1. Website Purpose to Direct Action
Your website’s purpose should be crystal clear on every page. Whether it’s sharing expertise, building your reputation, generating leads, or generating sales, a focus of intention guides the user to interaction and hopefully leads to your call to action.
2. Simplicity of User Experience
Simplicity is the hallmark of a great user experience. Employing a thoughtfully chosen, simple colour palette, legible typography (using only two or three fonts), and expressive imagery that resonates with your brand. Pleasing colour combinations and relections of your brand colours will reassure customers, and making user feel connected.
3. Navigation That is Clear & Intuitive
Navigation systems and menus are the wayfinding system on your website. Simplify and maintain consistency across all pages to prevent user frustration. A clear, intuitive navigation system ensures visitors find what they’re looking for without hesitation. Let them find what they want quickly and simply.
4. F-Shaped Pattern Lets The Page Flow
Utilizing the F-shaped pattern aligns with how users naturally scan content on a website. As eye-tracking studies reveal, focusing on the top and left areas of the screen maximizes user attention. Effective website design considers and aligns with readers’ natural scanning patterns.
5. Visual Hierarchy To Emphasizing Importance
Visual hierarchy orders elements by importance, utilising size, colour, imagery, contrast, typography, whitespace, texture, and style. Establishing a focal point guides visitors to the most critical information, enhancing the overall user experience.
6. Content That Merges Design & Substance
A successful website harmonises design with compelling content. Engaging language can convert visitors into customers, making content creation an integral part of effective website development.
7. Grid-Based Layouts for Aesthetic Appeal
Grids bring order to design, maintaining content organisation and alignment. This layout creates a visually pleasing and balanced structure, ensuring a clean and aesthetically pleasing website.
8. Page Load Times to Retain Attention
Load time is paramount; visitors expect a site to load within seconds. There are a raft of factors that affect website speed and page load times, but you need to get on top of this, particularly looking to optimise image sizes to aide page loading. A quick loading site retains visitor interest and prevents potential abandonment.
9. Mobile Friendly to Accommodate All Users
With the rise in mobile browsing, a responsive layout is crucial. We see that in some insustries , especially B2C, that mobiles can account for upto 75% of a website’s traffic. Ensure your website adapts seamlessly to various screen sizes and resolutions, catering to users who prefer mobile devices and smaller tablet screens.