1. It no longer reflects the business
Businesses change. If the website is still presenting the company you were years ago, it can create the wrong first impression.
2. It is difficult to use on a phone
Customers should not need to pinch, zoom or fight with menus. Important buttons, forms and contact details must remain easy to use.
3. Staff are afraid to update it
A website should not become a museum because everybody is worried that changing a sentence will break a page. Routine updates should be manageable.
4. It looks fine but does very little
Depending on the business, a website might handle enquiries, registrations, bookings, customer resources, payments or other useful processes.
5. Important pages have grown messy
Years of additions can leave navigation confusing and content duplicated. Improving the information architecture can be as important as changing the visuals.
6. It is slow or technically awkward
Outdated plugins, fragile templates and accumulated fixes can eventually make maintaining an old site more expensive than rebuilding it properly.
7. It is no longer generating the right enquiries
Traffic alone is not the goal. The website should help the right people understand the offer and take the next step.
Rebuild or improve?
Not every problem requires a new website. First identify what works, what causes friction and what the business needs the website to do next.
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