When we asked, here’s what you said…

We recently sent out a survey to clients and non-clients alike to find out how we can improve our services, what’s most important to them regarding their website, and where they need a little help. Here’s what we found out:

When we asked our fans and people interested in The Essential Website from our mailing list and Facebook groups, they told us this:

How important is the cost of a website?

• 33% say this is most important
• 20% say this is 2nd most important
• 33% say this is 3rd most important
• 14% say this is 4th most important

Importance of ease of use after your site is launched and/or access to resources and tutorials to help you understand and manage your site:

• 27% say this is most important
• 20% say this is 2nd most important
• 27% say this is 3rd most important
• 26% say this is 4th most important

Importance of knowing that you can hire someone to make updates/tweaks to your site after it launches:

• 13% say this is most important
• 27% say this is 2nd most important
• 53% say this is 3rd most important
• 7% say this is 4th most important

Importance of the platform (i.e. WordPress, SquareSpace):

• 40% say this is most important
• 27% say this is 2nd most important
• 7% say this is 3rd most important
• 26% say this is 4th most important

If you were in the market for a new website, how important would it be to have access to resources and tutorials that would help you understand and manage your own site?

• 60% say: Very Important
• 33% say: Somewhat Important
• 7% say: Not very important because techie stuff scares me

Here’s what you’re interested in learning:

• How to make graphics
• How to best use social media to drive traffic to your website (This will help.)
• Web design and development
• How to use CSS
• Better dance moves (You know us too well!)
• How to optimize your website and blog posts for SEO (Read this post, this post and this one.)
• How to use Adobe Illustrator
• Photo editing
• How to back up a website (This post and this post should help. You can set it up and do it yourself or hire us to do it for you.)
• Switching from http to https (adding an SSL certificate)(This post should help some. If you need more help, just ask. 🙂 )
• Advanced coding
• Advanced template and web development

As an Essential Website client, you have access to the private client’s site where most of these how-to’s are ready to be soaked into your brain! For the hands-on types, we’ve got a” DIY” your own website course in the works, so stay tuned!

Tell us your current website “situation”:

• WordPress newbie still trying to figure things out.
• Wanting to update images on site but not sure where to find them. (We actually have a post coming soon about this very thing!)
• Not using a CMS like WordPress at all – still have an html (old-school/hard to update) website.
• Can’t find the time to blog consistently.
• Trying to figure out if using a pre-fab template or creating from scratch is better.
• Frustrated and overwhelmed and looking for a better and easier website solution.
• Needing to combine 2 websites into 1 that works and functions the way I need it to.

We can help with all of this! If you have a similar situation or need help with something else, give us a shout! We’d love to take away the frustration and help you shine online!

Thank you to everyone who responded to our “call” by completing our survey! We gained a treasure chest of info which we’ll use to help you more!! You guys rock!

Have a question about something else? Ask us below! 🙂