Here we are, finally managed to drag our own website into the 21st Century. Spending so much time working on client sites means you tend to neglect your own online presence, but what role does a website have today when Facebook, Twitter, et al are so popular?

We’ve noticed four trends in particular with websites over the past couple of years…

1. Site Shrinkage

After years growing wildly, for the first time sites are being pruned back. Our own site is 40% smaller than its predecessor, and we’re not alone. The practice of putting in everything plus the kitchen sink, just in case on the off-chance someone would like to download that old pdf that you found on your PC, is thankfully on the wane. There are many apocryphal examples of glaring errors on sites never spotted simply because no one has ventured …