Common Website Design Mistakes Revealed

Oct 7
07:09

2010

Claudia Winifred

Claudia Winifred

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A lot of new web designers think that when it comes to creating an online business website,Common Website Design Mistakes Revealed Articles all you need to do is to create some web pages with colors and images and upload them. The site will automatically take care of everything and the business will grow slowly and smoothly. See, what they don’t realize is that it’s the user experience that matters the most. If your visitors don’t feel comfortable on your site, then they won’t spend more than a few seconds even if your website is the most informative website in the entire world or you have the hottest products that others don’t have.

 

In the world of website design, you should never limit the word ‘design’ to images and colors only. There are lots of factors that contribute towards the success of a website. If you neglect them, your site will unquestionably fail. These factors are accessibility, user-friendliness, ease of browsing, proper categorization and so on. And, yes, they are all part of your website design, because you have to pay special attention to them when you work on creating the design for your business. Keep user experience in your mind all the time.

 

Now, what I am going to do here is that I am going to highlight some terrible mistakes that designers make and, sadly, website owners, due to lack of knowledge, don’t notice them and think that they have the best website in the world, whereas they own the worst. So, you should take these points into consideration when you are ready to create your website design and ensure that you avoid these mistakes at any cost.

 

Navigation: This is something that can make or break your website. Imagine visiting a website without proper pattern or guidance that where you should go and what you should do. How much time will you spend there? I say, less than 5 seconds. So, don’t give this horrible experience to your visitors. Ensure that you create a user-friendly site.

 

Content Formatting: A very important factor which is neglected all the time. Even big web design companies don’t really care about this. See, when you visit a website, if you are unable to read the content either because of extremely small font size or terrible font color or weird background, then how much time will you spend there? Again, less than 5 seconds. So, it is crucial that you try out different styles and sizes and see which one looks perfect.

 

Background Music: This is something that can annoy your visitors easily. People come to your website to read and your background music will only distract them especially if your website only offers quality information. But, still, even if you sell products, you shouldn’t distract your visitors with background music. Let them read the benefits of your products and then take action accordingly.

 

Pop-up Ads: This is something that can easily ruin the credibility of your website. If you want to look professional, then you must avoid pop-up ads on your website.

 

Now…These are some awful mistakes that can totally destroy your website. Hence, ensure that you take them into consideration.

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