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𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞'𝐬 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭?
Harness the Principle of Least Effort!
𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐩𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭.
Did you know? According to a study by Forrester Research, a well-designed user interface could increase your website’s conversion rate by up to 200%, and a better UX design could yield conversion rates up to 400%.
Here are some effective ways to apply the Principle of Least Effort in web design ↩
✔️ 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐲 𝐍𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
Ensure your navigation is intuitive and easily accessible. Studies show that simplified navigation can reduce user error by 47%.
✔️ 𝐑𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐅𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝𝐬
Minimize the number of form fields to the essentials. Forms with fewer fields can increase completion rates by up to 160%
✔️ 𝐂𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬-𝐭𝐨-𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
Make your calls-to-action (CTAs) prominent and straightforward. Clear and concise CTAs can improve click-through rates by 30%
✔️ 𝐅𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐋𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬
Optimize your site for speed. A one-second delay in page load time can reduce conversions by 7%, according to Kissmetrics.
𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞'𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞
P.S. How do you implement the Principle of Least Effort in your web design projects? Comments below!
P.P.S. Want help in implementing it, contact me now, and let’s create seamless user experiences together!