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Title: Web Site Design Mistakes
Author: Halstatt Pires
Article:
Some wise human once said "Learn from the mistakes of others.
There isn't nearly enough time to make them all yourself." Hence
this article. Here are five of the most annoying and common web
design mistakes.
1. Slow download time - Don't be that site that is filled with
the coolest gizmos in the world. You know, animation, music and
other "cool" things. Why? Because nobody is going to go to it
because it takes too long to download. A nice clean site that
downloads quickly will get you much further than a site with all
the fixings that takes forever to download.
2. Unreadable text - If a user has to struggle to read the text
on your web site, chances are they won't. Here are some common
readability issues:
A. Low contrast text and background - Don't use light colored
text on a light background. Also, don't use dark text on a dark
background. Text is most easily read with extreme contrasts
between the background and text. Black on white is about as good
as it gets for readability. Red on black is pretty bad. Yellow
on white isn't so hot either.
B. Text on a busy background - Text is most easily read on solid
color background. Putting text on textured backgrounds can make
it much harder to read.
C. Small Text - Text that is really tiny may look cool, but is
hard to read. If you must use small text, make sure changing the
text size in a browser will change the size of your text. Using
style sheets can some times over-ride a browser's ability to
increase text size.
3. Unpleasant designs - Designs that use too many colors, colors
that clash, or a messy layout, are just plain hard to look at. A
site should be pleasant to look at, not a chore.
4. Long pages - Long pages are a problem because your force
people to sift through piles of information to get what they
want. Pages that focus on just a few topics with links to
related topics on other pages are much better. This approach
allows the reader to isolate the specific subject they are
interested in.
5. Poor Navigation - It is extremely important that a user be
able to access all pages of your site from every page. Users
will often enter your site from a search engine listing with a
link other than your home page. You do not want your visitors at
a dead-end with no way to access the rest of your site. You will
have wasted the traffic and given the prospect a bad impression
of your business.
As you surf the web, you should keep a list of annoying things
you find on other sites. Every so often, check your site to see
if you have the same problems. Regardless, if you avoid the
common web design mistakes listed above, you will stand a better
chance of running a successful web site.
About the author:
Halstatt Pires is with <a
href="http://www.marketingtitan.com"><strong>Marketing
Titan</strong></a>- an Internet marketing and advertising
company comprised of a search engine optimization specialist
providing meta tag optimization services and Internet marketing
consultant providing internet marketing solutions through
integrated design and programming services.
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