Reece SimFractional CTO · Founder @ Themespot

Work · Enterprise ·

Enterprise Website Improvement

How a complex multi-site company went from a shaky relaunch to a polished and maintainable system.

Illustration of a house on crumbling foundations (before) and the same house rebuilt on solid foundations (after)

Challenge

Following an agency-led rebuild across two websites, an international, complex business found that while the sites appeared sound at launch, small but impactful issues began to surface during real-world use.

Limited QA and a fragile implementation of custom objects made iteration risky, with even minor changes prone to regressions.

Solution

I was engaged to take long-term ownership of both websites, focusing on improving code quality and addressing accumulated UX issues through safe, incremental changes on live sites.

Key areas of work included:

  • Resolving UX issues identified through real-world usage
  • Improving internal search and content discoverability
  • Reducing structural fragility to make the sites safer to iterate on

Outcomes

  • A more stable and maintainable HubSpot CMS setup
  • Reduced risk when making ongoing changes
  • Improved usability informed by customer and stakeholder feedback
  • Greater confidence in the sites as long-term digital foundations
  • Core Web Vitals (CWV) score improvements site-wide
  • A more accessible, GDPR compliant website
  • Measurable increase in conversion rate and organic traffic

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