John Hedburg is the founder of Bottle Rocket Design, an alumni graduate of the Craft Beer Institute program, and a web designer for craft beer breweries across the industry.

John joins me today to discuss how to build brand loyalty by designing a stellar website. He shares the factors you should consider when planning your website design, the importance of using professional photos and videos on your website, and the difference between using a website builder platform such as Wix or Squarespace versus hiring a professional web designer. He also explains why it’s important to design your website with a mobile-first mindset, how to create engaging and relevant content to build your brand and website authority, and why it’s important to keep your website content up-to-date in an ever-changing online environment.

This week on Consuming the Craft:

●     The most important factors to consider when designing a website for your craft beer brewery.

●     The information your website should include.

●     Copywriting best practices when creating text content for your website.

●     The importance of using pictures and videos on your website.

●     Why you should hire a professional photographer for your website photos.

●     Optimizing your website for viewing on desktop and mobile devices.

●     The Booze Clues Armagnac surprise.

●     The limitations of website building platforms like Wix and Squarespace.

●     Having a mobile-first website strategy.

●     How to create relevant, engaging content to keep website visitors coming back to your site.

●     The importance of keeping your website content up-to-date.

Connect with John Hedburg:

●     Bottle Rocket Design

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