dng.MARKETING
NOTIZBUCH / NOTEBOOK
DIGITAL MARKETING / DE & EN
Websites & enquiries

Review a website through five customer questions

Review a website through its offer, suitability, effort, evidence and next step.

Notes beside a laptop during a review

A website can receive a useful initial review without extensive reporting tools. Five customer questions often reveal missing or hard-to-find information. Choose one specific service and inspect the pages as someone unfamiliar with the business.

The first question is: What is offered here? Write the answer using only visible information. If you have to supply internal knowledge, the service is not adequately explained. Imagery or a broad industry label may remain too general.

Does the offer fit my situation?

The second question concerns suitability and boundaries. Are particular appliances, regions or project sizes covered? Are there requirements a prospective customer needs to know? Look for these details where the service decision occurs, not solely in small print on a distant page.

Record contradictions as well. The homepage may imply a broad service while a detail page states an important restriction. Both statements need to make sense together. A later limitation should not fundamentally reverse the opening impression.

What effort will this require?

Third, visitors need to understand pricing, preparation and process. Not every service can display a fixed price. The website can still explain the information required for costing and the stages before a quotation.

Check whether people can recognize what they must prepare themselves. A necessary measurement, file or site appointment should not appear as a surprise after a seemingly complete booking. The page should distinguish information needed now from information requested later.

How can I assess the claim?

The fourth question concerns evidence. A work example, precise role description or relevant qualification may support a claim. General adjectives such as “professional” do not provide information that can be checked. Establish whether the visible evidence actually relates to the service described.

The fifth question is: What should I do next? Follow the proposed route to its end. A prominent contact button is only the beginning; its destination, form and receipt process need to work too. Compare the promise on the first page with the status shown after the action.

For each question, record the answer found, its location and any gap. Fix problems that block an enquiry or create inaccurate expectations first. Repeat the review on a smartphone. A clear desktop layout can reorder or clip important details on a smaller screen.

This exercise does not replace a complete technical audit. It produces a concrete editorial improvement list and exposes where the website relies on knowledge the visitor does not have. After changes, repeat the same questions so that improvement is assessed against the original problem rather than the new design's appearance.

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