Common Business Website Problems
Circuit Riders has been developing business websites since 2003, and we know just how difficult it can be. In addition to enormous challenge of simply running a business, there is also a steep technical learning curve. Even if you have the luxury of being able to hire website developers to create and maintain your website or online store, you must understand enough of the essential technology to be able to run your business effectively.
We have encountered all of the following business website problems and worse.
- Lost logins and passwords.
- The site maintainer: A.) has skipped town, B.) is on spring break, C.) may be dead.
- Incorrect contact information. Usually discovered during an expensive advertising campaign.
- Websites held hostage.
- Blackmail, harassment, and stalking.
- Hijacked domain names and domain squatters.
- Expired domains.
- Paid Ad Word costs spiralling out of control... and the organic links are higher in the search results.
- Click fraud.
- Contact forms that sent business prospects to the website designer's email address, or to some unrecognized address.
- Contact forms that were never activated so any messages that were sent went nowhere.
- Product links and order forms that sent customers to another store without our clients' knowledge. (Have you ever tried to buy anything from your own online store?)
Most of these problems could have been avoided with just a little knowledge.
Knowledge is Power
We empower our clients by translating unfamiliar technical concepts into familiar business problems. We make sure that you understand your project technically so that you can make your own business decisions about it in the future. We de-mystify technology and show you how to apply your existing business expertise in the digital arena.