We've been listening to our clients, and have a created a whole new way of helping them succeed on the web. And we've had a bit of an epiphany by doing so—web development has been broken for quite a while! It's a wonder any sites get done at all. Here are 10 problems with the way web projects are typically done. We've experienced all of these problems, but more importantly, we've figured out how to solve them. Check here : http://www.digitalsuccessagency.com/blog/484/top-5-challenges-customers-websites-website-design.htm
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Top 5 challenges our customers have with their websites and website design
1. Top 5 challenges our customers have with their
websites and website design
After undertaking several web designing projects in Dallas and other locations, we
decided to personally ask what our clients think were the biggest challenges with
their website. Here were the top five most popular answers.
1. Constant technology change gets expensive and hard to
follow
Having a responsive website design
Potentially needing to create a mobile app
New HTML and CSS innovations
A d the list goes o a d o …
2. Ideally, you will want to reate your e site or app o e a d oo , you’d e er
have to mess with it again. Unfortunately, that’s just ot the ay it is; te h ology
is ever evolving and websites are no exception.
But for those of us that choose to see having a website truly as an opportunity to
accomplish great things, this will remain a challenge, but never a problem.
When we heard this response, it was common to hear alongside it the following
challenge.
2. New design trends are always emerging and updating is
expensive
This one can be difficult to conquer, but the most exciting for us.
Real opportunity is seized in having a highly innovative website design; keeping
that edge is challenge. Just take a look at this amazing recently designed website
from a company in New Zealand:
3. Via: heartkids.com
New designs are being born every moment, and companies must decide what
route they want to take with the face of their online identity.
Generally, there are two options. Choose an evergreen design that will sustain
itself over multiple years, or choose to be on the innovative side of things and
invest in something new. While almost all of the companies that reported this as
a challenge chose the evergreen web design option, the few that tried something
new were always happy with their decision.
4. 3. Creating fresh on-site content with little technical
experience
Pushing out new landing pages, keeping inbound traffic coming with
eBooks/blogs/whitepapers/etc., and changing out old content elements for more
SEO friendly options can be rough.
Fortunately, with all the CMS platforms available to build your site, overcoming
is ’t horri ly te h i al a y ore, just time consuming and requires a bit of know-
how to do it properly.
This is where so many in-bound proficient agencies step in for their clients, like
HubSpot.
4. My budget is tiny but I want an awesome website
5. Small to medium sized businesses struggle with this on a daily basis. Buying a
domain off a website builder like WordPress and branding that domain properly
while making it customer-centric can be a tricky business.
Hiring a developer on a small budget to do these bare minimums is a good place
to start and can visually look pretty decent, but it should not be the end of the
road. Custom made web design will always outperform and create a better brand
identity than that of the alternative, but sometimes you need to start small.
5. Hosting my website is a foreign language
6. Ma aged hosti g, VPS, dedi ated ser ers, loud hosti g… ho e e k o s hat
this stuff means and honestly, who cares.
Of course, when you start off with a new website you have access to free website
hosting. WordPress and many others offer this because hosting small sites is no
big deal to them a d it’s a good ay to get your foot i the door.
Down the road however, companies are often forced to learn a little more about
website hosting, its implications, and where to go to get what you need. But the
good news is that any reputable web design company will also provide your
website with hosting and support, if need be.
7. Looking to scrap your old website?
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