{"id":188,"date":"2025-10-25T04:11:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T04:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webdesigner50.com\/blog\/?p=188"},"modified":"2025-10-25T05:36:38","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T05:36:38","slug":"sri-lanka-gem-website-best-practices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webdesigner50.com\/blog\/sri-lanka-gem-website-best-practices\/","title":{"rendered":"Sri Lanka Gem Website Best Practices"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Design a mobile-first, photography-led site that puts provenance and certification up-front, makes it effortless to compare technical gem data, builds trust with visible lab reports and traceability, and keeps checkout simple with domestic and international payment rails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-bd4e0ac199566d57b293a75e1004b14f\">Homepage (First Impressions)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Hero<\/strong>: Full-bleed Ceylon sapphire + tagline: <em>\u201cCertified Ceylon Gems \u2014 NGJA &amp; GIA Verified\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Trust Row<\/strong>: NGJA badge, GIA logo, Visa, Export-Ready icon <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Categories<\/strong>: Loose Stones | Jewellery | Bespoke | Wholesale <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>3-Step Process<\/strong>: Choose \u2192 Verify \u2192 Ship &amp; Insure <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Provenance Story<\/strong>: Short mine-to-market tale (200 words max)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video autoplay controls muted src=\"https:\/\/webdesigner50.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/sri-lanka-gem.mp4\" playsinline><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-9ce237e47abb5028b8aec02ae583f1e5\">Product Page (Mobile-First)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Title<\/strong>: \u201c3.24 ct Ceylon Sapphire \u2014 Heat-Treated | NGJA #12345\u201d 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