Most Common Web Design Mistakes To Avoid

Most Common Web Design Mistakes To Avoid Presented By WebyKing

01 Hidden Navigation

Users will move to your site with the help of the navigation menu and breadcrumb.

Hidden navigation menus affect the users to get confused.

02 Non-Responsive Design It doesn’t focus on the user experience & delivers a poor web page layout, resulting in difficulty accessing a website.

Most people use different mobile devices than PCs to access the web.

03 Slow Loading Speed

Users don’t like to remain for long on a site that is slow to load.

To ensure that your site loads quickly & offers a great UX.

04 Using Generic Images

Free stock photos do not provide clarity to the users and create a weak impression.

Instead, you should use original photos which convey some story.

05 Not Having a Favicon While browsing with various tabs, users cannot identify your site quickly.

A favicon helps users find what they need & return to their desired tab. It also helps in branding.

06 Using Carousels Carousels have issues like low visibility, slow loading, etc. They distract users' attention from one thing.

Avoid carousels and focus on presenting the important message on the homepage.

07 Autoplaying Videos

It frustrating when visiting a website where videos start from anywhere.

Also, videos affect the loading speed of the site.

To provide a better UX, shouldn’t autoplay videos.

08 Using Vague Fonts Difficult to read cursive fonts, handwritten scripts, or symbols.

Users will have issues with cognitive fluency, which means they would find it challenging to understand the information.

09 Use Multiple Fonts Using more fonts creates confusion. User is distracted while accessing the information.

Never use different fonts and styles on your website. Only use 2 to 3 fonts on the website.

10 Not Having Whitespace Whitespace is the space between the text, images, graphics, and other blocks on a website.

Whitespace helps to attract users, increases readability & comprehension, improves navigation, etc.

11 Not Focusing on 404 Pages Your purpose of a 404 page should be to convert a user’s negative encounter into a positive one.

To achieve this, create a custom 404 page, and add some humor, contact info, & navigation links.

12 A Lack of Clear CTA CTA is the main element that urges users to take a specific action. They convert first-time visitors into prospects.

Also, if you integrate many CTAs, users might get irritated.

13 Too Many Ads If too many ads are placed above the fold, users might leave your website.

Moreover, Google penalizes a website with too many ads.

Hence, you should place only one banner above the fold.

14 Disruptive Pop-ups

Users can’t view the main content and are forced to watch the ad or find the button to close it.

It will increase the bounce rate of your site.

15 Multiple Ads Separate Main Content Several sites place the ads within content rather than on the side or the bottom.

Placing multiple ads on webpage results in a dispersed pattern. The pattern includes content, ad, content, ad, and so on.

16 Difficult to Find Contact Info Anytime a user decides to buy a product or service, they are looking for your contact information.

However, if they cannot find it quickly, they will leave your website, and you will lose leads.

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