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5 Big Design Flaws Your Visitors Will Absolutely Hate

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Some people mess up when they design a website because they end up with frustrated visitors. I’ve talked about a few things they need to watch out for if they want to keep their visitors happy.

When you design your website it’s important that you don’t rush into anything too quickly. You don’t want people to click away and never come back. If you want everyone to enjoy spending time on your site it’s really important that you don’t annoy them. You know how much patience an average visitor has these days and it’s easy to scare them away.

We’re going to dig a little deeper and talk about some of the things you must not do. Implementing these tips won’t guarantee you success, but you will be more likely to succeed because you’ll have more happy visitors.

Go easy on the selling

When someone lands on your site they might not want to buy something straight away. You don’t need to stick your product in their face on every page. When someone looks at something all the time it will eventually blend into the background. Do you want this to happen to your product? You want people to buy it, so they shouldn’t get sick and tired of seeing it before they know how great your website is. Sometimes less equals more.

A visitor is not a hunter

When a hunter goes out in search of a wild animal they appreciate they will need to look long and hard until they find something. It is part of the fun and it’s why they say they are going hunting. A website visitor is not a hunter and they won’t appreciate looking for something they want. You should serve it up to them on a plate. Think about that when you design the site because if people can’t find what they want they will give up pretty quickly.

Don’t hurt their eyes

People spend a lot of time on the computer these days and it can hurt their eyes. If you use a barely readable font you won’t convince someone to stick around and read your article. You need to make sure it’s simple and it should also be large enough to read. I don’t know about you, but I’ve never seen anyone use a magnifying glass when they’ve been reading a website. I have heard a lot of people complaining because a site is unreadable, so make sure you sort it out.

Nobody wants to be confused

Think about what you look for when you land on a website. You don’t want to be confused, so neither does anyone else. Websites should be simple and the world would be a much easier place to live in if they were. You should give each specific page on your site a goal. What do you want someone to click on when they land on the page? If each page has one goal it will stop you from adding lots of extra things they don’t need.

Make them feel welcome

Certain websites have a certain look and people are used to them. If you want someone to fall in love with your site you should try to mimic other websites they frequent. This means they won’t need to get used to a new site. They will know where everything is and how they can find it. You just need to make sure your website has the best content because it’s the only way you will win people over. Some new websites try to be too fancy when they already know what works.

That wasn’t so hard

I bet you recognize a lot of these because you probably see them all the time. Those websites won’t be successful, but yours will. You know what to do and you just need to go and do it. A frustrated visitor is a lost cause, but a happy visitor is a potential customer. Always remember that.

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  • Ashley Marsh says:

    Well written and great post. These are very little things which are generally ignored by the people. I would really share this post to my channel.

  • Payal says:

    Thanks for sharing the article.Most of the user is confused how to make the good website.This article provides the detail to make an effective website.You explain the different points to making a good designing on the website

  • thank you for sharing this information. first impression last. same as web designs. once a person saw your website and its unattractive they will surely leave the website. one main reason its very confusing and using unnecessary tools. share more of this post so people who are working in web design will understand.

  • thanks for sharing the 4 big design ideas why visitors hate. this is very important on how to make a website to gather and attract visitors.

  • Singylstroke says:

    Thank you for the post very informative

  • Amit Patel says:

    Hello Deborah, I really like the way you wrote this article. It shows how you should present your content to the user. The informal way of clarifying things with words like “A visitor is not a hunter” and “Go easy on the selling” is really appealing. I was curious to read what those paragraphs contain. I find it really easy to understand what should we take care while designing a website. Thanks.

    • Thank you, Amit.

      I truly appreciate your kind words and also how specific you were in your feedback. That is not found as often as we may like and henceforth, appreciated that much more! Thank you again for your time, specificity, and your feedback.

      -Deborah.

  • Robert says:

    Thank you so much for this

  • Jude says:

    Its very helpful to me. Thanks for update this.

  • Ankur says:

    I think design is the key of a successful site. Thanks for the tips you have provided here. nice article.

  • This is a nice tips for digital marketing.

  • senthil says:

    It is a great share. I wondered your writing style.. keep it up..

  • Really useful information. It’s true that we should sort out our blogs before posting.
    Thanks for sharing your suggestions.

    Alexander Shekaroff

  • Aditi Patel says:

    Thanks for such an amazing article. As a website owner, I have made one of the mistakes.

    We see websites every single day that has fatal flaws. Despite their best intentions, the owners of the sites are doing their very best to scare buyers into clicking in another direction.

  • Yes! You are absolutely saying right. Every designer should have to watch out for these flaws in their web design.
    Thanks for sharing this great info.

  • John Smith says:

    Hello,
    Thank you for Very informative post; i needed a post like that to learn how to drive traffic to my website, thank you for sharing it.

    • Ashley Marsh Jul 5, 2017 @ 2:49

      Well written and great post. These are very little things which are generally ignored by the people. I would really share this post to my channel.

    • Payal Jul 5, 2017 @ 22:34

      Thanks for sharing the article.Most of the user is confused how to make the good website.This article provides the detail to make an effective website.You explain the different points to making a good designing on the website

    • Zane Goldsbrough Jul 6, 2017 @ 4:19

      thank you for sharing this information. first impression last. same as web designs. once a person saw your website and its unattractive they will surely leave the website. one main reason its very confusing and using unnecessary tools. share more of this post so people who are working in web design will understand.

    • Robert Biesinger Jul 6, 2017 @ 5:12

      thanks for sharing the 4 big design ideas why visitors hate. this is very important on how to make a website to gather and attract visitors.

    • Singylstroke Jul 6, 2017 @ 23:54

      Thank you for the post very informative

    • Amit Patel Jul 11, 2017 @ 2:09

      Hello Deborah, I really like the way you wrote this article. It shows how you should present your content to the user. The informal way of clarifying things with words like “A visitor is not a hunter” and “Go easy on the selling” is really appealing. I was curious to read what those paragraphs contain. I find it really easy to understand what should we take care while designing a website. Thanks.

      • Deborah Anderson Jul 11, 2017 @ 15:13

        Thank you, Amit.

        I truly appreciate your kind words and also how specific you were in your feedback. That is not found as often as we may like and henceforth, appreciated that much more! Thank you again for your time, specificity, and your feedback.

        -Deborah.

    • Robert Jul 11, 2017 @ 15:56

      Thank you so much for this

    • Jude Jul 12, 2017 @ 23:21

      Its very helpful to me. Thanks for update this.

    • Ankur Jul 13, 2017 @ 10:15

      I think design is the key of a successful site. Thanks for the tips you have provided here. nice article.

    • Oriental Insurance Jul 14, 2017 @ 2:57

      This is a nice tips for digital marketing.

    • senthil Jul 20, 2017 @ 0:45

      It is a great share. I wondered your writing style.. keep it up..

    • responsive websites Jul 22, 2017 @ 3:34

      Really useful information. It’s true that we should sort out our blogs before posting.
      Thanks for sharing your suggestions.

      Alexander Shekaroff

      • Deborah Anderson Jul 22, 2017 @ 4:50

        I’m glad you found it useful, Alexander. Yes, it helps to do that pre-work… 🙂 -Deborah

    • Aditi Patel Jul 27, 2017 @ 11:33

      Thanks for such an amazing article. As a website owner, I have made one of the mistakes.

      We see websites every single day that has fatal flaws. Despite their best intentions, the owners of the sites are doing their very best to scare buyers into clicking in another direction.

    • Michelle Olsan Aug 2, 2017 @ 3:58

      Yes! You are absolutely saying right. Every designer should have to watch out for these flaws in their web design.
      Thanks for sharing this great info.

    • John Smith Aug 18, 2017 @ 12:05

      Hello,
      Thank you for Very informative post; i needed a post like that to learn how to drive traffic to my website, thank you for sharing it.

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