Your customers want to order online. I want to help!
With people across the country distancing themselves, and retail locations closing either by choice or by mandate, it has never been more important for your business to sell online.
Which platform is right for your website?
A website requires an investment up front, so it is important to choose a platform that will meet the needs of your business. You will want to choose a platform that can grow and expand to your changing needs. Think ahead - even though you may not need a certain feature right now, you may need it in the future.
My favorite platforms are Squarespace, Shopify, and WordPress. These three platforms are all great in their own right. Depending on the needs of your business, one of these platforms is likely perfect for you!
The true cost of DIY websites
When you build a website yourself, you're not spending money directly, but you're taking time away from other key projects in your business! A website with the features and quality that Simple Steps provides will take an an average user an estimated 45-80 hours.
Use the calculator below to see how much a website built by Simple Steps Web Development could save you!
The Simple Steps to installing Google Analytics with Google Tag Manager
Why do I need analytics on my website?
Analytics is a very important piece of your website. It allows you to understand how users are interacting with your website. If you better understand how they are using your website, you can make improvements based on that understanding.
For example, if you find that people are visiting your about page more than your contact page, you might add a contact form right to the about page to increase conversion. Figuring out which pages are popular is powerful information.
How to add an automatically updating year to your Squarespace website footer
It’s always been my philosophy as a web developer to automate any task that you have to do over and over again. Updating the year in your website footer is something that takes time that you don’t have, and is frustrating if you have to keep doing it every year. So this time, instead of changing 2018 to 2019, update your footer to the snippet below, and you’ll never have to update it again!
The simple steps to manage your profile on Google My Business
It’s one thing to have a great website built by Simple Steps Web Development that’s optimized for search engines, but getting your data into the search engine itself is an important step in connecting the dots.
Website in two weeks
I know you’re busy. You’re running your business. You’re grinding, working hard, and you do NOT have time to build a website. Maybe you’ve tried. You signed up for Wix, Weebly, or Squarespace. They’re do-it-yourself, and that’s your style, but you quickly got overwhelmed, or ended up with a website that you did not love.
If this sounds like you, we should talk.