Curious about how to make your booster club or nonprofit website stand out? In this episode of The Boosted Volunteer Podcast, host Evan and Robin Eissler delve into best practices for building effective websites tailored to your organization's needs. Drawing from their extensive experience, they highlight the importance of simplicity, ease of use, and clear functionality. They discuss the benefits of using platforms like Wix and Squarespace for easy website creation, emphasizing the need for tools that are user-friendly and easily transitioned between different administrators. Robin points out how modern apps have lessened the need for websites to handle all communication, allowing them to focus more on public missions, donations, and sales. They also explore critical design elements, such as maintaining consistency in branding, using responsive design for various devices, and the strategic placement of calls to action. Evan and Robin stress the importance of keeping the website simple and avoiding unnecessary features like weather forecasts and social media feeds, which can distract from the site's primary goals. Security and ease of transaction processing are also covered, with recommendations to use PCI-compliant e-commerce tools that integrate well with the website and automate accounting tasks. The discussion moves to the value of custom domains, maintaining a balance between clarity and brevity in domain names, and the importance of SEO through the use of organic content and local identifiers. Tune in now!