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The Ten Leading Mistakes in Web Design and Management

There are many mistakes committed by-  Language  that  is  direct  to  the point.
individuals in the field of Web design and
management. It is good to know, though, that5. Using a fixed font size for CSS Style
there are less usability crimes committedsheets - Websites often disable the
against  users  now  than  before.change-font-size button on Web browsers to
designate a fixed font size. Most of the
This article presents the ten worst errors intime, such a fixed font size is too small for
Web  design.majority of readers over the age of 40. Users
should have the option to resize text when
1. Poorly designed search engines - Someneeded.
search engines take searches too literally to
the point that usability is cut in half.6. Maintaining Page Titles with low search
These search engines cannot manage hyphens,engine visibility - It is important to use
plural forms, typos and other variants of thegood page titles to lure new visitors during
terms inputted. Such search engines not onlytheir search while permitting current users
make life harder for everyone but areto  find  the  specific  pages  required.
especially  difficult  to use by the elderly.
If you are designing a homepage, start with
Sometimes, search engines rank results on thethe company name. Then describe the site
basis of the amount of query terms inputted,briefly. Do not begin with words such as The
rather than on the relation of each documentor Welcome To. Aside from the homepage, other
to your search. It would be an improvement ifpages should have a title that begins with
the search engine places the articles withwords that closely describe what the user
the closest relationship to your search atwill  read  on  that  page.
the top of the list, particularly for
important  searches.Taglines on homepages should also be short
while concisely giving the purpose of the
The search engine is the next option forsite.
users when navigation does not work. Simple
search is the most convenient method so7. Using designs that look like
search should be offered as a simple box foradvertisements - Users frequently ignore any
the  benefit  of  users.site whose homepage appears to advertise
something.
2. The use of PDF Files - PDF files are the
pits to use since these break the flow duringUsers display the following behavior as far
browsing. Standard browser commands areas  design  is  concerned:
useless thus rendering printing or saving
more difficult. The font of the layout is-  Banner  blindness
also smaller as it was made to fit into a
sheet  of  paper.-  Animation  avoidance
Navigation is harder with PDF files though-  Ignoring  pop-ups
PDF works well for compressing huge documents
into one file for printing. Thus, PDF should8. Not being consistent with design - Users
be confined to this purpose while otherrely on the design principles used in most
information that should be browsed or readwebsites to form expectations of what will be
on-screen must be converted into real webfound on yours. Disappointing your users
pages.makes them feel insecure - which is bad. It
makes the site that much harder to use and
3. Maintaining the color of visited links tousers  will  eventually  leave.
just one - When users cannot tell the
difference between a visited link and a link9. Opening new browser windows - This is
which has yet to be tapped due to no colordiscouraged as it confuses users and
changes, it makes the experience ofundermines their understanding of how their
navigation  that  much  more  difficult.system  works.
Links that do not change color cause users to10. Failing to answer the question of the
return to the same links over and over again,user - The worst crime a website can commit
which is disorienting - not to mentionis to fail to supply the information a user
irritating.was looking for. Users only visit sites
because they are goal-driven and want to
4. Text that is difficult to scan - A blockaccomplish something. When you use too much
of text found online is difficult to read. Tolanguage to market to the user, the same
improve scannability, it is important tousething happens - the user loses interest and
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