Why poor website design is hurting your SEO

Website design is rightfully seen as a cornerstone of businesses’ brand and identity. However, this perception fails to account for how website design can both positively and negatively impact the SEO of a website.

Be it poor User Experience (UX), slow loading speeds, or outdated layouts, businesses will suffer if their website is not up to the industry standards in a multitude of factors.

At theartistree we specialise in creating wholly unique and modern websites for clients across a range of industries. In operation for over 20 years, we have developed a keen awareness of industry trends. We also understand how to best integrate advances in website development.

Not only that, but we understand how changes can impact SEO and searchability. This guarantees that our clients have the best opportunity to be discovered by prospective clients.  

UX and its Impact on SEO

UX is all encompassing and indicative of the quality of a website. If a client has a positive browsing experience when perusing a website they are more inclined to engage the business.

However, as it pertains to SEO, the UX of a website has an often understated yet impactful effect on the searchability of a business. Its impact is assessed and reflected in something called ”Core Web Vitals”.

This catch all term refers to a few facets within a website. The data captured is indicative, from Googles perspective, of a websites quality.  The metrics assessed are understood to measure loading speed, visual stability, and responsiveness.

This forms an overview of the User Experience and informs rankings. Therefore, sites that have faster response times, loading speeds, and stability are typically ranked higher than their competitors. 

This is where theartistree excels. We provide excellent results for our stable of clients. Our team are experts in creating fast, interactive, and comprehensive websites. These helps assist clients in improving their online profile.

Unlike many competitors, we are not reliant on templates. All of our websites are representative of a creative collaboration with that specific, individual client. Not only are they well thought out and expertly crafted, but all of the content undergoes thorough SEO adherence procedures which see it optimised to skyrocket up google search rankings.

With a range of offerings, our websites can also be affordable. Our new Jumpstart websites are representative of an entry level approach to website building that is user friendly and affordable.

Benefits of Positive SEO Practices 

You may be asking, “what is the point of having good SEO?”. To put it briefly, SEO is representative of the modern approach to marketing. In the digital space visibility is everything and, aside from paying for advertisements, SEO is a businesses best chance at boosting this.

As with classic modalities of marketing such as billboards and word of mouth, SEO has a certain level of science behind it which makes certain practices as superior to others. More does not necessarily equate to better in this regard. Google’s algorithm perceives quality as more important than quantity in a large majority of circumstances.

If we apply this to website development we arrive at the conclusion that having an optimised, stable, and high functioning website is better than a large and clunky one. This is where mistakes commonly occur as many businesses cut corners in the interest of keeping costs low. Employing those who favour a methodology which produces a large amount of unoptimised pages and content rarely produces ideal results.

At theartistree our highly targeted and methodical approach sees our clients achieve results that outpace their clients. In terms of website optimisation, we value a concise yet effective approach to development which reduces coding demands and therefore clutter in the backend of our websites. By doing so we reduce loading speeds and improve the overall UX for clients.

Not only that but we are still able to offer highly customisable websites which adhere to google’s preferences. Simply put, we are experts in creating websites that drive positive SEO results. So get in touch with theartistree today to explore the ways in which we can take your website and online presence to the next level.

Written by Clinton

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