We have collected few common web design
mistakes made by webmasters and site owners when creating their web site.
reading this article is worth spending your time. below are the few points
you need to take care while designing a website.
- Poor color choice
- Confusing Navigation
- Inconsistent Font Face and Size
- Long Paragraphs
- Misplaced or Lack of Contact Info
- Long Page Loads
- No Meta Tag Info
- Use of Frames
- Scrolling Text
- Wrong Resolution
1) Poor color choice
There's one important thing to keep in mind
when designing your web site, and that is always keep it simple. More
is not necessarily better. Your web site should contain no more than three
colors. Also remember that your body text should be a contrasting color
from your background. There's nothing worse than trying to read yellow
text on a pink background. It may look cool to you, but cause your visitors
to go cross-eyed.
2) Confusing Navigation
If your visitors cannot find their way around
your web site, they'll leave...plain and simple. Your navigation should
be logical and consistent on every page. Studies have also shown that
web surfers prefer the standard left or right side navigation over other
layouts.
3) Inconsistent Font Face and Size
Just like your navigation, you'll want your
font style and size to be consistent. If your home page text is in Arial
font, size 10, make sure the rest of your pages adhere to the same font
style and size. Of course, there are exceptions to every rule, and you
may need to use a smaller font for disclaimers, terms and conditions,
etc. However, in most cases, you should use the same style on every page.
4) Long Paragraphs
This is a common mistake made by many webmasters.
To make your web pages easy to read, remember
to break up your paragraphs often and use subtitles. Most people will
skim when trying to find what they're looking for so when your paragraphs
are small and separated by logical headings, it will make it much easier
on your visitor's eyes.
5) Misplaced or Lack of Contact Info
Don't make people search for contact information...especially
if you're selling goods and services. Always have your contact information
visible on every page of your web site. Hidden contact information looks
fishy and makes people leery of doing business with you.
6) Long Page Loads
If your web site does not fully load within
10 seconds, your HTML files are too large. Check your graphics. Are you
using too many? Do they need to be resized? Make sure your multi-color
graphics (photos) are saved in JPEG format and use GIF files for solid
colors and poster art. Also remember to use table height and width tags
in your HTML code because your text will load before the images. Animated
graphics also slow the page loading time tremendously.
7) No Meta Tag Info
Meta tags are HTML code invisible to the
human eye but read by many of the search engines. While these don't have
as much of an impact as they used to, many search engines still rely on
this information when displaying your site in the search results.
8) Use of Frames
Frames can become somewhat of a burden. Many
search engines do not list pages with frames, they don't allow visitors
to bookmark certain pages, and they can cause printing problems.
9) Scrolling Text
The marquee tag is a cool feature, but many
overuse it. Although the idea of scrolling text may seem appealing, remember
that not everyone will find this idea entertaining. If you do decide to
use it, make sure you clearly evaluate whether or not it is adding value
or enhancing your page. There are some instances where this feature works,
but there are many where it doesn't. Use it very sparingly.
If you have a sentence or two that you feel
is very important to your readers, don't make them wait eons for the message
to scroll across your screen -- just use plain text and save the scrolling
text for the less significant messages or perhaps sub-titles.
10) Wrong Resolution
The average web surfer surfs with their PC
screen set to an 800 x 600 resolution. If you create your web pages to
fit a 1024 x 768 resolution or higher, keep in mind many people will have
to scroll left and right to see your entire page. I don't know about you,
but I find that quite annoying.
If you want your web page to be displayed
correctly in all resolutions, create your web pages with tables and use
percentages to define your table widths instead of actual pixel values.
For example, if the table width is set to 100% instead of "800"
then it will take up 100% of the screen no matter what the PC resolution
is set to
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