29/05/2026
I don’t mean to freak you out, but most people form an opinion about your website within seconds of landing on it 👩🏼💻
As a website designer, I can usually tell whether a website is “good” or not in about 0.5 seconds – and whether they realise it or not, your customers are doing exactly the same thing.
Your website tells your audience everything they need to know about your business, and I don’t just mean this literally – as in, "what do you do?” – but also from a design perspective, you know, *vibes*.
If your website is poorly designed, looks unprofessional, doesn’t answer your customers most common questions, and makes them feel overwhelmed and confused – how do you think they're going to feel about your business and what you sell? (Hint: not good).
That’s why the design of your website is so important, because this first impression is not really one you want to stuff up.
So these are the top five mistakes I see in poorly designed websites and how you can avoid them. Get the full guide to DIY’ing your website as a small biz owner – https://www.raegocreative.com.au/read/5-tips-for-a-winning-website-design