One of the most popular questions we hear from web designers and usability professionals is: "How many users is enough when conducting usability tests?" Until recently, we had believed -- and told our clients -- that it wasn't usually necessary to test with more than eight users. We based our rec...

Choosing a font is something that most of us give little thought to. After all, most fonts are more or less the same, right? Let's face it, most writing is presented in a stock-standard font like Times New Roman or Arial. Why is the choice of font important? There are many differences between ....

With so many different resolutions (640x480, 800x600, 1024x768, etc.), browsers (Internet Explorer, Netscape, etc.), and platforms (Windows, Mac, etc.) in use, it is very difficult to design a page that looks good (or at least looks the same) in all configurations. To design a page that looks goo...

If you are living in a country that its native language is something rather than English language, then you may like to develop your website to offer content in the language of your own country. There are millions of websites on the Internet that are all in English language but there are billions of...

Accessibility is not a new issue, but there is still a great deal of confusion out there about what makes a Web site accessible and why it matters...

As a busy search engine optimization consultant, I don't have a lot of time to manage my website. But recently I learnt the hard way about the fickle nature of website visitors and the damage that having a user- unfriendly site can do to a business. Now I give my website usability much more priorit....

If the language used on your web site is over the head of the average eighth grader, you're probably losing traffic and sales. This is not to say that your site's visitors are stupid, but they are easily bored and they have plenty of other options. Sites that are loaded with jargon or technical in.....

When it comes to websites, the details matter. Although many site owners believe the important thing is merely to get a website up, that's only a small part of the job. Efffective sites take a lot of planning--and a lot of concentration on the details.Of course, there are some site owners who obses....

Not all links are created equal. While all of your links may be important, you must sort and prioritize to come up with an effective navigation scheme.

For initial results, I would have to say that the ease of navigation for your visitors when they first visit your website is the most important upfront web design factor to test. Why? Because if your customers never make it beyond the first page of your site(your homepage), how will they ever get...