subject: How to Improve the Usability of Your Web Site [print this page] How to Improve the Usability of Your Web Site
No matter how brilliant your Vancouver website design is, if it is hard to reach the content of your site then your site is as useful as an empty shell. To help, I've listed some tips anyone can use to improve the usability and functionality of their website.
First off, make sure that the font on your site is easy to read. If you have large blocks of text, make sure to use CSS to space out the lines accordingly. The longer a single line of text is, the greater the line-height of each line should be. Also, make sure the font size of your text is big enough to read easily. Some sites have 10-pixel-tall text in Verdana font; while that may look neat and tidy, you have to really strain your eyes to read the actual text.
You should also make it easy for visitors to find what they are looking for on your site. Having a content rich website is great, just make sure that your visitors have an effective way of navigating to all of it. Be it an SQL-driven database search engine or just a glossary or index of articles that you have, providing such a feature will make sure your visitors can use your site with ease.
Ensure that your site loads fast if you do not want to lose visitors. Most internet users will leave a website if it doesn't load completely within 15 seconds, so make sure the crme de la crme of your website is delivered to the visitors as soon as possible to retain their attention.
Finally, and most importantly, make sure you test everything before any online marketing strategy goes live. A broken link or an ineffective script can ruin your chances of keeping good visitors.
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