It All Starts with
Your Website

Everything we do at Digital 1 starts with a website, and we’ve spent years developing our web design and development skills. Whether you want the site to serve as a B2B lead generator, support an eCommerce operation, or stand up a new brand and image for your company to look its best online, it all starts with a website.

More than 65% of the world’s population actively uses the internet for information, education, and, you guessed it, to find providers of products and services they need and want. So today, your first impression will almost always be your website.

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Do you need a new website? Are you exploring redesigning your website? Reach out and start the conversation with WordPress website experts! We’re looking forward to speaking with you soon.

Websites are a First Impression

First Impressions Are Still Key

The old saying “You only get one chance to make a good first impression” has never been truer than in the digital environment. Websites must respond “instantly,” be eye-catching, and deliver content the visitors want on the first try.

What’s the definition of instant loading of a page? According to Google,

“Loading of a webpage is not a single moment in time—it’s an experience that no one metric can fully capture. There are multiple moments during the load experience that can affect whether a user perceives it as ‘fast,’ and if you just focus on one of the factors, you might miss bad experiences that happen during the rest of the time.”

Google classifies a 2-second page load time as “top performing,” while they strive for 0.5-second load times for their search results.

So, what does this mean and how does it matter to my website? Statistics show 57% of users will bail out of a webpage if it takes more than 3 seconds to load.

Responsive Design and the Importance of Mobile

Your site must be built to be “device agnostic,” meaning your pages must open at the same speed regardless of the device the visitor uses. And they must display properly, whether on a PC, laptop, tablet, or smartphone.

According to a 2020 study by Statista, there were 4.28 billion unique mobile internet users worldwide. Now, consider that according to a DataReportal study, there were 4.95 billion internet users worldwide in 2022. It appears the mobile device rules internet access with an 86.5% share.

Fortunately, technology continues to advance. Modern open-source content management system (CMS) tools enable skilled developers to create websites that meet and exceed load speed and device-agnostic requirements. With the right responsive design approach, Digital 1 can ensure your site looks great and runs well on all devices.

Responsive Website Design

WordPress as a CMS

Before getting into the “Why WordPress?” answer, let’s look at web design and development software-based technologies. These technologies enable developers to design, implement, and maintain websites. From a user viewpoint, these tools are CMSs, allowing them to create, format, publish, and manage website content via a GUI environment.

Why does Digital 1 use WordPress (WP)? Here are a few reasons:

  • WP is entirely open-source, which means users are not hindered by proprietary code.
  • Plug-ins, plug-ins, and more plug-ins. WP has an enormous user base (2022 statistics show that WP accounts for about 39.5% of the entire Web and 62% of CMS-built websites). Users develop plug-ins to provide specific functionality not part of the WP backbone, making them available via the WP Marketplace. Using application protocol interfaces (APIs), plug-ins integrate neatly with WP without needing custom coding.
  • For example, WooCommerce (WC) is the most popular eCommerce/Storefront plug-in, integrating seamlessly with WP websites. By the way, we are experts at developing eCommerce solutions using WP and WC.
  • The scalability of WP rivals any other option, meaning your website can easily keep pace with your growth, protecting your initial WP investment.
  • Their product works reliably and delivers content beautifully.

WordPress as a CMS

We do end-to-end

From sitemap to design, from copywriting to build, all the way to launch and post launch support, Digital 1 does end to end website development and support. We’re ready to partner with you on your next project and take you’re website game to the next level.

Launch in 120 days

Are you starting your website from scratch? Our team can complete the design and development of a modern, highly responsive, and adaptable site in 120 days. Of course, the size of your website impacts the 120-day projection; bigger takes longer. But our typical timeline for completing the web design and development for a 15-20 page website fits neatly in that 120-day window, including:

  • Custom web design
  • Copywriting
  • Website “construction”
  • Launching the site

If you have an existing website needing a facelift and performance upgrade, our team can handle that too. We can reuse old content, refresh the design, enhance functionality and responsiveness, and add new pages to meet your needs. And in the end, you’ll have a scalable platform to fuel future growth and deliver outstanding customer experiences.

Our web design and development team

Digital 1 employs a full complement of professionals to take you from concept to a finished, fully functional website. Our team includes individuals skilled in the following:

  • Website and system design
  • Copywriting
  • Coding and building systems

We’ll handle everything you can’t or don’t have time for. Have your own writing staff? No problem, we’ll design your site and build it around your words. Have in-house IT expertise? We’ll work seamlessly with them from start to finish.

Post-launch support

A WordPress site and the plug-ins that are used are software packages that receive updates and patches needing to be applied. These updates keep the software operating optimally, fix bugs, add extra features, and bolster your website’s security. Unpatched and out-of-date software increases the chance of downtime and, worse, being hacked. No one wants to address the repercussions of a data breach. We’re here to keep your website running like a top, freeing you to focus on your business.

Work with Digital 1

Get started today by contacting us about a new WordPress website and upgrading your online presence from average to A+. We can provide a free sales process audit to capture your current selling workflow. This audit highlights areas for improvement a new or updated website can fix.

With our experience and familiarity with WordPress, we can build an entirely new solution and get you live in 120 days or less.

Contact us today to get the discussion started. An excellent place to start is with a Website Audit and Consultation that’ll show how people find you and your competitors today.

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Work with Digital 1

Get started today by contacting us about a new WordPress website and upgrading your online presence from average to A+. We can provide a free sales process audit to capture your current selling workflow. This audit highlights areas for improvement a new or updated website can fix.

With our experience and familiarity with WordPress, we can build an entirely new solution and get you live in 120 days or less.

Contact us today to get the discussion started. An excellent place to start is with a Website Audit and Consultation that’ll show how people find you and your competitors today.

Let's Talk
Accelerate Your Growth