Giving a lick of paint to a tired website

You wouldn’t buy a new house because the walls need painting, and the same can be said with websites, they too can be given a lick of paint to revitalise them and extend their life.

I’ve just moved house, and have been doing more than my fair share of DIY. Little touches here and there, such a bit of paint, few new bits of furniture and getting my wife to colour coordinate it all. These little changes all add up and have transformed the appearance of the house.

With websites you can often do the same, keep the bare-bones the same and give the design a refresh. No moving walls or anything major needed here, just a touch up to bring it in line with modern trends. These can be purely aesthetic, but also functional where things that are now standard were not when the website was made originally.

I’ve also been fixing a few bits, such as an extractor fan that pumped moist air in to the attic, a few squeaky or loose doors, and a tap that didn’t swivel. These things were overlooked by the last owners as they see them every day, but looking with fresh eyes, I could see that they needed to be fixed.

This happens with websites too; people get used to what they have, and think that high amounts of spam from a contact form, a site that is slow to load, or that the phone doesn’t ring is entirely normal… it’s not! When you get an expert to give it the once over there are often little bits that can be fixed or improved, making it all slicker.

I have also had to do more major changes such as fitting kitchen units. Yes, these have hurt my bank balance, and my patience at times, but these have transformed rooms far more than a bit of paint.

More often than not, more major functionality can be retro fitted to websites too, for those who want changes that are a little more drastic. Like the kitchen cupboards, they can also serve a purpose and help streamline things making everything easier to use. These can range from adding a simple newsletter sign on box, to creating a whole new shop or user area.

The thing is, tastes change, and I’m well-aware that I’ll need to redecorate again in a few years, and also that the odd thing is going to break and need fixing, that’s part of owning a house.

In the same way, website trend and technologies are always evolving, and yes, from time-to-time things stop working, so the maintenance is part of owning and running a website, or at least it should be.

Thanks to my dad, I’m quite ‘handy’, in that I can fix or improve most things, regardless of whether it is plumbing, electrical, carpentry or decorating, and Webbed Feet, our web agency, is very similar. We are able to work with design, marketing and search engines, as well as technical aspects, and importantly work on a variety of platforms ranging from popular WordPress, to an out-dated bespoke platform that no one else wants to touch.

My wife and I are nearly there, we’ve purchased our forever home and, in a few weeks, will have turned it in to something that we are proud to live and entertain in.

If you’ve been you’ve been thinking of refreshing your old and tired website this year, but don’t necessarily want to splash out on a new one, then get in touch and see if we can spruce up what you have, and make it both more effective, and something that you’re proud of.

We are Webbed Feet, we’re good at DIY, and websites