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7 most common web design mistakes to be avoided in 2019

Build an appealing and unique website is not an option anymore; it’s something all businesses must-have. Website has become an integral part of every business whether they are big or small. A business without a website can consider themself dead.
Some of us believe having a website alone can drive traffic and build online presence (especially Small businesses and start-ups). But unfortunately, they are not true.
Not every business with a website is gaining a significant amount of traffic. A website is the face of the business; it might make or break your business. And it depends on various factors like your website user-friendliness, easy navigation, etc.
Most likely visitor will stay on your website for less than 10 seconds and it is crucial to get hold of the user’s attention.
Many of the small business fail to understand the concept of a good website, leading to the development of a website which is less appealing and awful.
Below are the pictures of some of the ridiculous websites that I have come across the internet.

Can you believe if I say the above websites are functional and live? Unfortunately, the answer is yes. This is a perfect example of how a website should not be designed.
A professional website should be
• Look appealing;
• Drive more audience,
• Easy navigable
• Should set-up credibility
• User-friendly experience
• Enhance Sale and conversation rate
• Less bounce rate
If your website fails to impress your audience and suffering from stagnant traffic it is the right time to improvise your website strategy.
Here in this blog, I will cover some of the 7 common web design mistakes you should avoid in 2019 and beyond that.
1. Website is not Responsive
This is one of the common mistakes most of the business fails to notice so this is the reason I made it on the first of my list.
We are living in the world of Smartphone’s where people use the phone more than they use toothbrushes. If you want to establish a strong online presence it is important to make your website mobile-friendly.
A recent report stated there are 4.38 billion users are using the internet around the world, out that 3.99 billion users use smartphones and tablets to access the internet.
And also report from Statista stated more than 63.4% of the traffic is generated from only form mobile till the first quarter of 2019.
The number is obvious shows it is equally important to have a website which is mobile friendly. However, it is also important to make sure the mobile website well optimized.
2. Make your Business Statement Clear
Do you know a website visitor only views your website for less than 3 seconds?
Therefore it is extremely important to make your business statement clear and crisp. In case the user fails to understand your business most likely they will hit the back button. About 40% of the user leaves the website if the business statement is not clear.
#Solution
• Make your business services and product visible
• Make the business statement clean and simple.
3. Hidden Contact info
I have seen some sites where it is very hard to find the contact info.
Business is all about interaction, if the client or user wants to get in touch with you then they definitely need your contact info.
It’s like the audience is not some kind of batman or Sherlock to find your contact details in with the website. If user fail to find the contact details then you surely going to miss the opportunity of getting a valuable customer to your business.
#Solution
• place your call to action in header or middle of the page so the user can find it easily
• Make your call to action simple like Get started, Join us, Buy now or just a call button or “Call us for free trail xxx-xxx-xxxx” is more than enough.
4. Avoid using Heavy Multimedia images and Videos
It is 21 century every business now has its own YouTube account and it is not bad to include videos and infographics on the website.
As we all know “an image or video speaks more than words” it is a good move to include images and videos on the website.
But the thing to be noted is the dumping high-quality image may reduce your page loading speed. The reason is high-quality image consumes more bandwidth while loading, therefore, it cause the page to load slowly.
Now tell me how many of you hate to view a website that is very slow? I assume most of us will hate it. If you are website is dumped with a more high-quality image then it might reduce the page speed resulting in losing your audience.
On the other hand, videos that are long and slow are also one of the mistakes most of the web designers do. From the survey of adobe said that more than half of the user leaves the website or stop viewing the video if they are slow.
#Solution
• Use tools like Google speed insight, GTmetrix to analysis your website speed and determine the cause of it.
• Use high-quality image but don’t dump them, use where ever necessary
• Make sure the infographics and the video that you add on the website is fast loading
5. Choose the right font size for your website
Font plays a vital role in the website. Would you like to be on the website which has very small fonts that you have to squint read it?
I guess no one likes reading it, and I am pretty sure most of us will jump to the next website.
See this is what happens if you fail to choose a good font for your website.
You might have a good website with optimized content but it’s all gonna be in vain if the font is too small or not good to read.
6. Make the placement of Social Media Icon
It is a rare mistake but still worth mentioning. It happens when you place the social media icons at the beginning of the website which makes the user distract and leave your site. Most probably users left the website by clicking the social media will never return back to your website.
#Solution
• Place the social media icon on the bottom, middle of the website
7. Keep an eye on ads
Advertising is one of the major sources of income, especially on blogs. Ads are good but clumsy and noisy ads are annoying which makes the users leave the website.
So pay close attention to the ads on your website. Make sure the ads don’t annoy the user and spoil their browsing experience on your website.
#Solution
• Palace the ads in the less noticeable position never place ads in the middle of the blogs
• Get rid of the pop-ups. If not make it minimum and easy to close.
• Keep a close watch of your website carefully
Conclusion
In order to avoid such kinds of mistakes, you need to hire a professional developer rather than developing on your own or relying on less experienced website design companies.

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An Overview About International School For Children

The competition amongst students is rising gradually and successively to meet standard, it is very necessary to survive in this tough competition.Basically, education system has totally changed after a while. Today, education is not restricted only to academics but students get chances to hone their special skills and take special training. Recently, many parents select International School to admit their child because international schools give same importance to academics and extra curricular activities such as fine arts, dancing, singing, sports & more. In fact, schools have particular department for extra curriculum activities.

Some years ago, many people were not heard about International school. There were two different types of schools: Government School and Privately Managed School. But today, a new variety comes in appearance is International School.An international School is approving International education from the syllabusadopted in International setup. The whole syllabus is done by taking idea from National Curriculum that is totally different from origin country. Thus, schools are promoting education of International standard and also accept Cambridge or Baccalaureatecurriculum. International Schools are gaining lots of popularity nowadays because students aren’t restricted to National Standard.

Basically, international study centers have some criteria that are relevant to school management and school librarianship. The international Schools are separated into two universities like Oxford University or CambridgeUniversity. Students are free to choose the curriculum as per their choice but English is primary language in both universities. The teaching method is student friendly while teaching pattern is obligatoryfor all students, thus students can easily face practical life with judgment analysis and critical thinking.

In actual, a concept of International School came into reality in the 19th century. This kind of international syllabus was for child of Ambassadors, Multinational Entrepreneur and International Business Entrepreneurs. As per my opinion, International qualification standard is accepted through lots of employment consultant companies. Very Interesting thing of International School is that students can stay together, share their opinion and views. Even more, they can easily develop their sense of human just by lodging with various cultures. This social contact permits students to be sensible in a life with global acceptance.

The whole world becomes global village, thus it is too much important to prepare your child to coincide to international standard in skill. The students are coming from various countries and social background that makes your child capable to meet different students.

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How financial planning can make you a better parent

We always hear people saying to young couples “Plan a baby”. This bundle of joy, what we call, definitely needs a lot of planning, not just emotionally, mentally or physically but most importantly financially. As this bundle of joy comes with a sense of responsibility, where one needs to plan a better future for their kid. Financial Planning is the most basic requirement yet not prioritized on top by many parents.

We as financial planners understand the importance, as every parent would want to give the best lives to their children. So this time we would want to simplify how financial planning can make you a better parent!

Pre Plan before planning for a kid:
Many of us already know what our goals and milestones are that needs to be achieved. Many of us might have already even planned for it. However, there are many initial expenses that need to be taken into consideration before the journey begins from being a bachelor to getting married and finally having a kid. As and when we grow in our lives, every stage we live through requires different levels of responsibilities and planning, we all know it by now. So as you and your partner decide you want to plan a baby, you must start an expense kitty at the earliest that will be used for your baby’s expenses. The best option is to invest, now whether it should be in debt funds, liquid funds, or equity funds that depend on the time horizon of your goal. One thing that is sure is consistently saving each month. A financial planner would also take into consideration many other factors like inflation, risk tolerance, market conditions, etc

Protect the known factors:
With financial planning, you will realize the known factors of life. Up until now, as a parent, you might have known it is important to have health insurance if you are planning a family. But the right amount requiredas per your contingency planeven though your current organization is offering insurance will be explored when you sit for financial planning. It is always better to have personal insurance customized as per our needs and not standard policies. If you have health insurance before pregnancy, you need not worry about hospitalization expenses as it is taken care of. The premium you would pay would also be less along with stress levels for you to enjoy the journey of a newborn.

Education needs:
This is a factor that any parent can’t skip through i.e Education. Every parent wants their kids to have the best education from the best institutes. These emotions of saving your kid from every struggle are evident in most of the parents and the reason most always think is, “My kid should not go through what I had gone through”, isn’t it?

So planning for their career will be the second most important aspect I hope, post your retirement planning. Because it’s not said enough that for kids’ education loan can be taken but for retirement, there is no loan. So depending on the time horizon one must plan their kid’s educational expenses keeping inflation in mind or know about the factors of options available in the market. We usually take 10% to 12% as inflation costs rise. A financial planner will always guide you practically keeping the emotions of being a parent aside and sometimes that’s what is needed to be a better parent.

Educating needs:
Our educational system has limited or no knowledge of finance from an early age. There is no such subject that inculcates the habit of financial planning in kids. Financial planners whilst planningaim to educate you to be a good teacher to them about financial planning and ensure financial literacy is given to them from their right age. Hence you cultivate the habit of saving and investing in your kid.

Some financial plans can go further with marriage, their homes, etc but the best parenting would be to teach them, let them grow, and someday let the kid leave the nest and do his financial planning on his own, just like you did. To conclude it we would like to know some of your viewpoints on the same. As we are just a call away to help you.

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