Looking at the advancement of the digital world we live in, it’s a necessity for any business to have a well-designed website for overall success. In any business, the website acts as a virtual reflection. A good design is considered as one of the most important things for a brand, particularly if you are starting out a new business.
Design matters because it reflects how you and your brand will do business and at the same time it reflects how your clients and potential customers see and feel about your business.
Developing a Christchurch web design that has an impressive user interface will result in a much better conversion rate, which leads to better business and revenue.
The six components which every web designer should keep in mind when designing a website are —
Website navigation helps a user to easily explore and understand the website. The website doesn’t need to have state of the art, typefaces, as it may confuse the customer. In most of the cases, simplified navigation attracts a wider range of customer. Considering the menu navigation language and labeling is also an important aspect of navigation. Even though your site is industry specific, it is important to understand the users and how they would interpret or understand what you do. Remember not to compromise on language, which shouldn’t be hard to understand.
Having a clear brand is very important. Whether you have a small business or big, perfecting that brand and displaying it out across everything you do is the key to make your brand visible to the users.
Brand consistency ensures that the customer recognizes your presence in the market, your product’s presence in the market and at the same time they recall you when in need. Both brand consistency and brand recognition are associated with each other and it allows smaller businesses to gain the edge over their larger competitors.
An attractive website doesn’t always ensure it will be seen. In order for your website to appear in the search results, search engines have to know what your website is about. The main way to tell the search engines about your website is through content.
Remember, content on a website is not only limited to search engines, but it also introduces your business to the world.
Content plays an important part in SEO. An effective content marketing strategy should begin with a keyword and user intent research.
You can design the content, once you know what queries your audience is using and what kind of content they are searching. You can design a content strategy that replies to every specific question a user is looking for.
Customer engagement is an important aspect of web design. Getting the traffic to your website is one thing, but at the same time attracting and retaining the users on your site is a totally different ball game. Hence, website user engagement has to be generated to stand above your competition and make the best out of your visitors.
User engagement is directly related to conversions, so if there is more user engagement, it results in more conversion and if more conversion means more sales and more sales lead to increased revenue, the primary goal of any business.
The first impression is always crucial to any relationship. The same applies to a customer and seller relationship. The website gives a face to any business, it’s the first impression a potential customer gets of your business.
Like a personal relationship, initially, the basic trust needs of a visitor should be met. It will help a customer to move on to more substantial interactions.
The Neilson Norman Group has introduced a pyramid of trust, and it’s a well-structured concept to follow in site design.
