Web Design - The Most Common Mistakes

To achieve online marketing business or SEO campaign, a high quality web design that grabs attention and engages the customer plays a vital role. However, even for longstanding websites, web designers still commit the same design mistakes time and again. To avoid these common web design mistakes, of course you need to familiarise yourself with the do's and don'ts - which you can only learn through experience. In line with this, here are some of the most common web design mistakes nowadays:

 

Font Issues

Due to millions of websites existing today, web designers find it harder and harder each day to build or design a website uniquely that impress their clients. Hence, they tend to do something edgy and sometimes it pushes them to make use of unique and new font styles. It's not a crime to take risks, especially if you think a bigger font or an edgy font can make the design stand out.

However, make sure your website does not look messy and unprofessional. So the lesson here is to think of other ways on how you can make a website unique - but spare the font style. Keep it simple and readable as much as you can.

The same goes for your web content; make sure to use basic fonts that are readable and with appropriate font size. Use subheadings so it's easier to scan.

Too Many Visual Effects

While web designers opt to make a website perfect and unique, some of them tend to use too many flashy visual effects in their designs. Although the design may work just fine most of the time, there may be some users who are using slower internet and varying devices, such as a tablet or mobile. Laptops come in various screen sizes and speeds too and this could affect the screen view and layout of your design.

Multiple flashy visual effects take longer time to load, which could be a total turn off. Keep it safe by using limited but well-thought out visual effects or animations. Ensure high speed loading time covering all kinds of internet speeds, screen sizes or devices used. Remember, the faster it loads, the more satisfied customers you get.

Links Issues

Adding several links to your website is a way of leading your customer to another related page. Links are definitely helpful. However, one of the common mistakes involving links is that web designers usually forget to change the colour of visited links.

Changing the colour of visited links will help your customers determine where they have gone and where they can still go. This minor glitch on your website can confuse customers. Don't forget to remind your web designer about this little detail.

A good website design can ensure high traffic and perk up conversion rates, hence making sure that you have avoided these mistakes is a must!