Website design no no’s

1. Designing too much animation and too many flashing objects into your website – Too much flash distracts a visitor from the key message of the site.

2. Putting all products/services you offer in one page – consumers are typically looking for a unique product or service over the web. Over 80% of the searches are    done through keywords. Putting all of your products/services on a page would take the focus away from the particular item that a visitor is looking for. Create a unique landing page for each product or service to maximize sales from your site.

3. Asking visitor to download program in order to see your site – people are distrustful of downloading anything from sites they do not know. If you ask them to    download something in order to view your site, a vast majority will move on to other sites.

4. Making them scroll sideways to see the entire page – make sure the whole content of the web page fits on the screen.

5. Adding frames – website built in frames are currently not searchable through search engines.

6. Allowing “Under Construction” pages – this is the most complained about feature of a any website. If a web page is incomplete, do not show it.

7. Optimizing web pages for keywords – the biggest mistake you can make is to optimize a page for keywords for a higher search engine ranking. Always      optimize the page for your visitor first, then figure out how to make it search engine friendly.

8. Putting in too many graphics – this will slow your site considerably and typically does not help convert a visitor to a buyer.

9. Allowing your website design to be managed by a programmer – Would you let a printer write copy or design creative work for your brochure? If not, why would     you let a programmer design a website for you? Let a marketing professional design the site and write web page contents.