Why Your Website Is Slowing Down Business During COVID-19

4 Min Read By Peter Ruchti

To say that the current COVID-19 crisis represents a major change to the way we live our lives is, at this point, probably a bit of an understatement.

This is especially true in terms of how we do business, as the pandemic is already having a negative impact on restaurants in particular across the board. A lot of restaurants have seen sales decrease by as much as 70 percent in a lot of cases, with no end to the current situation in sight.

It isn't just that a lot of websites weren't ready for this. In my experience as a Google Certified Partner with over 15 years behind me in this industry, I'd go as far as to say that a lot of websites are actually slowing their respective businesses down - even though their owners have yet to realize it.

But thankfully, all hope is not lost. Not too long ago, we helped one local restaurant decrease their bounce rate by 18.5 percent in just one update and a lot of the techniques used in that situation still apply in this COVID-19 world…