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How people view Websites

How people view Websites

Do you know what is the first thing that your eye is drawn to on a website?
And in what pattern do people scan your website? There have been many
eyetracking tests on this subject and I'll give you 14 most useful facts you
should know.

The picture below shows 3 different websites and where people look on them.
Red indicates the area, where people looked the most, yellow areas got a bit
less eye-action, blue areas got the least views and the gray areas, well,
people didn't focus on them at all.

As you can see, the more people scroll down, the more they lose focus and
start mainly scanning your website. So always try to place the most
important information in the top part of your website.

Here are the 14 facts you should know on how people view websites:

* People start viewing your website from the top left corner.

* Readers ignore banners. Surprise, suprise.

* Fancy fonts are ignored.

* People only scan the lower parts of your website.

* Short paragraphs work better than long ones.

* Ads, that are placed on the top or left part of your website, get the most
views.

* Ads, that are placed inside or below an awesome piece of content, get more
views.

* Big pictures attract more attention than small ones.

* Also headlines draw attention.

* Visitors spend more time looking at menus and buttons than other parts of
your website.

* Lists are better at keeping your reader focused than large paragraphs.

* Some people even completely ignore large chunks of text.

* White space is good!

* Menu works best when placed on the top part of your website.

There you go. Some points from this list are pretty basic and elementary,
but a good reminder never hurts. So the next time when you're writing an
awesome piece of content, or building your new website, keep these points in
mind. You now have the knowledge - use it!

Regards Gerald Crawford

Webcraft.ws Stellenbosch
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