It’s no secret that your company’s web presence is indispensable in today’s ever-growing digital world. From Facebook posts to special landing pages, large and small businesses are working diligently to keep up with customer expectations – and the competition.
A successful web presence includes user-friendly pages, mobile capability, a strong social media strategy, product- and service-specific content, robust SEO strategies, powerful design and branding – just to name a few key must-haves. Boosting your online presence can include any of those factors. A website redesign can also move the needle. If you haven’t given much thought to a website overhaul, here are some things to consider.
Make sure it doesn’t look outdated
Our deep and constant immersion into the digital ecosystem enables us to single out the new sites from the old. Because potential customers can sniff out old sites, you may be putting yourself at a disadvantage if your site was designed several years ago. New customers may look elsewhere if the business website they land on doesn’t measure up to a competitor. And it’s not just from a visual standpoint. An outdated website infrastructure can also hurt a business’s ability to integrate new technologies and features, which ultimately could hurt your bottom line.
Needs to be easy to navigate
A well-designed website is easy to navigate. Contact information, product/service details, a blog, “about us” pages and special sections should be a breeze to locate on your site. These must-have features will not be as valuable if customers cannot easily access them. In order to provide the best user experience, it’s important to understand user behavior to predict how users will interact with a site. By doing so, companies can implement the appropriate design features so their current and future customers can find exactly what they are looking for each and every time.
Should be compatible with multiple devices
We are way beyond the era of exclusively surfing the internet on a desktop. Consumers may prefer to use their smartphones to look up business sites, but that doesn’t mean they are not expecting a seamless experience between their mobile and desktop platforms. If they found a product or service on their phone, they expect a nearly identical process on the desktop site. Consumers also appreciate the ability to easily share content with their family and friends. A seamless experience from desktop to mobile facilitates these consumer-pleasing functions.
Landing pages are a must
Landing pages are an integral feature to your business website for new product launches, services and promotions. Visible, interactive and easy-to-find are just some of the key elements of a powerful inbound strategy. A landing page can only be as effective as the rest of your web presence. For example, if a website isn’t highly optimized for mobile, some businesses will lose out on the effectiveness. Make sure you have a robust social media campaign to make a landing page successful as well. If age has caught up to your business website, it’s important to implement methods to catch up. While a full redesign may not align with your current plans, other tweaks and tricks, landing pages included, can help you stand out from the rest.