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Four Ways to Create a Worthless B2B Website

Over time, it has become clear that B2B websites need to incorporate a few fundamental elements to effectively and efficiently serve visitors. But many companies still don't get those elements right, Paul Hatcher argues in a recent Base One whitepaper.

According to Hatcher, there are five big mistakes B2B companies consistently make that render their websites ineffective.

We've highlighted a few of his points here—to create a handy primer on how not to build a great B2B site:

Don't define your vision. Probably the most important factor in the site design process is to "have a good collaborative team and a clear vision that everybody involved can buy into," Hatcher notes. Ignore him. Just slap something up there.

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