Most martial art school owners remember the stress of creating their first websites.

It is likely that the experience was not too painful, since one of your students (or someone they knew) created it for you, without much input from you. For others, the experience was one that they would rather not revisit.

Often, in both cases, you probably got the website live and then never looked back.
Websites are a crucial part of your online presence,which should be updated regularly. If your website has stayed roughly the same for 12 months or more, it might be time to make some changes.

Here are some signs that your current website needs an update:

  • You make excuses when you give someone your website address. If you have to apologize for your site’s design flaws at any point, it’s time for an update.
  • Your current site does not show recent changes to staff, locations, class times or products and services.
  • Your website does not work properly in some browsers, or on Smart Phones.
  • There are broken links and missing pages or images in your website.
  • Your site is not user friendly. If students or their parents mention they cannot find information that you know is on your site, you should check that your website is attractive, readable, and easy to navigate. 
  • The design is out of date. Web technology develops rapidly, and a site that was great only a few years ago, may be out of date now. 
  • Your site does not show up in search results, unless you search for your specific school name. You should be able to be found via keywords other than your school name.
  • Updates are costing too much or taking far too long to happen.  You should be able to edit your own website whenever you need to.

If your site has any of these issues, it’s time for an overhaul.
We can help you take that next step.