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Web design does not only mean visual attractiveness and flying colors, but it also means making your online presence user-friendly and popular. From visuals to functionality, a lot of factors contribute towards a successful website while the same factors can bring your website CRASHING if used carelessly.

Here are a few web design mistakes every professional designer or web design company must avoid while designing a website:

* Avoid using extra small or extra large fonts on your website.

* Avoid using irrelevant and flashy images which are both annoying and distracting for the site visitors.

* Don’t display content in large boring paragraphs and instead break it down into bullets, headlines and shorter paragraphs.

* Don’t use a complex web design that is difficult to perceive at first glance. Avoid using lengthy and fancy flash introductions because they hurt your optimization and waste your site visitor’s time.

* Avoid integrating auto playing music and videos on your website.

* Don’t put too many banners and advertisements to confuse the visitor, rather keep your website simple and organized.

* Avoid horizontal scrolling and stick to the typical vertical scrolling.

* Avoid the mistakes listed above and save your website from many designing pitfalls that may affect its performance and success level.

Tags: website designing

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