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Andy Jenkins
Irreverence Rebellion and Interweb Marketing
Website SEO Navigation and How to Design a Good Site Navigation Bar
Lots of great ideas can be taken advantage of when it comes to designing a site
But always take into consideration simplicity and what’s practical
And it can never be any truer when designing the navigation bar – the doorway to the rest of the pages
Here are a few tips to consider when designing the navigation bar
KISS – keep it short and simple by using a one-word description
A good rule of thumb is to stick to 12 characters
Mind the spiders by allowing them to easily read the texts on the navigation bar
Using flash driven bar could repel those crawlers
Being consistently useful is better than being creative.
Being creative is good, but in terms of site structure, usability is better
Use visual cues to remind visitors where they are within the site
It also helps improve the clarity of each page
Keep in mind the “top to bottom”, “left to right” – it’s how people generally read pages
By keeping your navbar user and search engine-friendly your site will perform way better than the others
Andy Jenkins
Irreverence Rebellion and Interweb Marketing
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