Usability Tips

Smashing Magazine offers 8 usability check-points you should be aware of -

1. Avoid Pop-ups
2. Don’t change users’ window size.
3. Don’t use too small font sizes.
4. Don’t have unclear link text.
5. Avoid dead links.
6. Have at most one animation per page.
7. Make it easy to contact you.
8. Open internal links in the same window.

The article explains how if your visitors don’t understand how they can get from point A to point B they won’t use your site.