The success of your website or app depends on creating the best user experience possible. Not all developers have a designer available to help with the design.
You can use the following 7 UX tips to create a better experience for your users:
Prioritize features
When you create a new website or app, you need to decide what features to add, leave out and improve. Prioritizing makes it easier to create a website or app with the right amount of features and helps you to focus on getting it built.
Speed things up
Make sure your website or app is fast and responsive. A page or app that takes to long to load will loose users. Make it as fast as possible to ensure an enjoyable user experience.
Design before you code
Sketch your designs with pen and paper or other prototyping tools. Show your designs to users or even team members. Get their feedback before you write any code. It is easier to change a design before you start writing code. Here’s how you do a UX Design Process:
Track data
Use Google Analytics or other analytic software to help you learn more about your users and how they use your app or website. The more you know, the better decisions you can make when improving your app or website.
Make your UI simple and easy to use
Easy said than done. How do you make the UI better? Keep it clean and consistent. Use readable fonts. Choose larger font sizes and avoid fancy fonts like script or handwriting fonts. Make your navigation simple. Use standard icons and words that people recognize.
Remove or prevent extraneous features
Be ruthless when considering new features. Ask does this feature solve a need? Will majority of our users want it? If you have older features that no one uses, reconsider whether or not you should keep them.
Show informative error messages
Write error messages that tell the user what happened and what to do next. Good error messages can help make your website or app easier to use. Bad error messages only frustrate and irritate users.
When people can’t figure out how to use a website or app, they leave or delete the app. If you want to prevent people from abandoning your app or website, use these tips to make it better.
What tips would you add?