I see many blogs and articles that teach you how to use the latest technology tricks and how to use marketing techniques on your site. However, research on human-computer interaction has found that design of web sites should be based on user needs and goals. If you base your site design on user needs, then they will come back to your site over and over. I will be writing a series on various important issues you need to consider when designing web sites. These issues include:
- Psychology of your users
- Task analysis
- User goals and expectations
- User feedback
- Issues when updating the design on your site
- When to use the coolest technologies on your site
- Making your site “findable”