom} {With what benefit}
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TLDR; How to make sure your homepage and website tagline send a clear message
Make your website stand out from the sea of jargon-filled mind-racking websites of your competitors by using a clear website tagline.
Ordinary but specific trumps creative but vague
A clear website tagline is neither your life motto nor a catchphrase, but a phrase and/or a sentence that helps your website visitors grasp 3 things immediately:
who/what you are
what you do
with what benefit
…making those things easy to remember before they explore more of your web pages.
Website tagline formulas that will help you generate tagline ideas
We {do this} for {whom}
{What} for {whom}
{Does what} for {whom}
{Do this} to/and {get the benefit}
{Doing this} {with this benefit}
{What} {with what benefit}
{Get this benefit} {by doing this}
{Get this benefit} {with what}
Helping {whom} {do what} {with what benefit}
Great website tagline examples from real-life websites
Sarah Anderson: High converting emails that sell your courses and programs
Neomam: Earn quality links with every content marketing campaign
Mantis Research: Helping marketers publish research that gets attention
The Domestic Man: Gluten-free & Paleo-friendly recipes, inspired by traditional & international cuisines New recipes every Tuesday
SMS Works: Low cost SMS API for developers
Volant UK: Bespoke security systems for commercial, industrial & retail properties in Scotland
Amanda Creek Creative: Branding and design for creative women entrepreneurs
Damn Write: Attract your ideal clients with personality-driven copy
ByRegina: For infopreneurs. For bloggers. Monetize your epicness
Want more great website tagline examples?
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Gill Andrews is a conversion copywriter and web consultant who turns underperforming websites into slick lead- generating machines. To tune up your business website, get her ultimate website checklist 2023.
49 thoughts on “How to Make Sure Your Homepage Sends a Clear Message (+ 9 Great Website Tagline Examples)”
Such a Great article Gil Andrews l. But as said, when I clicked on pdf to download, it requesting to signup with email. After that it is not working. Could you check it
Hi Prince. Glad you found the article useful. Re the download: I just checked, and it’s working fine on my side. After you enter your email, you need to check your inbox for an email with the subject that starts with “[Action Required]” and confirm your email address. Please also check the Spam folder. After that, you should get an email with the bonus PDF.
Hi Connie. Sorry about that… and thanks so much for letting me know! I fixed the problem and you should be able to download the bonus website taglines now.
Great examples! Personally, I find writing a catchy and unique headline to be one of the biggest challenges in creating a website. I’m just curious, out of all these examples, which one is your favorite?
Hi there (Flint, I’m guessing? 🙂 I can’t see a name associated with your comment),
Glad you found my article useful. As to my favorite, that would be Sarah’s “High-converting emails that sell your courses and programs” because in just few words, it combines a “what”, (offer), “why should I care?” (benefit) and “how do I know it’s for me?” (target audience) really well.
This was so insightful. Thanks for sharing information on tagline building. Being a writer I can write on many topics and after this guidance I would write good ‘proper’ taglines as well but being a beginner in the website developing field I would really like to know about the right/appropriate places to use the main and sub tagline, if you can suggest.
Thank you for your kind words. Glad to hear you found the article helpful.
I’m not sure I understand your question though. The right/appropriate place to use the main and subtagline is the banner of your homepage. But I think it’s not the answer you were looking for is it?
Could you please clarify what you mean by “place to use” them so that I can give you an answer that’s more useful?
great article. so the tagline is clear but what about the 1-4 descriptive sentences that go under a tagline? any advice for what this purpose is and any formulas to generate? thx!
Hi there. Glad you found the article useful. Re the sentences that go under a tagline (aka “subtagline”): Good question. I’m afraid my advice on this won’t fit one comment, as it’s not that simple.
It would be also harder to find any formulas for this part because it needs to fit the tagline. Meaning, we can’t decide what subtagline needs to communicate before we know the tagline.
One tip I can think of off the top of my head is this:
In the banner, it make sense to answer these 3 questions: What is it? For whom? How does it help? So, your subtagline should cover these three questions minus what the tagline has already covered.
But that’s a really great question to try and answer in a blog post. Thanks a lot for the idea 🙂
Example:
Tagline: “Get this benefit by doing this”
Subtagline: Product X is this thing that helps people like this achieve this more specific benefit.
Or:
Tagline: “This thing for people like this”
Subtagline: Tired of this disadvantage? Do this to get this benefit and see this change in your life.
Thank you for this really clear and informational article. After reading it and applying the formulas (love these!), I think I can come up with a much cleaner and clearer tagline. My website and the tagline are still works in progress (I hope to publish in November). I realized that by using the word “build” people might think I am an architect designing buildings for people with physical disabilities and not someone who is helping businesses create inclusive environments for people with autism.
Gill, thank you very much for providing so much valuable information on your website. I received similar advise from a copyrighter friend today morning. After reading a bunch of posts on your website, my friend’s advise has become more clear. My current website is a collection of slides because I’m yet to purchase an account with a web hosting provider. I plan to do that once my web copy is ready. Please feel free to critique my website (www.valideck.com) next year. Best wishes – Alok
Advised in a tutorial to have a ‘strong site tagline’ I realized I didn’t really understand that. So, I googled ‘what is a strong site tagline’ this site came up first! After reading it I immediately changed my site tagline from ‘do you want to grow your business?’ to “Custom Marketing Solutions For Local Businesses To Dominate Their Market”. Thank you so much Gill — your clarity, wit and practical advice really helped me learn and apply another key element in my own learning and work.
Thanks for laying this out so well. Trying to get across the idea of what message you are trying to convey is sometimes hard to get across to business owners. I will start to use this as an outline and reference for new projects. Thank you!
Thank you, Gill, for a much needed article–one that is also clear and to the point. I’m working on my site now trying to decide in which direction to go. I’ve been helping people make better business presentations for more than 20 years. Now I’m restarting my business, calling my site, YourSpeakingPower. I go back and forth between “Do I focus on helping people with presentations (specific)” or the larger area of “use communications on a day-to-day basis to improve your life”. The second option is of more interest to me, and much needed, but also vague and, I suspect, few will probably think they need it. I am open to any suggestions.
Great tips! Simple and able to understand. A tagline should be an eye catcher to give someone a taste of what you are promoting and make them want to read further. Thanks for sharing your ideas!
Great advice, Gill. I wish every corporate marketing department would use your formula. I’ve been looking at new job opportunities and am amazed at how many clicks and how much reading I have to do to figure out what companies do.
Thank you, Greg. I know what you mean 🙂 I look at a dozen different websites a week, and half of them fail to clearly state what it is that they sell or do 🤷
Hello Gill.
Great information, simple and clear a bit for me.
I am an absolute newbie in this industry. I want to start a blog, can i be changing my site tagline for every different post I post?
A website tagline is a line in the header of your homepage (a place that comes right after the navigation menu) and is something that describes what your website is about: What you sell/offer, or, if you only want to blog, what your blog is about in general (for ex., “Healthy recipes on a budget”).
So, as the focus of your whole website doesn’t change for every blog post you publish, you shouldn’t change your website tagline. But of course your every blog post will have different title (for ex., “One-pot casserole to die for”, “Cheese omelette that you can enjoy without guilty consciousness”, etc.).
As someone who is in the process of rewriting each page on her own website as her path has changed, this is awesome information. This will also help me as I work with others who hire me to do the same for them. I am so glad I found your website. You give the most amazing information, and you are so generous. Thank you!
My pleasure, Sheyla. Happy to hear you found my tips useful 🙂 If you’re in the process of rewriting your pages, you may find this helpful as well (it’s a checklist that will take you through homepage, About, Services and every other important page on your website): https://gillandrews.com/website-content-checklist-small-business/
Very useful article, especially the formulas to create your own taglines, as well as the website checklist. I have been struggling since I published my website to find the right message, which I’ve changed too many times without success. Hopefully this formula will help me get it right.
Glad to hear you found this article helpful. I think the popular blogs have created too much pressure around a website tagline making everyone think they need an original tagline to stand out.
Hopefully, now when you know that your tagline doesn’t have to be clever or creative and it’s enough to just say what you do in clear words you’ll find it easier to make your message clear.
You may also find these free resources on identifying the pain points of your website helpful.
I also offer professional website reviews where I’ll list the specific problems with your website and give you an actionable list of improvement suggestions (if this is something you’d be interested in).
Hi Gill,
wow, great information. simple & clear! The part about…
“Ordinary but clear always trumps creative but vague. (Unless you have already reach world domination and people camp in front of your stores to buy your stuff)” ….really made me laugh, because I was imagining my clients camping outside my office. LOL…but I am not in the “World domination” service…LOL
Everything you wrote made sense to me and cleared lots of doubts I had. I am very happy that I have found your website. Anna Hoffmann from TrafficGenerationCafe had your link on one of her posts…..and I have this annoying habit to click of every link and to read it. That`s why I have always 50 or more pages open in my browser. We connected on Twitter (I gave you my private email) maybe you’ll remember 😉
Going to continue reading your amazing input. Thanks Gill!
Hi there, Christina 🙂 Of course, I remember our Twitter conversation. Thank you so much for your kind words. I’m really happy to hear that my advice helps. Good timing on your side, too, as you haven’t launched your website yet. Now you have a better chance to get many things right from the start.👍
I found this article very helpful. Great examples to help you start an effective web page. I was thinking of using my Home Economics background and role as a full-time caregiver to write a blog on recipes for seniors. The elderly need nutrient dense foods that are visually appealing and tasty because of their smaller appetites (similar to trying to figure out what toddlers will eat). I have already developed recipes and taken photos. Your professional opinion, Gill, and expertise would be helpful as I would rather start out with a great web page than fix one that is lacking. First impressions are key.
Sorry Gill, I left this comment on the wrong page the first time. BTW, signed up for the Domestic Man :)))
Hi Trudy! No worries. I removed that comment, so now your comment is only where you intended it to be 🙂 Glad to hear you found this helpful. You are absolutely right, it’s important to do it right from the very beginning. Just shoot me an email with any questions you have, and I’ll be happy to help. And yes, The Domestic Man is cool! 😀
Great examples here, Gill. Appreciate the concrete “no, idiot…it’s like THIS” demonstrations 🙂 you hooked me with the “don’t be like Apple,” too. Tim Ash from SiteTuners would love this post. He preaches this far & wide. Keep rockin!
Such a Great article Gil Andrews l. But as said, when I clicked on pdf to download, it requesting to signup with email. After that it is not working. Could you check it
Regards
Prince Raj – Pro Cochin Member
Hi Prince. Glad you found the article useful. Re the download: I just checked, and it’s working fine on my side. After you enter your email, you need to check your inbox for an email with the subject that starts with “[Action Required]” and confirm your email address. Please also check the Spam folder. After that, you should get an email with the bonus PDF.
Hope this helps.
Great article, but sad … your download links did not work for me!
Hi Connie. Sorry about that… and thanks so much for letting me know! I fixed the problem and you should be able to download the bonus website taglines now.
Great examples! Personally, I find writing a catchy and unique headline to be one of the biggest challenges in creating a website. I’m just curious, out of all these examples, which one is your favorite?
Hi there (Flint, I’m guessing? 🙂 I can’t see a name associated with your comment),
Glad you found my article useful. As to my favorite, that would be Sarah’s “High-converting emails that sell your courses and programs” because in just few words, it combines a “what”, (offer), “why should I care?” (benefit) and “how do I know it’s for me?” (target audience) really well.
Gill, thank you so much for the ideas of great taglines. I better understand how to modify my present tagline into one that’s more effective.
My pleasure, Valerie. Glad you found the article helpful.
Thanks,I found this helpful.
My pleasure, Anastasia. Glad to hear that.
Hey Gill,
This was so insightful. Thanks for sharing information on tagline building. Being a writer I can write on many topics and after this guidance I would write good ‘proper’ taglines as well but being a beginner in the website developing field I would really like to know about the right/appropriate places to use the main and sub tagline, if you can suggest.
Hi Natasha,
Thank you for your kind words. Glad to hear you found the article helpful.
I’m not sure I understand your question though. The right/appropriate place to use the main and subtagline is the banner of your homepage. But I think it’s not the answer you were looking for is it?
Could you please clarify what you mean by “place to use” them so that I can give you an answer that’s more useful?
Thanks,
Gill
Nice ideas. The formulas are awesome. Thanks for sharing.
My pleasure, Rajeev. Glad you found it helpful.
great article. so the tagline is clear but what about the 1-4 descriptive sentences that go under a tagline? any advice for what this purpose is and any formulas to generate? thx!
Hi there. Glad you found the article useful. Re the sentences that go under a tagline (aka “subtagline”): Good question. I’m afraid my advice on this won’t fit one comment, as it’s not that simple.
It would be also harder to find any formulas for this part because it needs to fit the tagline. Meaning, we can’t decide what subtagline needs to communicate before we know the tagline.
One tip I can think of off the top of my head is this:
In the banner, it make sense to answer these 3 questions: What is it? For whom? How does it help? So, your subtagline should cover these three questions minus what the tagline has already covered.
But that’s a really great question to try and answer in a blog post. Thanks a lot for the idea 🙂
Example:
Tagline: “Get this benefit by doing this”
Subtagline: Product X is this thing that helps people like this achieve this more specific benefit.
Or:
Tagline: “This thing for people like this”
Subtagline: Tired of this disadvantage? Do this to get this benefit and see this change in your life.
Hope this helps.
wow thanks so much for the reply! very helpful!!!
Thank you for this really clear and informational article. After reading it and applying the formulas (love these!), I think I can come up with a much cleaner and clearer tagline. My website and the tagline are still works in progress (I hope to publish in November). I realized that by using the word “build” people might think I am an architect designing buildings for people with physical disabilities and not someone who is helping businesses create inclusive environments for people with autism.
My pleasure, Susan. Happy to hear you found this helpful.
Gill, thank you very much for providing so much valuable information on your website. I received similar advise from a copyrighter friend today morning. After reading a bunch of posts on your website, my friend’s advise has become more clear. My current website is a collection of slides because I’m yet to purchase an account with a web hosting provider. I plan to do that once my web copy is ready. Please feel free to critique my website (www.valideck.com) next year. Best wishes – Alok
Advised in a tutorial to have a ‘strong site tagline’ I realized I didn’t really understand that. So, I googled ‘what is a strong site tagline’ this site came up first! After reading it I immediately changed my site tagline from ‘do you want to grow your business?’ to “Custom Marketing Solutions For Local Businesses To Dominate Their Market”. Thank you so much Gill — your clarity, wit and practical advice really helped me learn and apply another key element in my own learning and work.
Thanks for laying this out so well. Trying to get across the idea of what message you are trying to convey is sometimes hard to get across to business owners. I will start to use this as an outline and reference for new projects. Thank you!
Awesome article
I want to start my blog, that includes every information covered. Educational, Financial, Entertainment, Health and Fitness, Wellness, etc…
Thanks a lot
My pleasure, Mehul. Glad you found it useful.
Thank you, Gill, for a much needed article–one that is also clear and to the point. I’m working on my site now trying to decide in which direction to go. I’ve been helping people make better business presentations for more than 20 years. Now I’m restarting my business, calling my site, YourSpeakingPower. I go back and forth between “Do I focus on helping people with presentations (specific)” or the larger area of “use communications on a day-to-day basis to improve your life”. The second option is of more interest to me, and much needed, but also vague and, I suspect, few will probably think they need it. I am open to any suggestions.
Great tips! Simple and able to understand. A tagline should be an eye catcher to give someone a taste of what you are promoting and make them want to read further. Thanks for sharing your ideas!
Hi Brandi. My apologies for the belated reply. My pleasure and happy to hear you found the article useful.
Great advice, Gill. I wish every corporate marketing department would use your formula. I’ve been looking at new job opportunities and am amazed at how many clicks and how much reading I have to do to figure out what companies do.
Thank you, Greg. I know what you mean 🙂 I look at a dozen different websites a week, and half of them fail to clearly state what it is that they sell or do 🤷
Hello Gill.
Great information, simple and clear a bit for me.
I am an absolute newbie in this industry. I want to start a blog, can i be changing my site tagline for every different post I post?
Hi Due. Glad to hear you found the post useful.
Regarding your question:
A website tagline is a line in the header of your homepage (a place that comes right after the navigation menu) and is something that describes what your website is about: What you sell/offer, or, if you only want to blog, what your blog is about in general (for ex., “Healthy recipes on a budget”).
So, as the focus of your whole website doesn’t change for every blog post you publish, you shouldn’t change your website tagline. But of course your every blog post will have different title (for ex., “One-pot casserole to die for”, “Cheese omelette that you can enjoy without guilty consciousness”, etc.).
Hope this helps.
This is great info! I know my homepage needs some help. I’d love for you to check it out & give me some tips!
Hi Ashley. Glad to hear you found these tips helpful 🙂
I’d be happy to check out your website and give you some tips. Have a look at the website review packages I offer: https://gillandrews.com/website-critique-packages/
As someone who is in the process of rewriting each page on her own website as her path has changed, this is awesome information. This will also help me as I work with others who hire me to do the same for them. I am so glad I found your website. You give the most amazing information, and you are so generous. Thank you!
My pleasure, Sheyla. Happy to hear you found my tips useful 🙂 If you’re in the process of rewriting your pages, you may find this helpful as well (it’s a checklist that will take you through homepage, About, Services and every other important page on your website): https://gillandrews.com/website-content-checklist-small-business/
Thank you…printed it out and will definitely use it.
Very useful article, especially the formulas to create your own taglines, as well as the website checklist. I have been struggling since I published my website to find the right message, which I’ve changed too many times without success. Hopefully this formula will help me get it right.
Hi Sylvia,
Glad to hear you found this article helpful. I think the popular blogs have created too much pressure around a website tagline making everyone think they need an original tagline to stand out.
Hopefully, now when you know that your tagline doesn’t have to be clever or creative and it’s enough to just say what you do in clear words you’ll find it easier to make your message clear.
Wish you best of luck! 🍀
Thanks Gill, though I’m afraid my website needs a lot more than just a clear tagline, but it’s a start.
Well, it’s definitely a start 🙂
You may also find these free resources on identifying the pain points of your website helpful.
I also offer professional website reviews where I’ll list the specific problems with your website and give you an actionable list of improvement suggestions (if this is something you’d be interested in).
Hi Gill,
wow, great information. simple & clear! The part about…
“Ordinary but clear always trumps creative but vague. (Unless you have already reach world domination and people camp in front of your stores to buy your stuff)” ….really made me laugh, because I was imagining my clients camping outside my office. LOL…but I am not in the “World domination” service…LOL
Everything you wrote made sense to me and cleared lots of doubts I had. I am very happy that I have found your website. Anna Hoffmann from TrafficGenerationCafe had your link on one of her posts…..and I have this annoying habit to click of every link and to read it. That`s why I have always 50 or more pages open in my browser. We connected on Twitter (I gave you my private email) maybe you’ll remember 😉
Going to continue reading your amazing input. Thanks Gill!
Hi there, Christina 🙂 Of course, I remember our Twitter conversation. Thank you so much for your kind words. I’m really happy to hear that my advice helps. Good timing on your side, too, as you haven’t launched your website yet. Now you have a better chance to get many things right from the start.👍
Happy reading!
I found this article very helpful. Great examples to help you start an effective web page. I was thinking of using my Home Economics background and role as a full-time caregiver to write a blog on recipes for seniors. The elderly need nutrient dense foods that are visually appealing and tasty because of their smaller appetites (similar to trying to figure out what toddlers will eat). I have already developed recipes and taken photos. Your professional opinion, Gill, and expertise would be helpful as I would rather start out with a great web page than fix one that is lacking. First impressions are key.
Sorry Gill, I left this comment on the wrong page the first time. BTW, signed up for the Domestic Man :)))
Hi Trudy! No worries. I removed that comment, so now your comment is only where you intended it to be 🙂 Glad to hear you found this helpful. You are absolutely right, it’s important to do it right from the very beginning. Just shoot me an email with any questions you have, and I’ll be happy to help. And yes, The Domestic Man is cool! 😀
Am newbie who is learning up so I can run a blog .You can understand how your post served me .I have natural incling for ‘concreteness’.Thanks.
Thank you, Denis. I’m glad this article helps you. And yes, nothing trumps concrete advice 🙂
Great examples here, Gill. Appreciate the concrete “no, idiot…it’s like THIS” demonstrations 🙂 you hooked me with the “don’t be like Apple,” too. Tim Ash from SiteTuners would love this post. He preaches this far & wide. Keep rockin!
Thanks, TJ. “Concrete” is my middle name 😉 I think the world of content could use more of that. So just doing my part 🙂 Glad you found this useful.
Thanks 🙏 The formula is a great help 👍