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Best Practices for Web Design

September 17, 2014 by James Seymour

web design best practicesYour website can make or break your business. Remember that web design is more than just laying out the right elements on each of your web page and creating captivating content for your audience. If you want your website to be responsive, hardworking, and cost effective, you must follow these 10 best practices for web design.

Keep your design simple

Make sure that when your visitors enter your site, they would know right away what to do and where to click on next.

Design for different screens

Nowadays, websites are being accessed via a wide range of different devices, such as mobile phones, tablets, laptops, and personal computers. Create a website that fits perfectly to all of these screen sizes.

Design for different browsers

Ensure that your website can be viewed correctly in multiple web and mobile browsers. Before launching, test its web pages if they work well on Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari, Opera, and others.

Make your design consistent

In web design rules, consistency is very essential. Make sure that every page on your website uses the same template, colour scheme, and navigation features. Otherwise, you will only confuse your visitors and they may end up leaving your site.

Use call-to-action buttons

Guide and instruct your visitors on what to do on your website. Call-to-action links and buttons such as “Order Now” or “Read More” are powerful tools that will lead your visitors to the right places.

Manage internal link structure

Make sure that all links within your website are live and functional. It is also best to prepare an error page with the right content should there be any dead link on your website.

Use static HTML with semantic code

When coding, it is a good practice to label everything within your source code, including meta tags, titles, div classes, and the likes. Not only will this help for search engine optimization, it will also help browsers to display your web pages correctly and allow you quick and easy editing.

Install analytics

To allow you to measure and monitor the behavior of your visitors to your website, make sure to install an analytics tool that is easily accessible and comprehensible.

Update your website regularly

When you consistently update your website, it is not only good for search indexing and crawling, it will also be useful for your visitors, allowing them to keep coming back to your website.

Remember that content is king

Put useful, informative, and original content on your website that your visitors will find appealing and helpful to their needs. Content is king, and the only way to make your visitors stay and go back to your website over and over again is if you are able to establish credibility in your content.

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