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How to make a website usable for the vistor

Usability is not about Flash or Java or Php. It is about compatible, understandable and utile websites. It is about smart text, intelligent use of pictures, icons and illustrations, it is about proper code that is compliant with the W3C, it is about testing and putting oneself into the position of the visitors. Usability is not the enemy of design, on the contrary!

I can help you to optimize your sites to the needs of your visitors. With some simple tools you can already improve the usability of your website noticeably. Here's a little introduction.

There are several methods to deploy usability testing and improvements.

1. Let the experts decide! (Heuristic methods)
Experts who work in their field everyday are able to find many small weaknesses of a website.

Editors know about the text, a straight-forward language, understandable headlines and navigations, they valuate its scanability.

Designers know about space and consistency of colours, an icons' expressiveness and emotional approaches.

Progammers can check the site on many systems on compatability and accessibility.

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