5 Signs Your Website Is Actually Hurting Your Business
Here's something nobody tells you: a bad website is worse than no website. No website means they can't find you. A bad website means they find you and decide not to call.
1. It looks like it was built in 2014
Tiny text. Weird fonts. A slideshow that takes 8 seconds to load. Stock photos of people in hard hats shaking hands. If your website looks like a time capsule, customers assume your business is stuck there too.
2. It's not mobile-friendly
Over 60% of local searches happen on phones. If your site makes people pinch and zoom, they're gone in 3 seconds. They won't struggle with your layout — they'll Google the next guy.
3. There's no phone number above the fold
If someone has to scroll or hunt to find how to call you, you've already lost them. Click-to-call, top of every page, visible on every device. That's the standard.
4. Your nephew built it
Look — your nephew is great. But if his WordPress site hasn't been updated in 11 months, the SSL expired, and there's a "Just another WordPress site" tagline still showing, it's time. Love the kid. Fire the site.
5. You're embarrassed to send people to it
This is the biggest tell. If a customer asks for your website and you hesitate, mumble, or say "we're working on it" — that's your answer. You already know.
The fix
$997. 5 days. 7 pages that make your phone ring. You'll actually want to hand out the URL.