Introduction
Building a good website is important, but there are many things to consider when you’re designing one. For example, your site needs to be user-friendly and easy for people to navigate. It also needs to provide accurate information and updates on a regular basis. But that’s not all! Your site should also look professional and be designed in such a way that it doesn’t distract from the content you want visitors to read. If your website is full of errors or poorly designed elements—or if it lacks any real design at all—people will get frustrated trying to access what they need from your site and will probably leave without ever coming back again. We’ve put together this post on how to avoid common mistakes while building or revamping your website so that yours will stay up-to-date with current trends so that visitors keep coming back for more!
Not using responsive design.
Responsive design is an important part of any website, but it’s especially crucial if you want to stay competitive in 2023 and beyond. Your site will adjust to fit the screen size of the device being used to view it–meaning that if someone comes across your site on their smartphone or tablet, they’ll see an optimized version of your content (and vice versa). In addition to helping users find what they’re looking for more easily and quickly, this feature also ensures that search engines like Google can crawl through all of your pages without issue.
No mobile-friendly navigation.
One of the most important things to consider when building or revamping your website is making sure it’s mobile-friendly. Mobile devices are now the primary way people access the internet, and if your site isn’t optimized for them, you’ll be missing out on a lot of potential traffic and sales.
A responsive design is one way to ensure that your site works well on any device regardless of its screen size or orientation (portrait or landscape). But even if you have a responsive design, there are still some things you can do to make sure people can easily navigate through all areas of your site from their phones:
- Use large buttons and icons in place of text links whenever possible; this will make them easier for users who may not want their hands cluttered with their phone while navigating around on foot or in cars/public transportation
- Place links near each other so users don’t have far distances between options when looking at different pages within each section
Not keeping content fresh and engaging.
Content is the most important part of your website. You need to make sure that it’s fresh and engaging, or else visitors will leave before they even have a chance to convert.
- Make sure your content is relevant to your audience: If you’re selling products, make sure that the information on your site is relevant for those products. If someone comes looking for one thing and sees something completely different from what they expected, they might get frustrated and leave without buying anything (or worse–they might think that their expectations were met when they weren’t).
- Post new content regularly: This one seems obvious but many websites don’t update their blog posts often enough! It’s important that you post at least once per week so people know what’s happening with your company/brand/product line etc., otherwise things could quickly become stale or outdated which won’t attract new customers or keep existing ones engaged with what’s going on in real time.”
A cluttered layout and poor usability.
Clutter is one of the most common mistakes in website design. It can be visual clutter, like too many images or buttons on a page, or it can be in the way you present content–for example, if you have too many paragraphs on a page and it’s hard to read.
It’s also important to make sure that your navigation structure is clear and easy for users to understand so they don’t get lost on your site. People will leave if they can’t find what they want quickly and easily! You need clear calls-to-action (CTAs) at every step along the way when someone visits your site; otherwise, they may never get around to making an inquiry or buying something from you!
Too distracting elements on the home page (such as popups).
When it comes to your website, the home page is your first impression. Your visitors will see this page when they visit your site, so it’s important that you make a good first impression. If you make them stay on the home page for too long, or if there are too many ads and distracting elements on the page (such as popups), then they may leave before checking out any other pages on your site.
Here are some tips for creating an effective home page:
- Showcase your products and services with images or videos instead of text-only descriptions–people tend to retain more information when they see something rather than just read about it!
- Make sure navigation is easy by providing links at the top and bottom of each page so visitors can go back up one level in their browser history without having to scroll through all those pages again manually looking for where they came from originally (this also helps SEO).
Bad design that appears amateurish, outdated, or unprofessional.
One of the biggest mistakes you can make is to design a site that looks amateurish, outdated and unprofessional. This can happen if you don’t know what you’re doing or if you’re just not very good at it.
The first step in avoiding this issue is hiring a good designer who has experience designing websites for businesses like yours. If they have experience with your industry, then they’ll be able to understand what kinds of things will work well for your particular audience–and what won’t work at all!
Long load times (or slow-loading pages) that make visitors abandon your site.
Long load times can be caused by many factors. The most common reason is a poor hosting provider, but the second most common cause is a poor website design.
The third most common cause of slow-loading pages is an outdated content management system (CMS).
Conclusion
There are many other mistakes you can make when building or revamping your website, but these eight are some of the most common. By keeping these tips in mind, you’ll be able to avoid these pitfalls and create a site that engages visitors, gets them excited about what you do and how it can help them succeed in business!
