Common Website Design Mistakes

Website design mistakes can cost a website dearly in terms of the visitors who decide to stay on the site and return to it. Here are some of the common website design mistakes that put off visitors and ensure that they don’t stay on your website for more than a few seconds.

Chaos Galore

The human mind appreciates harmony and balance in design as it does in life. If a web design is crowded and uses too many design elements then chaos is to be expected. People prefer designs that are simple, and offer clean sections that they can focus on. It is important for a designer to make the content on the website its primary focus. While the web design is what attracts the visitors’ attention, it is the content and its usefulness that decides whether the visitors will consider moving on to other pages on the website and take other actions such as buy a product.

Distraction

Often in their enthusiasm to use Flash and animation programs a designer may overdo it. The result is a site that distracts the visitors from its core purpose. It is important that a site display a balance of design elements. The same is true of the manner in which colours may be used. It is vital that the text on a web page is clearly and easily read. The style and colour of the font, character space and background are important factors in the readability of the text. If the background and colour of the font are not in contrast, the readers’ eyes will be strained to read the message displayed.

Off the Subject

If you don’t opt for a bespoke website design you may end up with a web design that has little relation with your business or organization. A design should ideally be developed only after a web designer understands what an enterprise does and how it functions. For instance if you have a funky design on the website of a law firm, it would look inappropriate. However, the design would suit a party organizer’s site well.

Bad Navigation

A common website design mistake occurs when designers forget that they aren’t designing just one page but several that need to be connected efficiently. Bad navigation irritates visitors as does the inability to find the product or information they are looking for.

Tekhoi is a company that offers bespoke website design or custom design in Essex and helps businesses and organizations benefit maximally from their website.