Website design is more
important today than ever, as users are highly accustomed to taking in their
data visually.But, a beautiful site with no functionality will soon bore the
unsuspecting user and they will quickly move to the next hopeful (useful)
website. A professional website that meets the discriminating users taste for
beauty and functionality shows your business standard to your clients. Website
statistics confirm that a business have a very short window to “prove” their
usefulness to a new visitor. Even a small or one-person business is expected to
have a website that is pleasing to the eye and useful, intuitive.
How long do you stay on a site that doesn’t meet your
expectations for professionalism in design and functionality?
According to the latest
statistics it could be a little as 5 seconds. Wow! So what are the elements
that tell a new user to stay rather than leave? It might be useful here to
speak of the elements that “lose” a visitor first. Some of these are quite
intuitive.
·
Using a lot of
different fonts
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Poor layout
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Over use of
animation
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Lots of words,
but little content
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Slow load times
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Amateurish Images
·
Unexpected
Content
What is needed in a Great
Design?
Great Web Design can be like
Art, as it might be hard to describe, but you know it when you see it. To that
point some of the elements are more instinctive than data-based, though web
elements can be replicated easily. How a website makes the user feel is the
first thing to consider. Layout, colors, images, load times, and content that
is expected from web search parameters all contribute to the user’s overall
experience.
Some designers subscribe to
the notion that getting a user to the site is most of the battle, so the ends
justify the means. The means can be pretty underhanded. Techniques like adding
key words that are not part of the sites real purpose, but are highly
searchable is one such technique often employed. If you are like many, you
leave a site quite quickly when you inadvertently find yourself on an
irrelevant site. For a real business looking to attract and keep users it is
important to pay close attention to the enhancement of the experience the users
have on the site first and foremost.
Tips and tricks that give
you sense
1.
You have to think
of your audience first, when you are going to start.
2.
Do some research
on the landscape your business is part of.
3.
Always use easy
and cool navigation for the convenience of the visitors.
4.
Use consistent colors,
fonts and typography. In the web browser your writings will show according to
the selection of your fonts and colors. Many people are confused when it comes
to choosing the appropriate color for their website. Color is an important
design element. Good typography is must. You have to be careful when you are
going to select fonts and colors for your website, because you don’t have 100%
control on the web browser.
5.
Avoid too long
pages, because visitors find it boring to scroll down too far.
6.
Use proper
graphics. Graphics and images are most important parts of WebPages. Select the
actual image size, because many web browsers can’t justify the image size and
show variation from time to time. You also have to keep in mind that too many
images can hamper your site’s loading time.
7.
Don’t use
blinking photos too much.
8.
Avoid over use of
animated graphics.
9.
Test your pages
in multiple browsers for confirmation.
10. Layout is the container of all your elements on the
web page. Easy navigation is very important to your visitors. Carefully
consider using layouts that are intuitive, so users don’t have to re-think the
way they use the web just because they are on your site.
If you follow these
guidelines properly, you will succeed.Forthe right options for your business,
contact Incudigm Network
