9 Important Steps To Effective Home Page Design

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Effective web design must begin with a clear goal or purpose for the website. When visitors enter a website they normally start scanning from the top left. Their eyes then move to the right and then down the web page. A common mistake made in web design is to include widgets and other elements that have nothing to do with the real purpose of the website. It is best to only include those web elements that contribute to the usability of the web site. This infographic can be used as a memory jogger during your design process.

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What ?Why?

Purpose of home page may not be the same as that of the

overall website.

Let’s createa website . . .

Aboutwhat?

I don’t know . . .we’ll think ofsomething!

OK!

1 Clear Goal

2 Page Layout

• Light color page• Dark background

Plenty ofwhite space

Short sentences & paragraphsMust be visually scanable

Original

Relevant

Informative

Current

Page Content3

Obvious & easy to use

Shouldn’t have touse a GPS . . .

Navigation4

Search

May we help you?

Makes it easier for visitors tofind what they want

5 Site Search

Proper use of graphics is important

Graphics are importantfor social sharing

Don’t use graphics simplyfor decoration

Use of Graphics7

FacebookPinterest

LinkedIn

Google+

Twitter

Social sharing buttons or linksshould be readily available

Social Media8

Avoid Clutter9

Clutter can . . . • Turn off the visitor• Make things hard to find• Slow down load time

Use only elements thatmake home page more“Usable”

You only get one chanceto make a good first impression.

Important Steps To Effective Home Page Design

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HOME CONTACTABOUT US GALLERYRESOURCES

9

People like to contact a real person.

Call to action must be honest & transparent

PhysicalAddress

Phone CellPhone

EmailAddress

Fax

Contact Info6

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