Having A Good Website Matters! | Marketing Junto

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My Take

I’m sick of these “high-powered” professionals having crappy, poorly designed, and unprofessionally looking websites.

Good web design matters. I see so many professionals half-ass attempt at their sites because they think social media is the place to put the most important content. If anything they should be putting their best content on their site and sharing it on social media with a link, not in its entirety.

Having a well designed site should not be underestimated. It will help you build trust with users and create the most positive user experience possible. People might find you on social media, but they WILL check out your site and see if you’re worth working with.

The design of your site should be tailored for the audience of your product or service. Your color scheme, font choice, and layout should be visually appealing and easy to use. Having a search function and navigation tools can make it easier for users to find the information they need quickly. Additionally, having a website that is mobile friendly is extremely important.

More people use their mobile devices than their computers to surf. With this in mind, your site needs to be user friendly on not just computers, but tablets and phones.

Responsive design is especially important for optimizing user experience on the different devices

In addition to the look and feel of your site, optimizing website content is very important. Content that is relevant, original, and useful to the user be a priority.

Having a good web design is also going to be beneficial to your SEO efforts. Search engines are looking for rich content, an optimized website structure, and user experience when they rank sites. So using internal linking and external linking can be extremely effective to drive traffic to other pages on your site.

Overall, having a good website is essential in today’s digital age. It should be seen as an investment, and not be taken lightly. Having a great website will help you boost conversions and positively impact your revenue.

I want to hear what you think? Does a good quality site matter? Or am I full of it? Hit reply and let me know.

Web Finds

Alphabet shares dive after Google AI chatbot Bard flubs answer in ad
Doh! That's not a good look. It can only get better. And things have fails. But if you think about it, it'll figure it out.
A Judge Just Used ChatGPT to Make a Court Decision
Definitely an interesting use for AI. Not sure how I feel about it. Especially in it's current and outdated form.
CNET Is Quietly Using AI To Publish Whole Articles!!!!!
Again, I'm not sure that in it's current state, AI should be use to write full articles either.
YouTube’s livestream co-hosting feature is rolling out on iOS and Android
This could be handy, and shows YouTube's commitment to livestreaming and podcasting. I'm definitely intrigued.
Twitter Looks to Make TweetDeck a Twitter Blue Exclusive Feature
If I were still on Twitter, which I'm not, I'd probably, begrudgingly, sign up for Twitter Blue for Tweetdeck access. But I'm not on Twitter, so I guess this doesn't really bother me. It's actually a good tactic on the Twitter team to get people to join the paid plan.
Pinterest Now up to 450 Million Active Users, Posts Solid Numbers in Latest Performance Report
Good to see Pinterest is still a force to be reckoned with. I don't use it that much, but I know a lot of people who do.
The Ultimate Web Design Checklist
This is handy. Not much more to say about this except to download the image.
Instagram Tests New Memories Prompts to Re-Ignite User Engagement
This could be interesting or awkward depending on the memory.
Twitter’s Considering Charging Brands $1,000 Per Month for its New Gold Checkmark
Ooooh Shiny Gold Check Mark. No thanks.
Podcasts: A content guide for beginners
A good rundown on why starting a podcast is a good thing to do, especially if you want to create content and your forte isn't writing.
Over one million people signed up to try the new AI-powered Bing
Clearly there's an interest. Good on Microsoft and Bing to recognize this.
Big Publishers Concerned With AI Powered Search From Google & Bing
I honestly don't blame publishers for being concerned, especially when these AI models are presumably being trained off their content.
TikTok discovered a Russian disinformation network spreading war propaganda about Ukraine to more than 100,000 European users over the summer.
I'm not surprised by this, but be aware.
In a high-tech world, this duo is installing free-to-use pay phones across Philadelphia
We're in such a connected world that we forget that there are some people who don't have cell phones. This is a great project. Check it out!

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