Posted on June 27th, 2008
Yet another reason that your business needs a clean, usable website is that you want to create a positive impression of your company and your brand - basically, you don’t want to annoy your visitors. That Blog has a great overview of the top ten ways that web design can annoy users. Of course, a good web design company avoids all of these issues; however, we occasionally find even the biggest companies guilty of these problems.
Here’s the list:
1. Pop-ups - most visitors will have them blocked, but why even do it?
2. Slow loading pages - we’ve mentioned the pitfalls of slow load times before.
3. Flash intros (that you can’t skip).
4. Sites that needs extra software.
5. No contact information - we’ve mentioned the obvious flaw that is the lack of contact info before as well.
6. Bad navigation - if your visitors can’t find anything, they definitely won’t stick around or convert to customers and clients.
7. Clutter - clean design is a key part of a usable website.
8. Unreadable text - use contrasting colors and simple fonts.
9. Out of date sites - update early and update often, and get a blog.
10. Registration required - obviously you want to get your visitors’ information, but don’t lock your whole site behind a registration wall.
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