Do y’all check out websites prior to hiring a business? I sure do! I make sure their information is updated and that they have a professional site. We’ve all been to sites that look dated and unprofessional. My thoughts… if this business can’t invest a few hours to spruce up their website, how are they going to take care of me as a customer?

As small business owners it is crucial to pour into our own businesses. We invest too much time and energy to lose customers simply because our website isn’t up to the 2019 standard. Part of my quarter 1 business plan is to revamp my website to include my yearly marketing vibe. I’ve made a list of the questions I ask myself as I reviewed www.thesavvypeach.com.

The first quarter of the year is my favorite time to rethink my goals and plan out how I want to reach audiences for the coming months. Yes, I know most businesses spend the last quarter of the year focused on these items, but I’ve found by that point I’m exhausted and dreaming up great ideas is hard. Perhaps I have a different view because I am a super small business owner, or maybe it is just how my brain is wired, but the start of a new year comes as a clean slate to me. It’s perfect for planning.

This year, I spent January planning out the entire year. During my planning sessions, I put into practice a 5 step plan to help me plan how the Peach would be seen.

It’s the week of LOVE y’all! Instead of sharing all the mushy, gushy about my handsome husband or super kiddos, I decided to share some of the cool trends coming in 2019 that I’m very much in LOVE with. Of course, there are several blogs and design magazines out there who call for all kinds of crazy trends, but these are my fave…

I had illusions of grandeur… you know, have all of the things ready for the business when the clock hit midnight on December 31st. I took some time off around the holidays and had every intention to spend some of that down time to pour into my business, plan out my marketing, design ads for the Peach and beautiful graphics to accompany all of the eloquently written blogs I was going to write.

During the hustle of January I learned a few things that I’m going to put into practice in 2019 that will help me SIMPLIFY. (Yeah, that is going to be my word for the year.)

I love a good website... and by good, I mean well thought out, branded, informational goodness that showcases all of the awesome things a business provides to it's clients. No, it doesn't need to be flashy, it just needs to LOOK like your business (branding, y'all). Today, I want to chat about five ways a professional website will help your business.