As a website owner/designer/developer, you are now actually A Website Manager. Consider your new job description in the 21st-century universe in which you find yourself!
1) COMPETING in a world of 200,674,843 websites!
2) CHOOSING the best site builder from a list of 103 choices.
3) SELECTING the best web hosting company from over 330,000 choices.
4) DECIDING ON the best content management system beyond self-hosted WordPress software in this group: Joomla, Drupal, Magento, Squarespace, Wix, or TYP03.
5) PREFERRING the best website platform in this collection: PHP, DotNet, JavaScript, Magento, HTML, OsCommerce, PrestaShop, WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, Shopify, or OpenCart.
6) ADOPTING the best WordPress theme from over 31,000 WordPress themes available.
7) FINDING the right plugins from the 50,000 plugins in the WordPress plugin directory.
(8) MAINTAINING the security, speed, and performance of clients’ websites.
(9) MARKETING with the top 9 tools: Google My Business, email marketing, social media marketing, content marketing, search engine optimization, Google ads (PPC), and Facebook & Instagram.
The Many Changes in Web Design
Mobile First Web Design
Mobile internet surpassed desktop usage in 2016, and people spend far more time browsing the internet on their phones. Users expect their web browsing to be just as quick on mobile as on a desktop or laptop.
Speed and Optimization
Every year more and more people gain access to the internet. There were approximately 361 million web users worldwide in 2000. In 2020 there were 4.57 billion people! With such an increase in online traffic, maintaining high speeds becomes a real challenge. A slow-loading page means users will click away!
The Rise of eCommerce
The rise of eCommerce has affected our daily lives as much as any other daily phenomenon. The mobile phone has skyrocketed online shopping. Entrepreneurs worldwide can now have flourishing digital stores spanning the globe at a minimal cost.
With more and more people shopping online, web designers have put a major focus on designing eCommerce platforms that are easy to use and secure for users.
So when you “create a website with GoDaddy in minutes”, remember this: It doesn’t work that way and you are just getting started!
Sources:
https://www.sitebuilderreport.com/state-of-website-builders/
https://www.pcmag.com/picks/the-best-website-builders
https://www.statista.com/chart/19058/number-of-websites-online/