5 Most Common Web Design Mistakes to Avoid

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[clarkkent]

1. Unresponsive website
2. No CTA
3. Too much going on. Every element is competing for your attention.
4. Bloated navigation and hiding navigation (hamburger nav on desktop)
5. Bad contrast

[Seanonyoutube]

You commonly see these websites with a lack of a clear CTA when it’s a website which isn’t marketing at you but is rather a functional/informational site which is in fact designed for multiple personas. With these sites it’s difficult to create a single big CTA since each persona will have a different place they start from. Additionally, there is less of a fear with these types of sites that they will leave since often they have no choice but to stay on the site and figure it out because there is some functional thing they need to get done on it.

[brojulian]

the " there is so much going on" thing kills me every time. Thumbs up Ran, hope I would get the chance to meet you in person one day.

[chriswilcox]

The hidden menu is often down to people buying templates - so many templates use the hidden menu style - so companies just go with it and have never thought about the good and bad aspects.
I do struggle with some clients to minimise navigation options - however it is always a focus to keep it as sensible as possible.

[alexwilliams]

"You can't see anything!" yes Ran the camera is out of focus

[clementyo]

Love your tips 👍😁 have you experienced at the beginning stage as a freelancer that your client won't listen to you when we tell them that CTA button and simple & clear navigation is important for a website for engagement or conversion? If yes, what did you do at that time?

[seggremalac]

Hi Ran, I love your videos, thank you for the great content.
However this is not the first one where I notice that you look everything from a very specific point of viewpoint. Your points are valid many times but not in every cases. A lot of websites aren't built especially for newcomers or with the intention to grab and keep every visitor. Websites with high functionality can have busy navigation, there are webpages/apps wich are not intend for mobile use, and not every time important to get an instant response from the visitors. And I don't think that he most of the visitors would be that dumb they can't remember more than 3 options or menu item.
These mistakes are valid only for commercial sites with high selling expectations.

[garyvoigt]

HA! - That used to be my old Dental Insurance (Delta).

[lizzychrome]

Thanks you so much for the genuine advice!

[joshuafidel]

The web design gods have sent a prophet down from the heavens! 🕊️ Thanks for all the great tips and content.

[vrajmalvi]

Hey bro can you please tell how you make that intro video I love that please share with we very like to know about that

[davidajaba]

How can we show you some of our work so that you can rate it?

[dariogeorge]

I'm pretty sure design is from like 6 years ago and nobody cared enough to redesign it.

[RocknRollCEO]

Permission to disagree re "no navigation on desktop".... I'd say most people know what the hamburger icon is for, so it can reduce clutter and provide for a more minimalist look. Depends on the site of course, but certainly not a biggie imho if used correctly...

[JOONEOR]

My competitor in web design does #3 on ALL their web sites. They want a billion call to action on the website.

[wavexion]

How to make an open navigation in desktop, and make it hidden in hamburger menu on mobile? Or it's not possible?

[fgcbird]

Do his free web design course there is nothing like it on YouTube

[shubhamkamboj]

Most designer can redesign sites like this.
It too easy easy to fix things in very bad sites, 🤷 can you show us redesign of a fine site #challenging redesign🧐
I really loved seeing your videos but now it just seems repeated to me 😞

[sandymazhou]

this is how I find my client, find crappy website online and contact the owner to fix it

[Prutswerk]

You have a good vision of what's going on but some arguments are silly. Like the "you only can hold so much items in your head" for the bloated nav. You don't have to memorize a website, you just read.