why I simplified my website so i got an email from an author not too long ago on
email from an author not too long ago on
email from an author not too long ago on my website we’ve got about 8,000 people
my website we’ve got about 8,000 people
my website we’ve got about 8,000 people who contribute to my website and you
who contribute to my website and you
who contribute to my website and you wrote in to say why is it that you don’t
wrote in to say why is it that you don’t
wrote in to say why is it that you don’t have social media sharing links on your
have social media sharing links on your
have social media sharing links on your website so somebody goes to his article
website so somebody goes to his article
website so somebody goes to his article you can’t click on the simple tweet
you can’t click on the simple tweet
you can’t click on the simple tweet button facebook like button any of that
button facebook like button any of that
button facebook like button any of that stuff is why they do that like people
stuff is why they do that like people
stuff is why they do that like people should want to share this stuff and I
should want to share this stuff and I
should want to share this stuff and I got into this whole thing on email with
got into this whole thing on email with
got into this whole thing on email with them and he came out love in it but
them and he came out love in it but
them and he came out love in it but here’s the reason why okay if you look
here’s the reason why okay if you look
here’s the reason why okay if you look at my website has changed a lot over the
at my website has changed a lot over the
at my website has changed a lot over the past couple years the philosophy here is
past couple years the philosophy here is
past couple years the philosophy here is we want to minimize the amount of work
we want to minimize the amount of work
we want to minimize the amount of work and the amount of options that we give
and the amount of options that we give
and the amount of options that we give people because when you minimize the
people because when you minimize the
people because when you minimize the options and you make it powerful you’re
options and you make it powerful you’re
options and you make it powerful you’re more likely to get something to follow
more likely to get something to follow
more likely to get something to follow through if you have somebody come to
through if you have somebody come to
through if you have somebody come to your website and it’s full of stuff so
your website and it’s full of stuff so
your website and it’s full of stuff so many options what are they going to do
many options what are they going to do
many options what are they going to do they’re gonna be confused they won’t
they’re gonna be confused they won’t
they’re gonna be confused they won’t know what to do and then it bounced
know what to do and then it bounced
know what to do and then it bounced ideally what I want to do is for people
ideally what I want to do is for people
ideally what I want to do is for people were writing content for my web site I
were writing content for my web site I
were writing content for my web site I want to have it so that the article is
want to have it so that the article is
want to have it so that the article is so good that people will go to Twitter
so good that people will go to Twitter
so good that people will go to Twitter on their own and share it right that’s
on their own and share it right that’s
on their own and share it right that’s the test I’m sure you’ve been on some
the test I’m sure you’ve been on some
the test I’m sure you’ve been on some websites where you love the content so
websites where you love the content so
websites where you love the content so much it you I don’t share it even though
much it you I don’t share it even though
much it you I don’t share it even though there was that little button on there so
there was that little button on there so
there was that little button on there so we’re trying to minimize distractions
we’re trying to minimize distractions
we’re trying to minimize distractions some of the other things that we did was
some of the other things that we did was
some of the other things that we did was we eliminated the sidebar so there’s no
we eliminated the sidebar so there’s no
we eliminated the sidebar so there’s no sidebar on anywhere on the website it’s
sidebar on anywhere on the website it’s
sidebar on anywhere on the website it’s just a flowing down piece of content
just a flowing down piece of content
just a flowing down piece of content because again we’re distracting from the
because again we’re distracting from the
because again we’re distracting from the reader if you’re reading something
reader if you’re reading something
reader if you’re reading something that’s great and then they have to jump
that’s great and then they have to jump
that’s great and then they have to jump to the sidebar then you distract them
to the sidebar then you distract them
to the sidebar then you distract them their flow and it’s not a great thing
their flow and it’s not a great thing
their flow and it’s not a great thing for them to do i also have a bit of a
for them to do i also have a bit of a
for them to do i also have a bit of a beef with top navigation and this is a
beef with top navigation and this is a
beef with top navigation and this is a maybe a personal riot of mine and i
maybe a personal riot of mine and i
maybe a personal riot of mine and i don’t know we’ll see if i stick with it
don’t know we’ll see if i stick with it
don’t know we’ll see if i stick with it but it but I’m feeling like right now
but it but I’m feeling like right now
but it but I’m feeling like right now you look at my website at the top
you look at my website at the top
you look at my website at the top there’s no navigation it’s just a video
there’s no navigation it’s just a video
there’s no navigation it’s just a video and my reason for doing this was it well
and my reason for doing this was it well
and my reason for doing this was it well I’m looking at my side looking at
I’m looking at my side looking at
I’m looking at my side looking at redoing a redesign I thought you know
redoing a redesign I thought you know
redoing a redesign I thought you know everybody has the top nav so what do I
everybody has the top nav so what do I
everybody has the top nav so what do I put in my top now and I was sitting with
put in my top now and I was sitting with
put in my top now and I was sitting with my designers you know I’m just gonna
my designers you know I’m just gonna
my designers you know I’m just gonna kill the top left I don’t want to talk
kill the top left I don’t want to talk
kill the top left I don’t want to talk now the reason is why do you have a top
now the reason is why do you have a top
now the reason is why do you have a top nav okay if you have content and
nav okay if you have content and
nav okay if you have content and somebody’s coming to your website okay
somebody’s coming to your website okay
somebody’s coming to your website okay the reading your homepage you start
the reading your homepage you start
the reading your homepage you start scrolling down
scrolling down
scrolling down if they’re not reading anything and
if they’re not reading anything and
if they’re not reading anything and they’re distracted by your top nav right
they’re distracted by your top nav right
they’re distracted by your top nav right if they’re clicking away before they
if they’re clicking away before they
if they’re clicking away before they even scroll down on your page then the
even scroll down on your page then the
even scroll down on your page then the content socks right the content on your
content socks right the content on your
content socks right the content on your homepage socks they’re not reading it
homepage socks they’re not reading it
homepage socks they’re not reading it the bouncing right away going to
the bouncing right away going to
the bouncing right away going to somewhere else on your site so we fix
somewhere else on your site so we fix
somewhere else on your site so we fix your contact make it better the other
your contact make it better the other
your contact make it better the other option is if they do like the content
option is if they do like the content
option is if they do like the content you know they are scrolling down reading
you know they are scrolling down reading
you know they are scrolling down reading whatever is on your homepage or whatever
whatever is on your homepage or whatever
whatever is on your homepage or whatever who paid sale and on your then making
who paid sale and on your then making
who paid sale and on your then making them scroll all the way back to the top
them scroll all the way back to the top
them scroll all the way back to the top to navigate your site lets me that
to navigate your site lets me that
to navigate your site lets me that didn’t make sense it made sense that you
didn’t make sense it made sense that you
didn’t make sense it made sense that you should have great content that people
should have great content that people
should have great content that people should want to read and should want to
should want to read and should want to
should want to read and should want to scroll you’re minimizing the options for
scroll you’re minimizing the options for
scroll you’re minimizing the options for them to get distracted on and then at
them to get distracted on and then at
them to get distracted on and then at the bottom you have your bottom
the bottom you have your bottom
the bottom you have your bottom navigation you have your footer
navigation you have your footer
navigation you have your footer navigation where they can go for next
navigation where they can go for next
navigation where they can go for next steps to learn more to me that just
steps to learn more to me that just
steps to learn more to me that just makes a lot of sense of how somebody
makes a lot of sense of how somebody
makes a lot of sense of how somebody should work through a website maybe on
should work through a website maybe on
should work through a website maybe on them i mean i know i’m in a huge
them i mean i know i’m in a huge
them i mean i know i’m in a huge minority and a big problem is most
minority and a big problem is most
minority and a big problem is most websites are too cluttered they’re too
websites are too cluttered they’re too
websites are too cluttered they’re too full of crap too many distractions and
full of crap too many distractions and
full of crap too many distractions and then what the content sucks you know the
then what the content sucks you know the
then what the content sucks you know the content is bad so I’m clicking away
content is bad so I’m clicking away
content is bad so I’m clicking away we’re make good content make me want to
we’re make good content make me want to
we’re make good content make me want to read it make you want to get engaged
read it make you want to get engaged
read it make you want to get engaged with it and then right there at the
with it and then right there at the
with it and then right there at the bottom I don’t want people cooking away
bottom I don’t want people cooking away
bottom I don’t want people cooking away right at the top right there at the
right at the top right there at the
right at the top right there at the bottom as a next step but I’m reading
bottom as a next step but I’m reading
bottom as a next step but I’m reading your website say wow that’s really cool
your website say wow that’s really cool
your website say wow that’s really cool what these guys do all wanna learn more
what these guys do all wanna learn more
what these guys do all wanna learn more Oh boom right here here’s my next step
Oh boom right here here’s my next step
Oh boom right here here’s my next step make it easy for people remove the
make it easy for people remove the
make it easy for people remove the distractions so the author who wrote and
distractions so the author who wrote and
distractions so the author who wrote and I wrote this whole long email to his
I wrote this whole long email to his
I wrote this whole long email to his really short question and he wrote in to
really short question and he wrote in to
really short question and he wrote in to say Oh shine I wish I saved that tweet
say Oh shine I wish I saved that tweet
say Oh shine I wish I saved that tweet I’m feeling sick if you can’t tell right
I’m feeling sick if you can’t tell right
I’m feeling sick if you can’t tell right now so my mind is a little anyway he
now so my mind is a little anyway he
now so my mind is a little anyway he wrote back to say you know what that was
wrote back to say you know what that was
wrote back to say you know what that was exactly answered that I hoped you would
exactly answered that I hoped you would
exactly answered that I hoped you would say and he he followed me on Twitter and
say and he he followed me on Twitter and
say and he he followed me on Twitter and he wrote you know because you stand for
he wrote you know because you stand for
he wrote you know because you stand for something you gain a new follower and so
something you gain a new follower and so
something you gain a new follower and so that’s what you want to do with your
that’s what you want to do with your
that’s what you want to do with your business try it simplify it make your
business try it simplify it make your
business try it simplify it make your content more valuable remove
content more valuable remove
content more valuable remove distractions and watch your business
distractions and watch your business
distractions and watch your business grow believe because you watch it like
grow believe because you watch it like
grow believe because you watch it like the video thumbs up below leave a
the video thumbs up below leave a
the video thumbs up below leave a comment ask a question I’ll make a video
comment ask a question I’ll make a video
comment ask a question I’ll make a video response and click on my face to
response and click on my face to
response and click on my face to subscribe to the channel thank you so
subscribe to the channel thank you so
subscribe to the channel thank you so much and I’ll see you soon
much and I’ll see you soon
much and I’ll see you soon you
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