{"id":44573,"date":"2020-12-04T12:50:28","date_gmt":"2020-12-04T12:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.metasensemarketing.com\/?p=44573"},"modified":"2020-12-04T12:50:28","modified_gmt":"2020-12-04T12:50:28","slug":"the-benefits-of-making-your-websites-accessible-ada-compliance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metasensemarketing.com\/blog\/the-benefits-of-making-your-websites-accessible-ada-compliance\/","title":{"rendered":"The Benefits of Making Your Websites Accessible \u2013 ADA Compliance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"text-align: center;\" title=\"The Benefits of Making Your Websites Accessible \u2013 ADA Compliance\" src=\"https:\/\/metasensemarketing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/banner.jpg\" alt=\"The Benefits of Making Your Websites Accessible \u2013 ADA Compliance\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000; font-size: 20px; line-height: 26px; margin-top: 5px;\">\n<p>Every business with a website must make their website ADA Compliant in order to protect themselves from litigation. However, there are many <span style=\"font-style: italic;\"><strong>benefits<\/strong><\/span> to making your website ADA Compliant.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #0089e0; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>The Benefits<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Customers are the lifeblood of all business. Every customer that has access to your site, will benefit your company.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"color: #0089e0;\"><strong>Getting You Found on the Internet \u2013 SEO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When you make your site ADA Compliant, it increases your SEO standing. Simply put, you appear to more users and you are listed higher in the search and\/or there are more ways to easily access your site. With all the methods of searching the internet including voice search (Bixby, Alexa and Siri,) any way you can increase your searchability and standing benefits your business.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #0089e0;\"><strong>Increase your Customer Base<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As stated before, all customers count. According to the CDC, there are 61 million Americans with disabilities that affect their everyday lives. CDC. Gov Statistics.<\/p>\n<p>If you are not reaching those potential customers, you are missing out. Plus, you want to be sure that your company shows that those with disabilities are valued. Chances are that your competition may not know about ADA Compliance yet. Making your website accessible will give your company the edge.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #0089e0;\"><strong>Reputation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We all care about the reputation of our companies. We know the power of all the review sites. One bad review can cause significant damage to a company. When your website is ADA Compliant, you not only protect your company from bad reviews from those who are unable to access the site, you can design a marketing campaign around the fact that your company cares and welcomes business from the 61 million Americans with disabilities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #0089e0;\"><strong>ADA Compliance \u2013 Avoid Law Suits<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 1990, the <a style=\"color: #0089e0;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ada.gov\/ada_intro.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)<\/strong><\/a> was developed. <a style=\"color: #0089e0;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ada.gov\/ada_title_III.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Title III of the ADA<\/strong><\/a> states that all places of public accommodation are required by law to remove any access barriers that would inhibit a person with disabilities from accessing the business\u2019 goods or services.<\/p>\n<p>A recent ruling has been passed declaring the <a style=\"color: #0089e0;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG20\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>official standard of website accessibility<\/strong><\/a> for businesses. <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Did you know that removing \u201caccess barriers\u201d that would inhibit a person with disabilities from accessing the business\u2019 goods or services includes your website?<\/span><\/p>\n\n<div style=\"width: 90%; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\">\n<p>A popular pizza chain was sued in October of 2019 by a blind man unable to order their pizza through their website. And, he won the case <a style=\"color: #0089e0;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2019\/10\/07\/dominos-supreme-court.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2019\/10\/07\/dominos-supreme-court.html<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>And small business is not immune from a lawsuit. News Channel 8 out of Tampa Florida wrote: \u201cLast year, there were 2,285 ADA website lawsuits filed in federal courts across the nation, an increase of a 181 percent from 2017, according to website accessibility company UsableNet\u2026The attorneys are telling us, \u2018You can\u2019t fight this. There\u2019s nothing you can do, just write them a check,\u2019\u201d said Ben Tundis, owner of Island Comfort Footwear in the Westfield Countryside Mall in Clearwater.\u201d To read the full article <a style=\"color: #0089e0;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wfla.com\/8-on-your-side\/better-call-behnken\/businesses-sitting-ducks-for-lawsuits-because-websites-arent-ada-compliant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>click here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Avoiding a lawsuit is a great motivator to become ADA Compliant. But Increasing your customer base and a marketing campaign focused on your company\u2019s positive action to serve the disabled community can be priceless.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #bf8f00;\"><strong>If you interested in protecting your business and increasing your customer base by making your website ADA Compliant, then we should talk!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>GET STARTED TODAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Reach out and talk with us. See how we can help you with your entire Digital Marketing process.<br \/>But whatever you do, get started today.<br \/>Hesitation and procrastination will hold you back.<br \/>Understanding ADA compliance is a key tool in the world of Digital Marketing.<br \/>Let <strong>MetaSense Marketing<\/strong> help you develop your Digital Marketing today.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #0089e0;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0089e0; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/metasensemarketing.com\/grow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click Here to Reach Out and Get Started<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Choosing a company that specializes in Digital Marketing can help in all these areas.<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"color: #0089e0;\" href=\"https:\/\/metasensemarketing.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>MetaSense Marketing<\/strong><\/a> stands above the crowd with SEO with their patented process <a style=\"color: #0089e0;\" href=\"https:\/\/metasensemarketing.com\/imetadex-landing-page.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>iMetaDex<sup>TM<\/sup><\/strong><\/a>. They are the only Digital Marketing company that can use this revolutionary tool to maximize your placement in searches and lower your PPC costs by up to 500%.<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"color: #0089e0;\" href=\"https:\/\/metasensemarketing.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>MetaSense Marketing<\/strong><\/a> looks at your company and current marketing efforts and we know how to optimize it all.<\/p>\n<p>Is there a marketing area that may need some attention?<\/p>\n<p>We look for ways to provide the help our clients need in order to reach their goals and to succeed. <strong>MetaSense Marketing<\/strong> can help in all the areas listed above.<\/p>\n<p>And a consultation to begin the conversation costs nothing.<\/p>\n<p>Questions?<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"color: #0089e0;\" href=\"https:\/\/metasensemarketing.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>MetaSense Marketing<\/strong><\/a> is here for that very that very purpose\u2026.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #0089e0;\"><strong>To answer your questions and make you successful.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At <a style=\"color: #0089e0;\" href=\"https:\/\/metasensemarketing.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>MetaSense Marketing<\/strong><\/a>, we help our customers build effective Digital Marketing Campaigns that make it easier for people to do more business with them.<\/p>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/metasensemarketing.com\/contact.html\"><strong>Get in touch with us!<\/strong><\/a>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #0089e0;\"><strong>Designing, building, and implementing Award-Winning Digital Marketing Strategies.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact me directly at 856 873 9950 x 130<br \/>Or via email at : <a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"mailto:support@metasensemarketing.com\">Support@MetaSenseMarketing.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Check out our website, get on our list, and learn more about Digital Marketing and how <strong>MetaSense Marketing<\/strong> can help.<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"color: #0089e0;\" href=\"https:\/\/metasensemarketing.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>https:\/\/metasensemarketing.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #0089e0;\"><strong>For more information and to schedule an appointment, <a style=\"color: #0089e0; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/metasensemarketing.com\/grow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CLICK HERE<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every business with a website must make their website ADA Compliant in order to protect themselves from litigation. 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