Updated: July 25, 2022
Blending market-driven analytics with expert web design knowledge, New Concept Design has been creating high-traffic, results-driven websites for over 20 years.
In our experience, we’ve run into a lot of sites that aren’t so creative and which don’t use best practices when it comes to facilitating modern, interactive, and user-driven navigation. Here are some tips on how to avoid the most common website mistakes in web design, as shared by a top London, Ontario web design firm.
You have too much text
Long paragraph after long paragraph isn’t necessary in a modern world where attention spans are short. You don’t want to ask for too much from your user. Most will skim your page. Keep pages like your home page brief, direct, and CTA-driven with content broken up by sub-groupings or subheadings. But where necessary provide all content needed for the user, such as articles, instructions or manuals.
You don’t have enough content
Not every site needs to have page after page, blog after blog, but what they do need is high quality, well-written, and original content. To establish credibility, build awareness for who you are and what you’re selling, and to improve SEO rankings, a content marketing plan is a smart move.
No clear Call to Action (CTA)
When a user arrives at your site, there’s no guarantee they’ll turn into a lifelong customer. As a website manager, you need to tell them what … Read more