Why Don't Female Entrepreneurs' Websites Get Their Message Across? 5 Causes Seen by an Active Web Designer
Why Don't Female Entrepreneurs' Websites Get Their Message Across? 5 Causes Seen by an Active Web Designer 🌿
You've built a website, but for some reason, you aren't getting any inquiries.
You're working hard on Instagram, but it isn't leading to any sign-ups.
Actually, it might not be that your service is bad, but that you are losing out because of how you communicate.
In particular, there are so many cases where female entrepreneurs, even those with wonderful visions and services, are losing out on their websites because they cannot effectively put their own appeal into words.
I myself have been involved in design production focusing on services for women, salons, and lifestyle brands, and websites that fail to communicate have common points.
This time, I will summarize and discuss 5 causes of ineffective communication from the perspective of an active web designer 🍀
1. It's unclear who it's for 👀
This is the most common one.
For example,
・Salon for women
・Service to organize your mind
・Support to shine as yourself
These expressions look stylish at first glance, don't they?
But in reality, readers often cannot judge if it is for them, and they leave the site.
For example,
・For moms in their 30s
・For busy women
・For women who have lost their confidence
Just by writing it specifically like this, it becomes much easier to understand.
For a website, rather than aiming it at everyone, the feeling of reaching just one person is important.
2. Prioritizing style over information makes it hard to read 🎨
A common pattern in sites for women is that they value the world view so much that the text becomes difficult to read.
For example,
・The text is too small
・There is too much white space
・The colors are too pale and hard to see
・You don't know where the information is
When this happens, even if the design is lovely, people will get tired and close the page before they even read it.
In fact, a website is not a work of art, but
a tool for communication.
That is precisely why,
✅️Easy to read
✅️Easy to understand
✅️Easy to navigate
These three things are very important🌿
Especially now, when many people view sites on their smartphones, simplicity has become extremely important.
3. Writing only about your own thoughts 🕊️
Writing about your thoughts is very important.
However, thoughts alone rarely lead to sign-ups.
For example,
・Passion for this work
・Past stories
・Qualifications and background
If these are all that is listed, the reader
will not know how it relates to them.
What readers want to know is,
・Will my problems be solved?
・What kind of future can I have?
・Who is this recommended for?
This is the key.
That is why,
I am active with these thoughts in mind
↓
Therefore, I can support you with these kinds of problems
This flow is extremely important✨
4. The process to sign up is hard to understand 📱
Surprisingly common are websites where it is difficult to figure out how to make an inquiry.
・Where do I sign up?
・LINE? Email?
・Where is the menu?
・How much does it cost?
If people don't understand this, they become anxious.
Especially when receiving a service for the first time, people are more nervous than you might imagine.
That is precisely why,
・Pricing
・Process
・Duration
・How to book
It is important to write these as clearly as possible.
When people feel at ease, they are more likely to take action🍀
5. Personality is not visible ☕️
Finally, something surprisingly important is your personality.
Especially for services aimed at women, not just the content, but
who they receive it fromis highly valued.
Therefore,
・What kind of passion drives your activities
・What your daily life is like
・What kind of atmosphere you have
Just by seeing these, a sense of familiarity is instantly created.
For example,
✅️Working while raising children
✅️Enjoying cafe hopping on days off
✅️Used to lack confidence
Even small pieces of information like these can lead to empathy.
In fact, even if the service content is the same,
there are many people who sign up because they are drawn to the person's character.
That is why a website is not just an explanatory page, buta place to convey your uniquenessas well🌷
Summary 🌸
The reason a website doesn't communicate well is not a lack of design sense.
In many cases, it is because:
・The target audience is vague
・Information is hard to understand
・Lack of focus on the other person's perspective
・Weak call-to-action
・Personality is not visible
It often turns out to be one of these.
Conversely, just by fixing these points, your website will change significantly.
More important than special techniques is
making the reader feel at ease.
And,
getting them to think that they would like to consult with you.
If you are currently worried because your website isn't getting a response despite having created it, please try reviewing how it communicates before focusing on the design.🍀
Details of the designs I have created can be found here.

