Episode 35 - Reasons not to DIY with Websites

Published: March 11, 2020, 5 p.m.

Reasons why you should not \u201cdo it yourself\u201d when it comes to your website

Many small businesses think it\u2019s OK to take a DIY approach when it comes to their website.\xa0 They get free technology from WordPress or inexpensive site building programs, set out to build their website or engage an inexpensive intern to do the job for them.\xa0 But much like those home DIY projects, the results are often not what the business needed or wanted and the results can be a website that is not interesting and engaging, too hard to keep up to date and\xa0 doesn\u2019t reflect how that business wanted to be viewed in the marketplace.

Here are some reasons that having a DIY website may not be your best business decision.