If your website was built more than five years ago, there's a good chance it's quietly working against you instead of for you. Here are five signs worth checking for on your own site today.
No HTTPS. If your web address shows "Not Secure" in the browser bar instead of a padlock, that's an immediate red flag to visitors — and it can hurt your search ranking too.
A stale copyright year. A footer that still says "© 2019" or earlier tells visitors — and Google — that nobody's touched the site in years, even if the business itself is thriving.
Contact info that routes to a personal inbox. If your "Contact Us" page sends messages to a personal Gmail or Yahoo account instead of a business address, it looks less professional, and for healthcare or client-facing businesses, it can be a real data-handling gap.
Broken links or missing images. Even one broken photo gallery or dead button tells a visitor the business isn't paying attention to details — and makes them wonder what else might be neglected.
No mobile-friendly layout. More than half of local searches happen on a phone. If your site doesn't resize properly, you're losing those visitors before they even see what you offer.
If any of these sound familiar, it might be worth a second look — we offer a free custom website concept for local businesses so you can see what a fix would actually look like before spending anything.