Summary
We hope you have enjoyed this article about web site design usability. Here
is a summary of what we covered:
 Keep it
Simple.
Make your web site design self-explanatory, clean, and fast loading.
Create
Clear and Consistent Navigation.
The user should have a clear idea of the where they are in your web site and how
to get to where they want to go.
Focus
on the Needs of Your Customer.
Create a customer centric web site. Understand how your customer thinks and what
they want from your web site.
Display
Content in a User Friendly Format.
Present your pages in easily digestible and fast loading chunks. Provide a printer
friendly alternate presentation of your web site content.
Create
User Friendly Forms.
Create forms that are self-explanatory and do not ask the customer to provide
any more personal information than absolutely necessary.
Encourage
Customer Feedback.
Let your users help your to provide them with a better web site by soliciting
their feedback.
Test for
Usability.
Test your web site for usability during all phases of web site development. Testing
need not be expensive or complex.
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