{"id":1321,"date":"2018-12-31T09:50:41","date_gmt":"2018-12-31T14:50:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/?p=1321"},"modified":"2018-12-31T09:51:09","modified_gmt":"2018-12-31T14:51:09","slug":"5-deadly-mistakes-your-web-designer-must-avoid-or-be-fired-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/5-deadly-mistakes-your-web-designer-must-avoid-or-be-fired-for\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Deadly Mistakes Your Web Designer Must Avoid (Or Be Fired for!)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Are you starting to wonder if the pro you hired to design your website is up for the job?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You’ve started seeing their progress and something seems off. It’s not coming together quite like you’d hoped. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How do you know if you’re just being picky or if they’re really not doing the job right? If you know nothing about web design, it can be hard to tell. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Luckily, there are some “deadly sins” that no designer worth their salt would ever commit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s your web designer’s job to create the best website possible. Read on to learn five mistakes that prove they don’t know what they’re doing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

1. Using Free Design Software<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If the is using a free web design software, run! This is one of the biggest clues that you’re working with an amateur. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A real pro doesn’t need to use free, “drag and drop” software. Plus, using these free options will make for a low and slow performing website. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Failing to Make It Mobile Responsive <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A mobile-friendly website looks good on your phone and tablet. But, your designer needs to take it a step further and make it mobile responsive. That means that your website will be just as easy to use on a computer as it is on a phone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having a responsive website is essential<\/a> these days. This will increase traffic to your site and improve your search engine rankings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Wrong Font Size <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Effective web design<\/a> is both attractive and user-friendly. One basic way to achieve this is through choosing the right font size. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If a font size is too small, it can be hard to read to turn visitors away. Plus, it’s not aesthetically appealing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At minimum, fonts should be at least 14 point, but 18 is ideal. Headlines should be even bigger. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Making Information Hard to Find<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The last thing you want is for users to get frustrated with your site and leave. That’s exactly what they’ll do if they can’t find the information they’re looking for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes, web designers focus too much on the visual aspects and overlook other key factors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Make sure your website has a clear navigation menu<\/a>. Pages should have names that are easy to understand. Most importantly, your contact page should be prominently displayed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you’re having a tough time navigating your site, your customers and clients will too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Incorporating Rotating Sliders<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Rotating sliders and banners on a website homepage are unattractive and outdated. Additionally, they’re difficult for users to read because they change too quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You don’t want a user to miss something important because they looked away from the screen for three seconds! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A designer who uses rotating sliders either lacks a certain level of taste or expertise. Either way, you don’t want them creating your website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don’t Let Your Web Designer Make These Mistakes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Is your web designer committing these five deadly sins? Then you might want to rethink if they’re right for the job. Don’t throw away your money on an amateurish-looking website!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Want to learn more web design tips and tricks? Then !  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Are you starting to wonder if the pro you hired to design your website is up for the job? You’ve started seeing their progress and something seems off. It’s not coming together quite like you’d hoped.  How do you know if you’re just being picky or if they’re really not doing the job right? If […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1321"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1321"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1321\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1323,"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1321\/revisions\/1323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1321"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}