5 common web design mistakes
June 9th, 2010 by GaryTweet
Creating a successful website is not as easy as you may think. However by avoiding these common web design mistakes, you will have a much better chance of producing a lucrative site that works for you.
1. Hard to navigate
Remember that visitors could land on any page of your site. Make sure you have a clear navigation menu to enable people to locate the information they’re looking for.
2. Generic title tags
If you look to the blue bar at the very top of your browser when viewing a website, what do you see there? A keyword-rich summary of what the page is about or ‘Company X – Home’? No prizes for guessing that it’s the first one you should be aiming for.
3. Illogical use of links
Links within a webpage take the visitor to another page within your site or to another site altogether. They should be easy to understand and navigate. If you are designing your own website, you will be aware of the importance and simplicity of hyperlinks. If however you want to get your website built and maintained for you, we can help you. (Note: A prime example of a simple hyperlink).
4. Unreadable font
This may seem very obvious to you, but a very common mistake is to use font which is hard to read – usually because it’s too small. You need to make sure that you use a colour which is not lost within your website and a font which is clear and large enough for people of all ages to read.
5. Adding too much to your site
While it’s tempting to add as much information as possible, avoid it! Too much information will make your site look cluttered and confusing and lose people’s interest immediately.