Posts Tagged ‘Usability’
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Optimizing Conversion Rates: Less Effort, More Customers
- May 5th, 2009
- 35 Comments
Sometimes small changes can have huge effects. Concerning conversion rates, which is the proportion of website visitors who submit their contact information or make a purchase, better Web design leads directly to greater revenue. Most online store designers who want to optimize their conversion rates only concentrate on ...
Read more...7 More Useful Tips To Help Your Site Convert
- April 13th, 2009
- 37 Comments
Last week we presented 8 Useful Tips To Help Your Website Convert – we discussed various rules and guidelines from marketing, such as subliminal suggestion, prevention of choice paralysis, AIDA-principle, attention guide and the Gutenberg rule. The main idea was to help designers and developers create a design that would ...
Read more...Design To Sell: 8 Useful Tips To Help Your Website Convert
- April 6th, 2009
- 116 Comments
As we see more and more businesses move their services online, and even more that begin their life on the Web, a greater need arises for websites that are designed and built to sell. A great-looking website may achieve the goal of shaping and delivering a strong brand, but its ...
Read more...5 Universal Principles For Successful eCommerce-Sites
- March 23rd, 2009
- 75 Comments
When was the last time you called customer support because you were having problems checking out online? Probably never! Cart abandonment rate is at around 60%, and most of it happens before the user even begins the checkout process. Sometimes, convincing your customers to trust you is your biggest challenge. There ...
Read more...Redesigning Craigslist With Focus On Usability
- March 11th, 2009
- 193 Comments
Craigslist is obviously one of the most popular websites in the world, and each month it serves millions of users who post and view classified ads on the website. At the time this article was written, Craigslist was ranked as the 28th most-visited English-language website in the world by Alexa. ...
Read more...9 Common Usability Mistakes In Web Design
- February 18th, 2009
- 151 Comments
By now, all good designers and developers realize the importance of usability for their work. Usable websites offer great user experiences, and great user experiences lead to happy customers. Delight and satisfy your visitors, rather than frustrate and annoy them, with smart design decisions. Here are 9 usability problems that ...
Read more...Whitehouse.gov Redesign: The Change Has Come
- February 1st, 2009
- 106 Comments
The US government is a brand, one often overlooked in favor of the obvious companies and celebrities. The United States of America is arguably a brand in dire need of refreshing. While this is certainly a larger task than simply restyling a logo or adding a smattering of ...
Read more...12 Useful Techniques For Good User Interface Design
- January 19th, 2009
- 81 Comments
Last week, we presented 10 Useful Web Application Interface Techniques, the first part of our review of useful design trends in modern Web applications. Among other things, we highlighted embedded video blocks, specialized controls and context-sensitive navigation. We also encouraged designers to disable pressed buttons, use shadows around modal windows ...
Read more...10 Useful Web Application Interface Techniques
- January 12th, 2009
- 125 Comments
More and more applications these days are migrating to the Web. Without platform constraints or installation requirements, the software-as-a-service model looks very attractive. Web application interface design is, at its core, Web design; however, its focus is mainly on function. To compete with desktop applications, Web apps must offer simple, ...
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