Is Your Site Intuitive And Easy To Use?

• Return to Home Page from any page
  
  
• Clicking on logo takes you to home page
  
  
• If your site is fairly large - have a Site Map (Example: NetworkForGood.org) (Resource: Useit.com)
  
  
• Provide multiple ways to get to important parts of the site
  
  
• Keep main navigation items to a maximum of 6-8 (Poor Example: http://arngren.net)
  
  
• All web navigation should answer:
  • Where am I?
  • Where have I been?
  • Where can I go next?
  • Where's the Home Page?
  
  
• 'Breadcrumbs' is an effective way of helping users know where they are (Example: bedbathandbeyond.com) (Resource: webdesignpractices.com)
  
  

• Don't use links without a description to help the user know what the link is and where it goes.
  
  "Click here for more information." versus "Learn more about our consulting services.

• Logo top left
  
  
• Main Home page content above the fold (Example: www.peoplesbank-wa.com)
  
  
• Prominent contact information
  
  
• Validation - show your accreditations, certifications, associations, etc
  
  • Validate HTML
  • Validate CSS
  • TotalValidator.com
  
  
• Create Search function or use Google Search on your website.