{"id":30810,"date":"2023-05-23T13:25:42","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T20:25:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ericasneubauer.com\/?p=30810"},"modified":"2023-05-24T09:40:32","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T16:40:32","slug":"why-having-a-modern-website-design-is-essential-for-your-winery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ericasneubauer.com\/why-having-a-modern-website-design-is-essential-for-your-winery\/","title":{"rendered":"Why having a \u201cModern\u201d website design is essential for your winery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Recently, I had a colleague observe that not everyone has an understanding of what “modern website design.” I want to dig deeper into this observation because I think its an important point that may be overlooked. Although most wineries have a website (shout out to the 29% of small businesses<\/a> that still don’t), there are still a number out there that are in dire need of an visual upgrade. So let’s look at why this is important for your winery business and how to apply it.<\/p>\n

What is a “modern” website design?<\/h2>\n

I believe this is important to understand, so let’s first look at what it means for a website to be “modern” or have a modern design. Another way of putting it might be up to date, current, or contemporary. In this sense, modern does not refer to a certain style or aesthetic (i.e. the bold colors and angular styles of mid-century modern), but rather to the fact that something was designed recently. It gives the impression of relevance, current-ness. A current design can even appear cutting-edge when compared to things that are 5 or 10 years behind.<\/p>\nDesign in general almost always follow a trend- loosely speaking, you can identify when a something was made based on its design. This is true even when something is designed to look “vintage”- which almost always means a contemporary take on an old design rather than a completely historically faithful reconstruction. Indeed, designers love picking the best aesthetics from the past and giving them the benefits of all the advances in technology and maturation of styles from that time.
\nWhat does it say about a website if the design is not modern?
\nIn a general sense, a design that doesn’t look “modern” may communicate several things, some good and some not so good:\n

Potential Negatives:<\/h3>\n