Functionality Is Most Important Part Of Web Design And Development

Published on Thursday, 07 March 2013 17:20

Darin McGilvra

Functionality should be your main focus when redesigning a website or when looking for a Murrieta Web design and development company to design a new site for you. Functionality plays a large part in how successful your new website will be in so many ways.

No matter how good a website looks and how much great content it has on it, if it isn’t functional, it will ultimately fail. If a website is functional, then it delivers what the customers expect it to.

This is pretty obvious in extreme cases. For example, if the page just won’t load up for someone trying to get on to the page, then it will do them no good.

This is why it is important to make sure the website will work on as many Web browsers as possible. And not just the latest versions, but previous versions for people that haven’t updated their browser or who have older operating systems that aren’t compatible with the newer browsers.

The same goes for operating systems. The website needs to be able to work on many different operating systems and even their older versions. The more people that can access your website, the wider your available market.

Functionality also refers to how well the website works. For example, if the website takes too long to load, many people won’t wait for it. They’ll go to another website because they either thought it wasn’t going to load at all or just decided to go to a site that they can navigate through more quickly.

This is why it is important to have images the proper size and to not have to many images, apps and scripts working on one page. This will slow down the page and make it frustrating for viewers.

Avoid having too many items when doing Web design and development

Having too many images, videos and ads on a page can make it cluttered and difficult to read anyways. Keeping a website sleek, clean and simple will be much more effective and will keep the load times down as well.

Functionality also refers to how easy the website is to navigate. If people can’t find what they are looking for on the website, they will look elsewhere for it.

The general rule of thumb is that the less clicks it takes to find the information, the better. It also helps to have a search function at the top of the home page that says “Search” on the function button.

Any website should be tested thoroughly, not only when it is designed but periodically to make sure the website works with updated software.

This is not to say that the design of the website and the content is not important. They are very important. However, if customers don’t see the design or the content, they won’t matter.

For example, a restaurant could have the world’s greatest foods, but if the doors are locked, it won’t sell any food. If you could get in the restaurant but you see rats swarming over the tables, you would turn and leave. Or, if the place was clean but it took two hours for you to be served your food, you wouldn’t come back again even if you did wait long enough to be served.

So, when searching for a Murrieta Web design company, check out the websites it has done. Make sure they are functional as well as well-designed, so your customers will get what they expect out of your website.

Darin McGilvra

Darin McGilvra has been a professional writer since 1997. He currently writes about personal finances, information technology and sports for numerous websites, including mycashtime.com, mchelper.com, and Yahoo! Sports.

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