3 Web Navigation Blunders To Avoid
Saturday, October 11th, 2008Here are three (3) major blunders to avoid when it comes to your website navigation. They relate to having a navigation scheme that is:
1. Unfamiliar: sure, it might be interesting and new… but only to another web designer. If you’re designing for a regular person… make them feel at home, not on another planet. Otherwise, they’ll be off your site within seconds! A simple navigation panel on the top and/or left of each web page is what most web visitors have become accustomed to and expect.
2. Busy: too much navigation only serves to confuse rather than guide. Again, confusing visitors causes them to leave, which is exactly what you don’t want them to do.
3. Inconsistent: using different navigation schemes from page to page also confuses people. Whether the inconsistency derives from using different links in different places or different colors and designs… this is another blunder that is likely to turn people away from your site.
