Websites Made Simple: How to have a successful website design business6 Apr

The SEO Problem That Popup Plugins Won't Tell You About!

If you keep finding yourself building features your clients ask for that quietly make their websites worse, this one's for you.

Welcome to another episode of Websites Made Simple with me, Holly Christie.

In this episode, I'm talking about popups — why they're usually doing the opposite of what your clients think they're doing, what to say when a client is dead set on having one, and what to do instead to keep conversions high without frustrating visitors straight off the page.

We get into:

Why popups interrupt the user experience in the worst possible way
How popup design often looks spammy and quietly damages trust
The SEO problem that popup plugins don't tell you about (hint: it's your H1)
Why exit intent popups feel like surveillance — and why that's a problem
How caching plugins can break popups entirely anyway
What slide-ins are and how to use them without being annoying
Floating buttons — how to use them properly (and what not to do on mobile)
Dedicated signup sections that convert without the disruption
How to push back when a client is dead set on having a popup

Check out my new offer: https://websitesmadesimple.co.uk/sparks-group-mentoring/

It's a supportive group mentoring session for website designers and developers to bring their questions, roadblocks, ideas, and "is it just me?" moments.

Come and find out more at https://websitesmadesimple.co.uk or email me at hello@websitesmadesimple.co.uk

Skip to the good bits:

00:00 Why popups might be hurting your clients' websites

01:11 Welcome and intro

01:39 Why popups interrupt the user experience

03:26 Popups block content and the SEO problem

06:01 Exit intent, popup frequency and the surveillance feeling

08:11 Slide-ins as a smarter alternative

10:30 Floating buttons done right

12:00 Dedicated signup sections that convert without disruption

14:23 How to push back when clients ask for popups

15:28 Wrap-up and how to get in touch

Mentioned in this episode:

Remember to sign up for our blogging masterclass!

Go to https://websitesmadesimple.co.uk/masterclass

Blogging masterclass

Join my Sparks Group Mentoring Programme

Det här avsnittet är hämtat från ett öppet RSS-flöde och publiceras inte av Podme. Det kan innehålla reklam.

Avsnitt(69)

Why Web Design Stopped Being Fun (And How to Get It Back)

If you've started to fall out of love with web design, it's usually not the design that's the problem.It's the invoices, the contract wording, the awkward client emails, and all the other bits that cr...

7 Sep 13min

Website Designers - Your Clients Could Be Getting Sued Over This

If accessibility has never really come up in your work, it isn’t because you’re careless — it’s because almost nobody teaches it. Not the courses, not the diplomas, and definitely not the platforms we...

24 Aug 29min

The Website Manual Hack That Ends "How Do I Log In" Forever!

If your clients keep coming back with “How do I log in?” and “How do I change an image?”, it isn’t because they’re difficult.It’s because nobody ever handed them a manual for the thing you just built ...

10 Aug 18min

Want to build a sustainable website design business? Here's how.

If you’re overworked, underpaid, and doing every single part of your web design business alone, the problem usually isn’t your skills.It’s that no one ever showed you how to build the business around ...

27 Juli 24min

You're Not Doing Web Design Wrong — You Just Weren't Told This

Nobody handed most of us a manual for this.Web design is a self-taught industry, so we all arrive from different angles, with different tools, and it's far too easy to decide you're "doing it wrong" t...

13 Juli 20min

How to sign off a website project properly: a free checklist

A messy sign-off leaves a messy memory — and it’s one of the easiest things to fix with the right checklist in place.Welcome to another episode of Websites Made Simple with me, Holly Christie.Check ou...

29 Juni 20min

Stop Tech Shaming: What Actually Matters in a Website Build

If you’ve ever been made to feel that your tech stack is wrong, or that using a page builder makes you less of a “real” developer, this episode is here to give you a reality check.Welcome to another e...

15 Juni 11min

Why you need to outsource in your website design business

If you're putting in the work, showing up, doing everything you can — and still turning over the same amount of money year on year — this episode is for you.Check out my popular group mentoring progra...

1 Juni 16min