A Good school website can help build trust while the whole concept of trust is at the heart of the school environment.
The importance of a good school website cannot be over energized. Majority of prospecting parents and students do not need and may not visit your school physically before they will decide of school they attend or send their children and wards.
In Nigeria today, many school managers know the great role ICT is playing in the world today and how every parents would want their children and wards to acquire ICT or computer knowledge, almost every school add computer related pictures in all their advert material.
Many schools also add ICT or computer related subjects in their curriculum, some do not have one functional computer in their school. There is a saying that, “you can’t give what you do not have”.
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“If you are a school manager and you cannot see the need for your school to have a good and updated website, you can convince me that you are not giving outdated knowledge to your students. Also, I do not know how you are getting some of the materials you are using to teach your students and wards” Chris.
A good School (Nursery, Primary, Secondary and Tertiary) website is expected to give visitors the firsthand information on all or 90% of information that should aid a prospecting students or parents to form a decision.
School website is very important for making a good first impression as it often is the first contact that people have with the school. Therefore, the school website affects the overall image and reputation of your school which can lead to increased admissions.
Your school website is the communications hub for your visitors or your target audience.
Here are some of the most important features of why having a good school website matters.
The features of a good school website
Quality content
A good school website is expected to include a range of quality contents. Remember to add basic information like contact details, welcoming messages, school value and images to the homepage followed by Current News, Learning Resources, Curriculum Information, Events calendar and other school information.
Every school website should be aim to provide the followings:
• To ascertain contact with the institution alumni and friends of the school;
• To bring school updates, accomplishments and issues to the readers;
• To hunt monetary assistance through networking;
• To harness journalistic skills among the students, teachers and other users.
APPEARANCE
The overall look of the website is the first thing that users notice when they visit the website. This includes the layout, colours, images and fonts you use to build the website. Make sure that all these factors are considered when building the website as they contribute towards creating an overall impression of the school.
That is why Meredox Ltd (owners of School Software Pro) remains one of the best Nigerian companies to give your a quality, corporate and eye catching website that will make your visitors to visit again and again.
MOBILE VERSION
This is another very important feature that should not be ignored in the modern days. Most users, including teachers, parents and students will visit the school website on their mobile devices. Therefore, it is important to make sure that the website remains clear on all devices.
Meredox Ltd, is very good at this as all our clients’ websites are 100% responsive to all mobile devices. We design mobile apps for schools also. Contact us for more.
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NAVIGATION
The website design and good content are very important, however, if visitors cannot easily find the information they are looking for, they will become frustrated and may opt out.
This is important because research has shown that majority of website visitors will opt out of your website in 30 – 60 seconds if they did not see what they are looking for.
Also, when talking about parents researching the schools for their children because if they find the website impossible to navigate, they might just leave the website and search for another school.
THE RIGHT MESSAGE
Make sure your website sends the RIGHT and TIMELY message to its visitors and it actually represents the values and promotes the strengths of your school. Your website is very important when it comes to creating the best image of your school.
IT IS ENGAGING
Make it engaging.
Having a school website is very important, but making it a good website is what creates a good image of your school and leads to the positive user experience.
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