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7 Bad Design Practices to Avoid on Your Home Page - UX Movement

7 Bad Design Practices to Avoid on Your Home Page - UX Movement | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it
From uxmovement.com - October 8, 2014 2:18 AM

What kind of first impression does your website make? A lot of that depends on how you design your home page. The home page is the entrance to your website, and the first page users will see. If your home page isn’t designed well, you won’t keep users on your website for long. That first impression can either get users to browse through and read your site, or leave with disappointment.


Here a few bad practices to avoid and best practices to follow, so that your website doesn’t end up disappointing your users....

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First impressions count. Make your design effective but don't make these mistakes.

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Audrey Meyer's curator insight, October 8, 2014 3:48 AM

Parce que l'on a jamais deux fois l'occasion de donner une première bonne impression, voici un article très intéressant sur les erreurs à ne pas commettre sur une page d'accueil de site web.
Helen Stark's curator insight, October 8, 2014 5:41 AM

DON"T do these things, and your Home page design will be great. Let's check)
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How to Use Page Headings to Increase Findability - UX Movement

How to Use Page Headings to Increase Findability - UX Movement | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it
From uxmovement.com - October 8, 2014 2:06 AM

Have you ever been to a website and couldn’t find what you were looking for on the page? Most websites today overwhelm users with content irrelevant to what they’re looking for. Users end up getting lost and distracted, spending extra time looking for the content they wanted. This happens because too many websites promote content discovery without considering content findability. It’s good for users to discover new content, but not at the sacrifice of being able to find the content they want.


Web Pages are Like Grocery Stores


Browsing a web page is like walking into a grocery store and looking at all the products. You might see some products with hot deals at the front of store, but soon after that you’re off to the aisles looking for what you came to the store to get. Users that visit websites do the same thing. In order for the store customer to find what they’re looking for quickly, they need to know which aisle to go to. They do this by scanning the aisle signs. However, not all stores with aisle signs have high findability....

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Proper headlines help visitors find what they need and navigate easily.

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