5 rules on website design

by admin on February 10, 2009

A good webmaster knows that the best website design in the world are the one that achieves maximum performance under all circumstances. It is a common mistake among many amateurs webmaster to include too many visual elements in order to entertain the website visitors.

Let us discuss what makes up a good website design.

1) Splash pages should be left out when optimal performance is a priority

These are fancy pages you will see when you click on to a link to visit a website. They are dazzling pages that have images with words such as “welcome” or “click here to enter”. They are merely fancy additions without any real functions at all. This fanciful addition only serves to confuse the visitor who will likely leave your website immediately if loading time takes too long.

2) Be careful using banners

When banners are displayed on a web page, they are usually right at the top but can frequently be seen located elsewhere, including the foot of the page also. Adding banner ads are actually futile efforts to maximize the use of your website as space research shows that people tend to ignore such advertisements. The best way to utilize web space would be to use good contents and weave your affiliate links into them so that the users would not feel coerced into buying.

3) Keep a simple and clear navigation

The best navigation would one that a young child can understand. Avoid the use of flash menus or multi-tiered menus because generally they are not a good idea as far as easy navigation is concerned. Remember, if users find it hard to navigate, they will leave very soon after landing on your home page. Your website design should include the construction a sitemap that will make it easy for them to find what they want.

4) Make it clear where the user is at the moment

You will need to have a sitemap to facilitate the user to be in control. With this map, they can directly head to the information they are looking for. Ensure every page of your website has its title and a tracking system is used to allow visitors to see where they have been and where they are. If you confuse your visitors in any way they will leave.

5) Reconsider the necessity to include audio in the website

To make your visitors stay longer, avoid the use of excessive music. One can get irritated by continuous sounds being played over and over again. If you insist on adding audio, make sure they have some control over it – volume or muting controls would work fine. If you wish for the visitors to return to your site, learn to apply all these website design rules and you can reap the benefits of long term traffic.

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2 amitmax April 1, 2011 at 2:02 am

Thanks,for sharing such a informative article with us.Though we would all like to be able to do website designing for own website, we all aren't able to, whether we just don't understand the various elements or we just don't have the time or don’t have the required expertise; the use of a top website design company is a must have. Just any website design company will not do; there are various things that can make a website design company a best web design company who will provide the exact services you need to meet the exact specifications you provide and request.

3 Allen Halsey May 17, 2011 at 5:15 am

The survey was faulty. It would be a mistake to base website design decisions on it.

I download torrents but I don't “go straight to torrent.fedoraproject.org”. Instead I go to http://www.fedoraproject.org and click around until I find the link for for torrent.

I expressed this also on May 27th:
http://mairin.wordpress.com/2009/08/27/getting-fedora-survey-results/#comment-5730

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Hi johnson it was very helpful. Thank you so much and god bless you. Hope to see more videos from you on this website designing

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