Principles of Efffective Web Design in 2013

Principles of Efffective Web Design in 2013

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An effective website design is one that attracts targeted traffic, encourages visitors to browse content, satisfies visitor experience and retains recurrent traffic.A site design should convey marked qualities that distinguishes you from your competitors, especially since most sites reflect personal and/or business endeavors. site2you http://www.site2you.com/ EMPLOY USER-FRIENDLY NAVIGATION QUALITY CONTENT HOME ABOUT US CONTACT "60% OF CONSUMERS FEEL MORE POSITIVE ABOUT A COMPANY, AFTER READING CUSTOM CONTENT ON ITS SITE." HOWE 60% "APPROXIMATELY 50% OF POTENTIAL SALES ARE LOST BECAUSE USERS CAN'T NAVIGATE A SITE." CLEAR AND UNDERSTANDABLE NAVIGATION A major component of an effective web design is: -Content Plus Marketing THOROUGH STRUCTURED, QUALITY CONTENT -KissMetrics Research Site content should be : you have an estimated 20-30 seconds AND CONCISE IMPORTANT AREAS SHOULD BE HIGHLIGHTED TO ATTRACT VISITOR'S ATTENTION.. to capture the average consumer's attention, before they abandon a page. YOUR HOMEPAGE SHOULD HAVE: CONSISTENT AND OPERABLE NAVIGATION LINKS Menu Item #1 Menu Item #2 Menu Item #3 60% of consumers are unable to find the content that initially drives them to a website. 60% ALONG WITH LINKS TO THE FOLLOWING CIF APPLICABLE): ORGANIZE your content efficiently CONTACT FORMS SITE INFORMATION PRINCIPLES OF EFFECTIVE Content research should also be done on your target market, as your web site should appeal to your intended audience. FAQS PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS WEB DESIGN IN 2013 uSE ARTICLES/BLOGS USE: SITE MAP OUTLINE COLORS GRAPHICS APROPOS MEDIA AN EFFECTIVE WEBSITE DESIGN IS ONE THAT ACCOMPLISHES THE FOLLOWING INTENTIONS: that relates to both your audience and topic. ATTRACTS TARGETED TRAFFIC ENCOURAGES VISITORS TO BROWSE CONTENT Lastly, make sure your content is updated with: current trends that arise in your particular niche. SATISFIES VISITOR EXPERIENCE RETAINS RECURRENT TRAFFIC AN EFFECTIVE WEB DESIGN SHOULD CONVEY MARKED QUALITIES THAT DISTINGUISHES YOU FROM YOUR COMPETITORS. AESTHETICS SITE DESIGN FUNCTIONALITY "46.1% OF PEOPLE SAY A WEBSITE'S DESIGN IS THE NUMBER ONE CRITERION FOR DISCERNING THE CREDIBILITY OF THE COMPANY." Stanford Persuasive Technology Lab 40% "40% OF PEOPLE ABANDON A WEBSITE THAT TAKES MORE THAN 3 SECONDS TO LOAD." WEBSITES SERVE AS A VIRTUAL REPRESENTATION FOR PERSONAL AND/OR BUSINESS ENDEAVORS. 46.1% BECAUSE OF THIS, WEBSITES WITH QUALITY DESIGN STRATEGIES ARE ESSENTIAL -KissMetrics Research TO GAIN OPTIMUM LEADS FOR YOUR PARTICULAR NICHE. CREATING AN EFFECTIVE WEB DESIGN DOES NOT HAVE TO BE LABOR-INTENSIVE! TAKE A LOOK AT THE FOLLOWING POINTERS TO ENHANCE SEEING AS CONSUMERS ARE ROUTINELY EXPOSED TO ADVERTISEMENTS/MARKETING CAMPAIGNS, DESIGN AESTHETICS CAN REALLY SET YOUR WEBSITE AESTHETICS APART FROM THE REST. WEB DESIGN AND OVERALL VISITOR EXPERIENCE. DESIGN WEB DESIGN SUCCESS LARGELY DEPENDS ON: LOADING TIME BROWSER COMPATIBILITY RELIABLE HOSTING BRAND YOUR BRAND AND MESSAGE MUST BE: CLEARLY AND VISUALLY DEFINED ACROSS ALL PLATFORMS. A SLOW SITE CAN COST YOU RETURNING VISITORS, SOMAKE SURE YOU: A GOOD WEB DESIGN SHOULD BE AESTHETICALLY-APPEALING, AS THIS ENCOURAGES VISITORS TO: OPTIMIZE YOUR GRAPHICS TO REDUCE LAGGING, AND KEEP PHOTOS/IMAGES AS TINY AS POSSIBLE IN FILE SIZE. IF LARGER PICTURES ARE NECESSARY FOR YOUR SITE, DISPLAY THUMBNAILS AND SUPPLY LINKS TO THE LARGER VERSIONS, WHICH CAN THEN OPENINA NEW PAGE. STAY LONGER AND THOROUGHLY BROWSE CONTENT. GRIDS AND PROPER USE OF: GRIDS AND TYPOGRAPHY CAN ALSO GO A LONG WAY WHEN OFFERING ENGAGING VISUALS. A FUNCTIONAL WEB DESIGN SHOULDALSOUNDERGO: A CROSS BROWSER COMPATIBILITY CHECK, TYPOGRAPHY CROSS BROWSER WHICH ENSURES YOUR SITE SUPPORTS ALL TYPES OF BROWSERS, ANDDISPLAYS INFORMATIONIN A USER- FRIENDLY FORMAT. COMPATIBILITY AN EFFECTIVE SITE DESIGN SHOULD ALSO: USE APPROPRIATE DESIGN LANGUAGE н LASTLY, A FUNCTIONAL SITE MAY INCLUDE A CLEAR CONTENT HIERARCHY, TO DIRECT THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. IE FOCUS ON PURPOSE OF DESIGN ELEMENTS RAR CHY ENSURE COLOR PALLET ENHANCES APPEARANCE USE QUALITY PHOTOS/IMAGES THAT SUPPORT SITE NICHE DO EMPLOY: EASY-TO-READ TEXT WITH MANY WHITE AREAS. DO AVOID: GIANT OPEN AREAS & EXCESSIVE GRAPHICS THAT DETRACT FROM OVERALL SITE DESIGN. ANEFFECTIVE SITE DESIGN FIRST BEGINS WITH AN EFFECTIVE SITE BUILDER. FOR ALL YOUR WEBSITE BUILDING NEEDS, VISIT HTTP://WWW.SITE2YOU.COM/ AND START CREATING YOUR OWN TAILORED-SUITED SITE, TODAY! MAKE SURE TEXT COLORS DO NOT CLASH WITH BACKGROUND. SGISELYALIGNEDWITH MICRFT, AND NAS BEENAGD CERTFED PARTNERSINCE ITS NOION BIAS DEMONSTuanS AVANCEO SuSEIS YATANING THE FLOWING MICT COMPINCES AND SPOAATO DARK TEXT COUPLED WITH A LIGHT/NEUTRAL BACKGROUND WORKS BEST WITH TEXT-HEAVY WEBSITES. CIMNCATO THE FOLLOWING SHOULD ALSO REMAIN CONSISTENT WITH ALL OF YOUR PAGES: DESIGN LAYOUT BANNER NAVIGATION TYPEFACES COLORS site2you http://www.site2you.com/ Sources: http://bestpostever.com/index.php/important-tips-for-an-effective-web-design/ http://www.chromaticsites.com/blog/the-dos-and-donts-of-website-navigation-usability/ http://blog.kissmetrics.com/loading-time/ http://simplyadammann.com/blog/2013/2/5/5rsdlgz9b3fp5n4mm1ntxtnhuffqfu http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/33423/19-Reasons-You-Should-Include-Visual-Content-in-Your-Marketing-Data.aspx ttp://jayce-o.blogspot.com/2013/02/tips-creating-effective-website-design.html http://www.ragan.com/Main/Articles/24_stats_about._the_importance_of_content_marketing_46163.aspx