Web designing is not just about putting up a web site and hoping it will get enough traffic. And, while it is okay to reflect your personality through your web site, you need to remember that that is only a small part of web designing. Web designing is more about catering to your target audience and reflecting what it is they want to see. A person may stumble upon your website by pure accident but it is high-quality web designing that usually creates customer loyalty and keeps them coming back time and again.
Here then are four of the most common mistakes made by amateur web designers:
Bad Search
Search engines are fine tuned and tweaked to such an extent that, in a way, their usability has been reduced. Such search engines are sometimes unable to process hyphens, plurals or typos, creating problems for its various users especially the elderly. Since most Internet users depend on searches to find what they what, it is best to keep it simple and easy to use.
Use of PDF Files
Most people browsing the internet hate PDF files, preferring to skip the site altogether and it is easy to understand why. PDF files break the flow of internet browsing....