Websites – why so many bad ones? Is it the cost? Speak to us…
Last weekend I saw a great group in concert (to save embarrassment I won’t name the group), and after the concert I went to their website to leave a comment in their guest book to say how much I had enjoyed their show. But I couldn’t….
The website was good. It had all the right information, i.e. you could find out about the group, when and where they were playing etc., but the site was full of technical errors and problems such as:
- Dark text on a dark background (even when some text was light coloured) which was impossible to read
- Lack of search engine optimisation (SEO)
- Lack of updates
- Guest book didn’t work
Now, the group is comprised of clearly very intelligent and talented people, and they even handed out postcards at the end of the show promoting the group and listing their website. But the website lets them down.
This isn’t the first website for a small company or group I have seen with problems.
So, the question is: why? Why do small companies/groups allow this to happen? Why don’t companies/groups look after their ‘primary’ means of communicating with the world? First impressions and all that…
My guess it is cost. The small company/group pays a small fortune (for them) to get the website up, and then feels they can leave it. They have done their job, and the site will do its job. Unfortunately it won’t…. It needs updating, and refreshing every once in awhile.
What MMISoftware can offer: Very reasonably priced ‘site overhaul’ and ‘update’ service. We will go in to your site and blow away the cobwebs that are preventing your good site from looking great. We will provide search engine optimisation (SEO) and advice, and carry out any changes needed to improve the look and feel of your site. (We will also make sure your site is register with the search engines, Google, Ask, Yahoo, Bing etc.) You will end up with a site that may not look radically different, but it will be up to date, easier to maintain, load better in to web browsers, and have a consistent look and feel across the site. We will also give you advice, and help, on promoting your site and helping you get the ‘word out’ and develop a relationship with your customers or audience.
What MMISoftware can’t offer: We are not a ‘design studio’. We cannot design your site. If you do a design, we can code (write) it so it appears on the web, and we can provide guidance on best layout etc., but we don’t do basic site design.
So, if you are a small company or group with a website that is feeling a bit old and tired please get in touch. Our contact details can be found on our contact page.
