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Common Mistakes & Misconceptions about Web Design
   
 

Hard to find important information
The important information that you want your online visitors to see should be easy to find. Ideally it should not be more than two clicks away.

Navigation not obvious
The online visitors should be able to navigate to all the content via intuitive navigation menus and links.

Links not clear to identify
Do not make your online visitors guess to find out a link. Links should use a different style than the surrounding text. They can also change to a different style when the mouse pointer hovers over the link.

Too much information in a page
If you have lots of information to convey in a page, consider breaking the page into multiple pages. The important information can be in the main page and detailed information can be in subsequent pages. The pages should have appropriate links to navigate between them.

Website takes too long to load
If an online visitor has to wait too long for the webpage to load they are likey to lose patience and leave the website. Each webpage should take ideally no more than a couple of seconds and defnitely less than 5 seconds to load completely.

Inconsistent look & feel
All the pages of the website should present an integrated and consistent visual environment. This applies to colors, fonts, navigation, links etc.

Outdated content
Outdated and stale content in your website give a negative impression about your business. If your website has dated information you should be especially careful to have your website updated on time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

   


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