We've all been guilty of at least one of these horrendous web hiccups. If you're new to website building, read our five woeful website mistakes you should avoid.
Bad colours
There's nothing worse than browsing a website that makes you feel physically sick. Get your colours matching. It's easy. Stick to three or four different colours.
Awful navigation
Keep it simple. No one likes getting lost when browsing. Take a look at this monstrosity of a website for a good example of how not to do it.
Endless chunks of dull text
Keep the length of text you write to a bear minimum. Take a look at any of the articles over at BBC news. You'll notice each article is chopped up in to lots of short paragraphs. Don't waffle and don't be afraid to be ruthless with your editing. If it's not necessary, get rid of it.
Animated gifs
Avoid using animated gifs at all costs. They look amateurish and serve no purpose whatsoever. It's often one of the first things a newbie website builder will upload to their new website but seriously, don't even think about it. Ever.
Hit counters
It's always good to see how many people are viewing your site but there's no real benefit and it can work against you. If your site shows it's had 28 hits, it doesn't really give the visitor the impression your website is popular does it? Do yourself a favour and use an invisible hit counter or, even better, sign up to Google Analytics.
Copyright © Peter Moore 2009 - EzWeb123.com
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