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Mazes are fun, but try making your way out of a fairly complex one and they won’t seem fun anymore. Just downright frustrating. A web design should therefore be everything that a maze is not. It should show visitors where they need to go and what to do to get there. There is a good reason for this. If users can’t find what they are looking for in your website or web application, they will leave. Plain and simple. In this article, we will talk about the navigational DONT’s which designers should keep in mind for an effective user journey. Making Navigation Difficult: What’s easier than allowing users to shop by categories on an ecommerce website? Give them a search bar which they can use to find specific items and jump to those pages directly. There are two benefits to making navigation easy like this:   It makes people use your app or website more It makes the way clear for desirable actions which increases conversions Making navigational trails consistent:    Peopl...

SEO or Search Engine Optimization is a technique available to ensure that your website comes first. With literally millions of websites out there you need to ensure that your customers can find your website. SEO simply means getting found in the search engines. Here at Workholics.com we apply proven techniques to assist your website to be displayed on the first page of the leading search engines, such as Google, Yahoo!, Bing, Search and MSN. With professional SEO on your website you can be assured that your potential clients will find you bye achieving maximum visibility within these search engines. Website SEO is an important step in the building and promotion of your website. In order to gain a competitive advantage, website SEO is a must! Workholics.com utilizes advanced techniques in the following areas: Keyword Analysis – A study undertaken to find the best keywords for your website. Page Rich Information – To ensure your website is search engine friendly and conten...

Mobile devices are growing in usage worldwide. People are buying more smartphones — and tablets — each and every year. Moreover, people are using their mobile devices more and more to access the web. It’s important to take the web experience on a mobile device into account. It’s important today and it will be even more important tomorrow as the number of users is constantly increasing. Progressive enhancement is a philosophy that makes sure that people have an easy access to your information, no matter their device; because it focuses on how you build your website. The philosophy of progressive enhancement During the 00’s, it was common to design for the latest and greatest browsers first. It’s a concept called graceful degradation, which means that you would first build for the newest browsers with the newest technological supports. Then you would dumb down the website for the browsers that were not as powerful and not as supportive. This is a top-down approach where on the top you ...

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) have really changed the way we think about web page design, and they’ve certainly made creating awesome designs much simpler than it used to be.  Still, for such a great technology, there’s a huge amount that web designers and developers need to learn in order to truly master the entire skill set required to earn the title of CSS Ninja. 1. Create an organized library of CSS that fits your design philosophy Every time you do something in CSS that achieves a perfect result, you should categorize it and file it away, so that when you need to do the same task again, you already have the perfect code available and ready to adapt to suit the needs of the new project. 2. Use the console to help you debug stuff The console is a really helpful sidekick if you learn how to use it properly.  There’s one super JavaScript command you should never be shy about using, which is the log command. 3. Minification is not normally necessary for ordinary CSS files Mi...

Creating a successful website encompasses much more than beautiful design. While attractive design helps, as a designer or a developer, you should also bear in mind the user experience. There is nothing more frustrating than landing on a website that is hard to navigate and makes finding the information you want difficult. I’m sure you’ve experienced this yourself as the end-user. But as a developer, are you keeping the end-user in mind? The following tips for creating user friendly website design : 1. Make Navigation Easy 2. Ensure the Text is Legible 3. Build With Mobile In Mind 4. Optimize Loading Times 5. Provide Feedback 6. Be Consistent With The Color Scheme 7. Simplify The Conversion Process