Your customers don’t want to come to your website. Yes, I know in creating it you have spent huge amounts of time, money, sweat and tears. But in an online world dominated by social media and apps, there are far more exciting places to be.
Another huge problem you face is a lot of people don’t trust company websites. They look at your content and think ‘well you would say that’. Especially if you make bold claims that you don’t substantiate.
Whilst the company website is not dead, yet, it is not enough. I would even question if it is your first priority. Your customers often look first to social media to help them choose what to buy, and who to buy from. Go to your customer, don’t wait for them to come to you.
And it’s only going to get tougher. With the growth of mobile and apps, customers want easier and simpler ways to get what they want. And they don’t want to trawl through your website to find it.
In short. Your company website is just one small part of your online real estate. It will shrink in importance and you need to now – before it’s too late – focus on your social presence. And if you haven’t already, work out how you can help meet your customer’s needs on mobile phones with an app.
The need for corporate websites will continue to reduce. I would argue for some there is little or no need now. New companies will choose not to create company websites and exist only on social and in apps. Benefiting by focusing their energy where their customers are, where their customers trust. Where their customers want to be.
Christopher Wellbelove DL 