No matter how brilliant your
website design is, if it is hard to reach the content of your site then your
site is as useful as an empty shell. Here are some tips to improve the usability of your website to ensure it serves
its functions optimally.
The first method is to make sure
the typography of your content is suitable. If you have large blocks of text,
make sure to use CSS to space out the lines accordingly. The longer a single
line of text is, the greater the line-height of each line should be. Also, make
sure the font size of your text is big enough to read easily. Some sites have
10-pixel-tall text in Verdana font; while that may look neat and tidy, you have
to really strain your eyes to read the actual text.
Make it easy for visitors to find
content that they want on your site. If you have thousands of articles on your
site and a certain visitor wants to find one single article from that pile, you
have to provide a feasible means to enable visitors to do that without hassle.
Be it an SQL-driven database search engine or just a glossary or index of
articles that you have, providing such a feature will make sure your visitors
can use your site with ease.
Ensure that your site loads fast if you do not want to
lose visitors. Most internet users will leave a website if it doesn't load
completely within 15 seconds, so make sure the crème de la crème of your
website is delivered to the visitors as soon as possible to retain their
attention.
Last of all, test each and every
link on your site before it goes online. There is nothing more effective in
tarnishing your professional image than broken links, so be very careful about
that.
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