Website Navigation and Sitemap Design Tips Presented by Colette Mason, www.websitesuccesssystem.com

Screen real estate is at a premium. Don't make your navigation bigger than it needs to be - make it just large enough to be easy to use, otherwise you lose space to communicate relevant information to your customers Keep it COMPACT Woahh! That's nearly a fifth of the screen used for just 5 menu items!

Don’t confuse users - keep it simple - don't create weird new words - don't create new relationships and categories - don't use wacky icons Keep it LOGICAL Hmm, which of these 3 "Menu" items should I click on to see the types of pizza they do?

Make your menu links "do what they say on the tin!" Don't leave people to solve a puzzle, because they won't bother! Keep it CLEAR Where do these icons go when you click them. Answers on a postcard please…..!

Customers need to be able to anticipate how your site works without having to learn what to do! Keep it INTUITIVE TO USE Hmm. These don't look like normal menu choices. How do you use this stuff?

Response times must be quick - faster than instantaneous is ideal  Keep it FAST Navigation should be quick. Who wants to wait for the "Enter Site" link to load???

Make sure you've planned your navigation so it's easily scalable when you add more content to your site in future Keep it FUTUREPROOF Make sure it's easy and logical to add more menu links as your website grows!

Keep it COMPATIBLE iPhones do a lot of things, but not flash - so visitors can't use your flash MENU! Make sure your navigation works on different browsers and mobile devices like smartphones

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