eCommerce Web Design Mistakes You Should Avoid

A website that has a little over well-to-do budget is very easy to identify. This goes the same with those websites that have a poor sense of creativity (and style) and low budget cut for a professional web design customization.  The first couple of sentences are just to let you know that even if you have a large budget or low budget for a web design, still it does not determine your success or downfall in eCommerce. Here are common eCommerce Web Design mistakes that you should avoid.

Flash Intros, Splash Pages

Flash intros are very cool—really. But if we are talking about download speed and a fulfilling user experience, it is almost very low to nothing. Not all online shoppers shop using a high speed broadband Internet, and knowing that Flash Intros are cool but on the other hand, is also waste of time as most visitors would want to make purchase. When you create a website, or have others design it for your company, be sure to let them know that a splash page or a flash intro is not necessary at all.

Concatenating the email address to the body before it gets sent.

If you want to give that a try, here’s what you need to change in your “contact_us.php” file:

Find:

        if (tep_validate_email($email_address)) {
          tep_mail(STORE_OWNER, STORE_OWNER_EMAIL_ADDRESS, EMAIL_SUBJECT, $enquiry, $name, $email_address);