Download - mistakes in websites
Mistakes that we face commonly
• TINY CLICKABLE AREAS• LONG REGISTRATION FORMS• NO BACKGROUND MUSIC• DUPLICATE PAGE TITLES• CONTENT DIFFICULT TO SCAN• NO WAY TO GET IN TOUCH• NO WAY TO SEARCH• TOO MUCH FUNCTIONALITY IN REGISTRATION• CONTENT BLOCKS LAYERING UPON EACH OTHER• BLINKING IMAGES
Tiny Clickable Areas• Far too small• Clicking them is harder than
it should beWhy would we want a larger clickable area?• Simple. Because our hand
movement with the mouse isn’t very precise.
• A large clickable area makes it easier to hover the mouse cursor over the link.
Long registration forms? Not again!!
• Barriers• No fun• Consumes time• Frustrating
Who is going to remember the user name and password?
Long form Short form
No Background Music Please!!
• First Don’t• Provide User Controls
Duplicate Page Titles• Generic title• Robs a couple of key benefits What the page is about Search engine results pages. SEO(search engine optimizer) how relevant your page is to a particular search term.
Content difficult to scan Good copy
Visitors scans
Visitors will still need to read text to process information
We jump from one piece of content to another, from one website to the next.
No Way To Contact
Solution:• Forums to the rescue
• Online forums are a great communication channel
• A public forum is better than a simple contact form or email
• People can help each other
No Way To Search
Where’s The Search Box? Jackob Nielsen calls those people search-dominant
users More than half of all users are search-dominant People know exactly what they’re looking for Go straight for the search button You don’t need to code your own search feature
Content blocks layering upon each other
Large Flash-movies Site navigation is hidden No chance to browse
Too much functionality in registration
Users do not have to identify themselves to enjoy some functionality
Some blogs require people to register before posting
Once users start using your website, they will more likely sign up
Blinking Images extremely hard to focus Distraction Hard to avoid Not much effective as well
Conclusion
Keep it SIMPLE!