Three Things You Should Never Do on Your Website - Part 1

Elicia Wetstein • June 12, 2023

It's more than just pet peeves... when I come across these problems on a website, I'm genuinely concerned!

One mistake I run into ALL the time, when I’m just surfing the web, is coming across websites that just don’t work on a phone. 


Oftentimes more than 50% of your web traffic is coming from mobile!


That's why the number one thing you should NEVER do on your website is :


1. Never build your website on a desktop computer, and forget to check it on mobile size browser or on your actual device.


A good website builder, like Snapps, will create a responsive design automatically, but you can easily toggle to the tablet or mobile size window to verify your page layout and functionality still is 100% on smaller screen sizes.


2. Never abuse H1s, or Heading 1’s.


SEO best practices say you should only have 1  element defined as an <h1> per page. You should use all the headings appropriately in descending order.


Following SEO rules properly like this will help Google rank your pages higher in their search results. 



3. Overdesigning to the point where you are sacrificing user experience and hindering your readers.


If the line height is on brand but makes your content difficult to read, you’re forgetting the whole point of creating web content!

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