Dangers of poor website design
If you are trying to market a service or product, you probably know that your customers need to be able to find you on the Internet.
In today’s day and age, most consumers look for businesses online (and a growing number of web searches are completed on smartphones or tablets.)
Years ago, there was a deodorant commercial that talked about how you never have a second chance to make a first impression. You can take that same train of thought and apply it to your business.
Your website will be the first thing that most of your customers will see. If it’s poorly designed, it’s filled with misspellings and/or grammatical errors, or it’s too visually busy, it’s going to do more harm than good.
For this post, we wanted to talk about some of the dangers of poor website design.
It will hurt your SEO ranking
Search engine optimization is what helps a website rank on the first two pages of a Google search. Websites are ranked according to an ever-changing algorithm, and there are many things that the search engine crawlers look at when they decide where on a search query your website will show up.
One of the most important things that the crawlers look at, is bounce rate.
If you’re constantly showing up on Page #1, but your website content is so poor that people leave your homepage right away, this means your website has a high bounce rate. The search engine crawlers will take note of this, and you’ll be penalized accordingly. That Page #1 ranking won’t last for long!
The goal is to get traffic to your website and to keep your customers there.
It can damage your brand
Let’s say you need to buy a suit. When you head to the mall, you notice two stores that at first, seem identical. They sell the exact same shirts, suit jackets, pants, and ties, at the exact same price.
If one store looks clean, well-cared for and well lit, and it’s staffed by people who are happy and helpful, while the other store looks run-down, dirty and it’s staffed by people who are wearing sweatpants and hoodies, which store are you going to shop at?
Exactly.
Again, it’s all about making a good impression. If you have a poorly designed website, you’re likely leaving quite a few revenue dollars on the table. Yes, you’ll need to invest money to have your website brought up to speed, but your conversion rates are likely to become a lot higher in the end.
Call My Denver Digital today
Website design can seem complicated, but it doesn’t have to be. When you work with My Denver Digital, we’ll take some time to learn more about you, your business and your goals. From there, we’ll perform a website evaluation to determine what’s working and what could be improved.
If you have additional questions about how a poorly designed website can harm your revenue stream, give us a call today to speak with a seasoned digital marketing expert in your area.
