Common Errors in Custom Web Designs

Today, for a small or medium business enterprise it is essential to own a corporate website. But before you start designing a custom website or hiring a professional for the job, it is important to be aware of the common mistakes that are made in designs.  Two common mistakes that web designers and developers make include excessive flash usage and contact information misplacement. Following tips will help you avoid them and get the website to succeed among your target audience. 

• Avoid making your entire page in flash. Besides being very expensive, flash pages bring other problems that can harm your business. The first is that the pages in flash cannot be read by search engines like Google, so getting good rankings on these search engines is really difficult. Besides presentations in flash takes a while to load so many users react going off the page and looking for information elsewhere. On the internet, you have just seconds to capture the attention of the user, he will not wait to be seated at a page finishes loading for endless seconds. Even if visitors decide to stay on the page they cannot copy and paste anything, including contact details. It is much better to have a site that is well optimized for both search engines and users.

 

• Make sure your contact details are available on every page. The best way to do this is to include a "Contact" in the navigation of your website. This section will consist of a page where visitor will be able to see the contact address, phone numbers and a contact form to send messages. Having your contact information available will help build trust among site visitors. For local businesses, a highly recommended practice is to have contact details at the bottom of every page of the website.

This will help you create a good website that is suitable both for search engines and users. Implement them and your website will become a useful tool to help you grow your business.