{"id":519,"date":"2014-03-05T22:26:43","date_gmt":"2014-03-06T06:26:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brendasimon.com\/blog\/?p=519"},"modified":"2014-03-05T22:33:34","modified_gmt":"2014-03-06T06:33:34","slug":"why-should-i-redesign-my-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brendasimon.com\/blog\/why-should-i-redesign-my-website\/","title":{"rendered":"Why should I redesign my website?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thinking about making a change to your website? Your website is your best marketing tool. Its success relies on the amount of attention you put into it. \u00a0Search engines look at how often you update your website.<\/p>\n<p>Websites need to evolve continually. The days of create-it-and-leave-it have passed.\u00a0 Websites which are stagnant year after year fall behind. \u00a0With so many businesses actively attending their websites you don\u2019t want to make the mistake of ignoring yours.<\/p>\n<p>So much has changed in the past 2 years online.\u00a0 As you surf the net you\u2019ve seen wider websites, interactive slide shows and design changes. Consider a fresh redesign and updating your content.\u00a0 If you like your current design it can be reworked using newer visual layouts and code.\u00a0 The client below liked his color theme and banner-it now looks fresh.<\/p>\n<p>Add a slide show, add a blog and write short articles, or update the photos on your website. Now we can use much bigger images. \u00a0Don\u2019t ignore the value of your FAQs page-update the questions. Offer the information people need to know when they are ready to hire you. The current thinking is to make changes to your website at least every 2 months.<\/p>\n<p>The internet is so visual don\u2019t take a chance on your website looking out of date and losing business to a competitor. Keeping your website fresh and current sends the message your business is thriving.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_520\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kerberauto.com\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-520\" class=\" wp-image-520    \" style=\"margin: 10px; border: 0px currentColor;\" alt=\"Original design.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brendasimon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/kerber-original.gif\" width=\"500\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-520\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Original design.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_521\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kerberauto.com\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-521\" class=\" wp-image-521 \" style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;\" alt=\"Website Refresh\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brendasimon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/kerber-refresh.gif\" width=\"500\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-521\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Website Refresh<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thinking about making a change to your website? Your website is your best marketing tool. Its success relies on the amount of attention you put into it. \u00a0Search engines look at how often you update your website. 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