Business website strategy: the 6 most common mistakes companies make
If you make a mistake with your business website strategy, you can tank the chances of your website bringing in qualified traffic, leads, and sales before you even hit your highly anticipated launch date. For example, if you don’t perform keyword research, users may never find your site. If you don’t think through the pain points and needs of your audience, they won’t be able to relate to your content. If you don’t plan out a goal for each page along with user flow, the user won’t know where to go next. As a designer, pretend developer, and website strategist for the past 10 years, I’ve seen first-hand how the seemingly smallest missteps in strategy can lead to catastrophic failure. Without a strategy, your site is essentially an online brochure. It provides information about your product or service but is not set up for meaningful action or purchases to take place. Your website should be your best salesperson, working around the clock to attract visitors and conve...