Happy New Year everyone!
At Flow Interactive we have been busily preparing for the New Year and thinking about our goals – both personal and professional. So we thought we would take this opportunity to give you some inspiration for your own professional goals, specifically for your website.
To come up with these goals, we have picked the 5 steps that we feel will accelerate your business the most and will make really dramatic changes to your traffic and conversions. So if you have been wondering how to propel your business forward this year, our advice is to put some serious effort into actioning the following 5 steps:
With all of the Google updates, one thing has remained true – content is still king. It doesn’t matter if you have the best designed website, if your content is not hitting the mark you will have a high bounce rate. So this year make a pact with yourself to talk to your developer about the quality of your content.
Quality content is just as important and maybe even more important for ecommerce sites. This is because, shopping websites tend to include a short product description and not much else in regards to quality content. Unless you are a huge mega store with lots of authority, that just won’t do. You need to add user-friendly, quality content that engages your visitors or else your web pages will be considered ‘thin’ by Google and you won’t rank as well as you could in the serps.
Yes, content is still king, but if you don’t have the other essential SEO components in shape on your website, you will be leaving money on the table. If you don’t know how to do SEO, then read up on it, research it or find someone who does know and hire them.
This is such an important ranking factor that you cannot afford to dismiss it. SEO is vital for your rankings, so include it in your budget and make sure it gets done.
If you don’t know how to write content, design a quality website or perform SEO – ask your developer. Website developers have spent years learning and honing their skills. They are the experts in their field and as a business owner, you already understand the value of leveraging the expertise of others within your business.
So if you don’t know something, ask your developer and if you don’t have one - make that the first item on your New Year’s resolutions list – to find a good developer and include him or her in your team.
If your website is more than 5 years old – you seriously need a new website for your business. If your website is not mobile compatible you seriously need to make it so.
This is sure to be something that you have already thought about, because you have seen other more up-to-date sites and have realised that your website needs a shot in the arm.
So do it – find a good developer and have them design and build you a website that is perfect for your business. This is an investment that will pay for itself, time and time again.
Look for a designer / developer that has a good portfolio of work, plenty of good references and can speak your language so you can get the best results from your new site.
There is no point in making lists if you don’t follow through. All that happens it that your business stagnates or slides into the doldrums. If it doesn’t then you are either extremely lucky or you have a staff that understands the value of actionable lists and does the work for you!
Set yourself a target to achieve some or all of goals and make yourself accountable to others to help you in achieving them. The new year is a great time to get into action and make positive changes for your business.
So if you believe that your website could be better, don’t just sit on your hands and procrastinate – do something about it. Contact us on 02 8097 7957, email us at info@flowinteractive.com.au or complete our online enquiry form and let’s move your business forward into the future.
