‘How to Plan a Website’ Archive

DIY website or hire a web designer?

I hear from people all the time who’ve gone the Do-It-Yourself route because they “don’t have the money,” only to lose thousands of dollars and pounds in missed sales because their website is crap.

You can waste months trying to learn everything you need to know to make your website work, only to find you’re still not selling.

Unless you’re a generic, soulless business, don’t DIY

After hearing the story so many times, I thought I’d write down why I think DIY websites for your dream business — the one you started to … Continue reading »

Planning your web strategy

Planning well is the first step to a perfect website.

Planning is perhaps the most important part of your website’s success.

Don’t plan your site well and you’ll lose barrels of money and time. Skip the planning, and you might as well open your wallet and throw your money in the toilet.

Why? Because if you rush right into “just getting a website,” you’ll end up constantly making revisions and fixes as you figure out what you want.

So many useless websites

The internet is cluttered with deadweight websites — sites … Continue reading »