Sunday, 22 July 2012

Common Website Design Mistakes that you should know


The Internet has opened innumerable doors of opportunities for small as well as big businesses to retain existing and attract new customers by helping them make informed decision and buy products and services with a few clicks and from the comfort of their home. But not all websites are successful and this is primarily because not all websites are designed and promoted to the full extent.



One of the biggest mistakes committed by inexperienced website designers is non-scannable text. They forget that the site content is written for internet viewing and not for print. If that was not all, most sites features page titles with low search engine visibility and miss the search box. Some sites have unorganized content layout and fare badly on readability and legibility, which means that site visitors will not think twice before closing the site and move to a competitor's website.
Furthermore, some designers do not realize or remember the fact that navigation within a site must be seamless and it should be made smooth by the use of textual descriptions for all links and organizing and structuring site navigation in tandem with the site theme. It is for this and many more reasons that the web design of a professional website is planned and executed by a professional and reputed website design company that specializes in custom web design and software development. By doing this, the online business also avoids some of the most common mistakes committed by inexperienced web designers.
One of the other mistakes most website owners commit is that they look in a hurry to put their website live. This obviously means compromises on web design and software development, which hurts them in the long term. They forget the fact that there is no use of making a site live if it does not meet the industry standards and expectations of the customers.
After all, there is no point in making a website and promoting it on search engines and directories if it lacks the basic thing--professional web designing. It is also important that while website promotion can go on and on during the lifetime of the website, a site is not designed every now and then. Therefore, it becomes imperative for site owners to get it done right in the very first time and this will take time, expertise, and resources that may not be with the online business deciding to operate it.
In short, the web design of your online store (website) is the first thing that extends its reach to the site visitors and the first impression should be appealing. Moreover, every impression made by your site on the mind of the site visitor should be appealing and evoking to make him or her come again and again and this can be done only when you trust the specialized services of a professional. After all, there cannot be any compromises with your business's online visibility and website.

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