12 Facts You Need to Know When Designing a Website

01 Jun 12 Facts You Need to Know When Designing a Website

When you are designing a website there are a few things you should keep in mind to make it the most efficient and effective for your business. If done right it can be a 24 hour sales tool, always on even when you’re asleep!

We have put together 12 facts to help you with your website design decisions.

1. People start viewing your website from the top left corner.
2. Readers have become accustomed to ignore banners so don’t spend long on making them too fancy!
3. Fancy fonts are quite often ignored. It’s better to use clear font for better readability
4. Most of the time people read the top of a page. They only scan the bottom parts of a website.
5. Short paragraphs work better than long ones to get information across to readers.
6. When an ad is placed inside or below an great content, it will get the most views.
7. Big pictures attract more attention than small ones.
8. Headlines draw attention to important points
9. Visitors spend more time looking at menus and buttons than at other parts of your website.
10. Lists are better than paragraphs for keeping readers interested
11. White space is good! Don’t over crowd pages
12. The menu works best when placed in the top part of your website.