{"id":17381,"date":"2021-02-23T10:00:17","date_gmt":"2021-02-23T15:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d-interventions.com\/?p=17381"},"modified":"2021-02-23T10:00:17","modified_gmt":"2021-02-23T15:00:17","slug":"10-telltale-signs-youve-outgrown-your-homemade-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d-interventions.com\/di\/10-telltale-signs-youve-outgrown-your-homemade-website\/","title":{"rendered":"10 telltale signs you’ve outgrown your homemade website"},"content":{"rendered":"

Careful, this may hurt a little.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not that you didn\u2019t do a good job on your homemade website. You did what you knew how to do and moved on. <\/p>\n

But there comes a time when a DIY website needs to be upgraded. We could have used the phrase, \u201cput out of its misery,\u201d but we\u2019re trying to be gentle here.<\/p>\n

Seriously, once a website starts getting traffic and generating sales, it\u2019s time to consider something better.<\/p>\n

Sure Signs<\/h1>\n

To keep from getting too technical, we figured a top-10 list would be helpful if you\u2019re considering moving on from your Godaddy, Wix, or Squarespace site<\/strong>. So, here are 10 signs it\u2019s time to go beyond a basic homemade website and hire a true professional<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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  1. Your website takes longer to load than it does to file your tax return. Slow pages hurt SEO<\/strong> (Search Engine Optimization) and make visitors unlikely to visit again.<\/li>\n
  2. Customizing parts of your site requires a phone call and 84 minutes on hold. And you still have to settle for a mediocre look.<\/li>\n
  3. Your analytic tools either tell you nothing or are too complicated for one Albert Einstein. OK, for you younger folks – too complicated for Elon Musk.<\/li>\n
  4. Not owning your own domain is so 1997<\/strong>. Branding is hard to do with a web address that looks like it could take a visitor anywhere.<\/li>\n
  5. As an \u201conline sign\u201d your site was good enough, but now it can\u2019t keep up as the marketing hub of your business. It\u2019s like putting a 1984 Firebird in the Daytona 500.<\/li>\n
  6. The design is so disorganized<\/strong> you\u2019re often embarrassed to tell customers to check you out online.<\/li>\n
  7. Your business is booming<\/strong> and you don\u2019t have the time or patience to keep handling website updates and errors. You\u2019ve hired someone to stock your shelves, why not hire someone to keep up with your website?<\/li>\n
  8. You\u2019re spending money adding plug-ins to try and catch up with e-commerce functionality. All-in-one solutions could be more cost-effective<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  9. Another e-commerce issue – online sales are booming, but the time you spend on the clunky system is killing your productivity.<\/li>\n
  10. You completely stop putting effort<\/strong> into your website. Your efforts have produced minor results so you are about to toss in the towel. It\u2019s not that websites don\u2019t work, it\u2019s that your homemade website doesn\u2019t work.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    That last one is so understandable! It can be frustrating<\/strong> when so many web hosting companies tell you it\u2019s easy to start a website.<\/p>\n

    While it is easy to start, it is not so easy to make the most of a website unless you spend years learning design, figuring out technical tricks, and diving into various website building tools. Nevermind the marketing aspects.<\/p>\n

    Our team could watch a few YouTube videos and learn to do flower arrangements, but that\u2019s not our natural talent. So we would struggle and many unhappy customers would have flower bouquets that needed to be put out of their misery!<\/p>\n

    Everyone has their own skill set.<\/strong> So we would love to show you the difference a professional website can make. Give us a call<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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