When designing / developing websites basics, the most critical aspect above all else, are often missed or “shorted.” For years,
when designing websites the focus – for me – has always been the following FIRST:
- Clean format with low turbulence
- In most cases dark text on lighter backgrounds – it has long been believed – in marketing – that the trust factor takes a
hit when using too many dark background/white text sections - No ransom notes – keep the fonts simple and very few for both performance and readability
- Always make every page work on mobile and look really good
- Have complete headers and footers please
- Make it extremely easy for your visitor to contact you with a phone # on the top of your site and an easy to find form
- Speed baby – The site should load in/around 2 seconds or less on a phone and around the same on a desktop
These are a few basics you should follow. In this little post I’m not getting on my soap box about all the other mistakes I see but
maybe later.