Workstand homepage merchandising - Is your website ready for shoppers?

Bike shop owners and managers are often diligent about merchandising in their stores. The same type of attention can make a positive difference on bike shop websites. Let's talk about homepage merchandising! It's exciting, right?

• “Above the fold” - what this means and why it’s important
• Banners:
  • Highlighting important topics (free shipping threshold, special events, special store hours, etc.)....Only text with links
• Header:
  • These can be customized for a unique look
• Navigators:
  • Focused
  • Not too cluttered
  • Sale navigator
  • Resources - up-to-date resources - events page, for example.
  • Services - Bike Repair, Fitting, Bike Rentals
• Homepage Hero/Highlight
  • Hot topics with engaging graphics
  • Rotators/Slideshows - just not too many
  • Refreshed at least 1 per month
  • For increased SEO, the graphic should have selectable, readable text, not just text baked into the image itself, as search engines can’t read that well
• Highlight focused brands with a logo carousel with links
• Highlight focused categories in blocks….These can be seasonal, meaning: lights, trainers, winter/summer apparel, cargo, etc.
• Staff Picks
• Social Media/Instagram feed
• Review feed
• Pop-Up forms ...asking for email to be added to email list, maybe in exchange for a discount.
• Clean footer with extra resources such as policy/return pages, career opportunities, etc. 
• Consider a Premium Theme for a reasonable price, get a semi-custom designed homepage
• PRO TIP: It’s great to add custom images of your shop or staff to your site…but PLEASE be aware of the backgrounds …is the background messy?  

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