At some stage in a websites life, the designer will want to redesign or recreate their existing website. In this post I will give you some tips to help you when planning your redesign.
A website redesign could be for these reasons:
- The website looks bad.
- Hard to maintain the website.
- A change in audience.
- Hard to navigate.
- Needs a new logo.
The tips below will help you find out whether your website needs a redesign, and depending on how many of these tips you want will determine the amount your website will need to be redesigned by. If your website is old you might consider starting from scratch by using the services of a web design company, or a Content Management System (CMS). Nowadays CMS are lot easier to use and there are many free basic systems.
If you want to redesign or even create a brand new website, you can use these tips below to help you make it better and user friendly.
Keeping it simple
Simple designs make a website easier to maintain and it can also make it easier for your visitors to read and navigate. It can also stop distractions so that your visitors see what you want them to see.
Telling the audience who you are
If the audience knows who you are and what your websites purpose is, then there is a greater chance of them staying on your site and using your services or purchasing your products. If they can’t find out about your services or products quickly you could end up losing them.
Knowing who your audience is
If you know who your audience is, or if you know what your audience wants it will really help when planning you website, it will help you decide what colours, fonts and content to use. Using applications like Google Analytics on your web site will help you find who has visited and how they found your site.
Make sure it is usable
When you have finished redesigning your website make sure that all of your visitors can use all the features (e.g. links, buttons and content).
Don’t go design mad
You will want your website to look good and last a long time, some of the new designs can get outdated quickly meaning you will have to redesign again in the near future and this could be expensive and time consuming. A good design is one that will last and that has all of the points mentioned above.
If you wish to talk to a professional about your next redesign then why not contact Design Web Studio. We offer affordable website design for small to mid sized businesses.