How fresh is your website?

When you have a website things change, nothing stays the same for long; possibly on your site it does, yes, but on others you link to, maybe not.
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CHECK YOUR LINKS

It is sometimes a little shocking to see the number of broken links I find. But I guess sometimes it makes sense – some of them were put there years ago when the website was first launched.
Make sure that when a link takes somebody off your site (i.e. to a book you mention) that it “opens a new tab” in the browser. This way your website visitor can easily click back to your site and keep looking around. Making this happen is just a simple setting when creating the link.
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READ EVERY PAGE

Yes, read every single page on your site. Does it represent you? Is your message clear? Could someone reading your site understand why they would want to work with you? Is your phone number on your contact page (really, I have seen this missing in the past)?
If you have relaunched your website then read every blog post too. Some might have spacing issues, font discrepancies, links that were different colours than your website’s colour scheme now. Some probably just need to be taken down because they no longer make sense. It might take some time, but it is worth it to be confident that every page looks consistent.
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GET GREAT GRAPHICS

Take a close look, I mean, a really close look, at the graphics on your website. Is your logo fuzzy (pixelated)? Do you have images with a white background instead of transparent on pages that have a coloured background? How old is your headshot? Are you using bland stock photos? Time to upgrade if any of this is you.
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CHECK YOUR PHONE

More than half of the visitors to your site will do so on a phone – make sure your site looks good and is easily readable.
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REVIEW YOUR DASHBOARD

Take a look at the back-end of your website (or get a qualified professional to do it with you). Are there plugins that you aren’t using that might be slowing things down? Keep your website running smoothly by paying attention to these important details.
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Remember that for most people your website is the first place where they will form an impression of you and your business.
​Take steps now to make sure the impression is a good one!