Do you like to design your website with scroll bars? That might not seem very important, however it is. In reality, website usability and the question of scrolling is one of the most important ones out there.
One of those everlasting questions of web design is whether users are okay with scrolling, or whether they dislike it. In fact, the answer lies somewhere the middle: a lot of users don’t mind scrolling, but there are plenty of users who still don’t scroll. You should be building your website so that scrolling isn’t necessary for basic usability,but gives additionl value.
Ever since the early period of the web, people have become much more open to scrollable pages, thanks to mouse wheels and similar gadgets. These let them scroll with a quick flip, instead of the hassle it used to take. Therefore, your visitors will be much more eager to scroll on your website than they used to be, and this works to your benefit.
The answer, when it comes to scrolling, is to be nice about it. Place everything significant in a place that allows it to be found with no scrolling even on small screens. Give your users the option of whether to click or...