Miguel Buckenmeyer<\/a><\/small><\/p>\nNavigation is yet another very important criterion for websites. Enabling visitors feel the pleasure of navigating from a page to another has a psychological effect that increases the time spent on the website. Simplicity is the mantra of success when it comes to navigation in websites. The golden rule is that any important web page should be accessible within three clicks. A great example is\u00a0Miguel Buckenmeyer’s website.<\/p>\n
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One other important thing for a professional website design is the loading time. Although the internet speed has been increasing considerably, you must take care that your website loads quickly. Visitors often shun websites if they take long time to load. Heavy images and graphics can significantly slow down the loading speed of your website. This is why many avoid flash websites and reduce the use of JavaScript.<\/p>\n
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Although textual content does the most part from conveying messages to making your website rank high for keywords, they aren\u2019t the only one. Everyone knows the adage \u2018pictures speak louder than words\u2019. You need to strike a balance between the textual content and images in order to avoid boring or monotonous web page. Including appropriate images can help you widen your range of visitors. Using video to present the message in an efficient way, however, see to it that the files aren\u2019t heavy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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