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Why Sites with More than 1 Page are Usually Way Better

Why are sites with more than 1 page usually so much better than people seem to think?

In a word:  SEO – aka – Search Engine Optimization.

Single page websites with fancy scrolling tools and sliders have become all the rage.  Certain “experts” are advising their clients that if they want to be successful in the 21st century, they need to use a single page site, rather than the “old-fashioned” sites with more than 1 page.

But this kind of advice could kill your SEO and thus your online presence.  In other words, it could take the bottom out of your bottom line!

The reasons are multiple:

1. Single page websites are often way too long.  After all, no matter how you arrange your website, you have to get your
message out in a way that let’s visitors know who you are and what you’re all about.

2. Because of the tendency for a single page website to be long, it will often take way longer to load than sites with more than 1 page.  By the time everything loads, your visitor may already have lost interest. Even worse, a potential visitor may not even see anything but a blank page for too long, especially on a low-bandwidth connection. » Read more