How Do Visitors See Your Website?

There are literally over one billion websites floating out there in cyberspace, with more than two billion active users perusing these sites. With these numbers in mind, it can be a daunting task to try to figure out exactly how your website should be designed in order to attract as many visitors as possible and boost traffic. Not only that, you need to figure out a way to keep your visitors on your website for as long as possible after they’ve found your site.

Here are a few facts about your audience that you should consider before you start designing your website.

The digital world has a powerful influence on the success of your site, and how people see it.

With more an more people using portable devices to access the interest these days, it’s imperative that your site is optimized to be used on such devices.

Consider these stats:

• 89% of people search the internet before they decide to buy something
• 60% of people head to a product’s website to find necessary information about it
• 75% of people claim to base the company’s credibility on its website
• 67% of people are more likely to make a purchase from a mobile-friendly website
• 48% of people who had a poor experience on a site using a mobile device didn’t few the business in a positive light
• 62% of businesses with a mobile friendly website reported better sales

Considering this data, it makes sense to spend the time and effort to get your website right in order to maximize your opportunities at attracting and converting users.

Your site’s design will influence how long people stick around.

People make snap decisions when it comes to deciding whether or not to linger on a website a little longer, or back out right away. And it doesn’t take long for theses decision to be made.

A person only takes 17/50 milliseconds to decide whether or not your its is attractive. And it only takes 2.6 seconds for a person’s eye to land not he area of a site that plays a key role in their first impression. Compare that to the fact that the average length of of a blink of an eye is 100/400 – that means you really don’t have a lot of time to influence a person’s decision to stay or go.

First impressions are critical.

You literally only have a few sort seconds to make an impression on a person, so it needs to be a positive one. And when it comes to websites, 94% of first impressions are related to a site’s design. When designing your site, Google recommended that you should carefully and accurately balance out your site design’s visual coppery and prototypicality. Not giving users what they want or expect can hurt your site’s level of appeal among users.

Focus your attention on where people spend more time looking.

The average amount of time where viewers will spend on your webpages will vary. On average, you can expect themto spend the following amount of time in various sections:

• Main mage – 5.94 seconds
• Top left corner (logo) – 6.48 seconds
• Main navigation menu at the top – 6.44 seconds
• Written content – 5.59 seconds
• Footer – 5.25 seconds

Above the fold or not?

While it’s been widely proposed that keeping important information above the fold is recommended, it may surprising to hear that many people are actually quite comfortable scrolling down to find the information they’re looking for. Consider the following:

• 76% of web pages are scrolled by users
• 66% of content below the fold is paid attention to
• 22% of web pages are scrolled all the way to the bottom

Paying attention to how people actually view your site can significantly boost conversions, and therefore pad you bottom line.