DIY Nightmares of Website Design

Many people have heard of do-it-yourself (DIY) nightmares concerning homes, but many people don’t realize that websites often suffer the same nightmares. Below are some of the issues we see commonly with DIY website design:

No Sense of Direction

Many DIY web developers know they need a website, but don’t know what the purpose of their website is. They receive a template they think suits their business and fill it out as best they can. Without fully understanding what you want your website to do, you can’t build it to work for you. This means fewer leads generated by your site and less revenue for you.

Cluttered Pages

Too often, we come across websites with pages loaded with information, but no real purpose to it. DIY web developers often don’t know what information is needed or how much info to put on a page, so they put everything they can think of. And they know people want images, so they load the page up with images. This leads to pages that require a great deal of scrolling to go through until you can find the information you want. And having lots of images on a page can lead to long load times, giving users a poor experience and often causing them to leave the page before it loads.

Lack of Responsive Website Design

Creating a site that looks good on a computer is no longer enough. Tablets, phones, and other mobile devices are all used to look at websites. Failure to adapt your pages to function properly on these devices can cause users to have a bad experience and not use your business. Responsive Website Design is a must for a functional website.

Poor SEO

SEO is what drives people to your site. Without it, your site may as well not exist. DIY often overlooks the importance of SEO or simply doesn’t understand it. This leads to fewer people finding your site and losing potential revenue because of it.

While it is possible to develop a great site on your own, the time to do so for people with no or little experience in it is often not there. This leads many DIY web developers to create subpar sites just to “have a website”. Professional website developers know the little nuances of web development and how to handle all the complexities that are involved with making a website.

If you are ready to take the next step in web development and marketing, contact Atilus now to get started.