The
Need for Web Analysis
Credit unions and banks are constantly striving to improve service level, increase
loans and deposits, lower operating costs and enhance profitability. A well-developed web
site can assist a financial institution in meeting these objectives.
Any financial institution would find it unacceptable to have:
- Branch office doors closed during normal business hours
- Exceedingly long lines at the teller counter
- Members/customers getting up and leaving an interview with a loan officer because of the
cumbersome process
- Branch offices that made it difficult to know where to go to get service
- Inadequate descriptions of your services
- Member service representatives that did not cross-sell services
- Transferring a member to a defunct phone number
These problems would irreparably affect your brand. Yet in the online world equivalent
problems continue to exist. Sites have unacceptable down times, the load time is
unacceptably long, the site is difficult to navigate, processes are cumbersome, and there
may be numerous broken links. The standard for site usability is predicated on the leading
sites, and your financial institution must follow suite or risk the loss of business. |