When we talk about website bloopers, it's all about the silly mistakes and blunders while developing the website. There are a number of webmasters that follow the traditional recommended rules of developing the websites. The companies just put unnecessary stuff like various flash presentations, videos etc without considering the ease of users.

We here are just explaining some of the website bloopers. This will definitely help you to attract the traffic towards the website.



1. Home page is not attractive:
Yes, the foremost reason for not having a huge traffic to the website is the unattractiveness of the home page. A website can capture user's attention in few seconds if the home page is well managed. So it is desirable to design the home page with clarity taking care of the selection of colors, text etc. The content should not be very much complicated for the sake of users' understanding.

2. Increased load time:
The use of more flash animations, audios, videos etc increases the load time of the page hence of the website. The companies think that including flash animations,videos etc will attract more traffic but do not think about the loading time of the same. Because of that users get diverted to other websites. It doesn't mean that we should not include the flash animations, videos etc but the loading time should be taken care of.

3. Increased complexity:
The use of unwanted or wrong navigations increases the complexity of the website. It is advisable to use only those navigations which are required and direct the users to the desired page. Just try to use easy navigations for the web pages which are more important so that users will be able to read the content what you want them to read.
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4. Diverting users:
The use of unwanted links in wrong areas diverts the users away from the website. There are various companies that use various links within their websites and unintentionally divert the users away from the website. The links may be used but in the right area so that the users will not be diverted to other websites.

5. Broken links:
Many websites have broken links because of which the users experience problems and are not able to access those links properly. So the webmasters should keep track of all those links and they can do so by using a tool for Broken Link Finder Xenu.

6. No updation:
The content and information on the website should be regularly updated as and when required. Updated content and information attract more users towards the website. And it also helps in maintaining the long term relationships with the viewers. If the content is not updated regularly will lead to decrease in the number of users.
As for example, Find here all updated news about Cars in India.

7. Asking more information:
There are various websites that ask the users for their complete details which is not required. Most of the users are not interested in giving the complete information about themselves so they just leave the page or divert to other websites through various links provided. So, it is advisable here not to force the users to provide all the details. The users can be asked for few details and after establishing a good relationship with the customers or users you can ask users to provide their complete details.

8. Not using optimization techniques:
There are webmasters which do not incorporate optimization techniques. The users are less interested in visiting the websites which are not using the optimization techniques. Optimizing websites means making the websites more powerful and competent. So if a website uses search engine optimization(SEO) then it attracts more and more visitors to the website.

9. Spam links:
Spam link is the worst thing for a company or website to spoil its name. Many webmasters think that having various links to their websites will be beneficial for them but there is a great risk in loading the website with numerous links. There may be spam links within the links what websites incorporate and Google considers those websites as spam which have spam links. So try to incorporate the links only which are not spam.

10. Confusing website addresses:
There are a number of website URLs which confuse the users and users are unable to learn those addresses. The users get irritated using those confusing website addresses and it leaves a bad impression about the website on the users. So try to keep the website addresses simple, clear and easy so that the users will be able to access the websites easily.

11. Use of irregular fonts:
There are websites which use irregular fonts, bad combination of text and background colors, typical font style because of that the users face problems in reading and sometimes get irritated. And also the users leave the website and switch to other related websites.

12. Horizontal scrolling:
There are websites which have horizontal scrolling. The user has to scroll from left to right and vice-versa to read the whole content. The users face difficulty in doing so and even I have experienced that. I have visited so many websites which incorporate horizontal scrolling and I face difficulty in doing so. It is advisable to use vertical scrolling rather than horizontal scrolling.

13. FAQ is not FAQ:
Almost every website incorporates FAQ section which consists of frequently asked questions and their answers. But in some cases the frequently asked questions are not frequently asked exactly. There are few or in some cases all questions which are of no use.

14. Irrelevant Information:
Many websites incorporate information that is useless for the users. The information on the website may be because developers think that the information is useful for the users but it is really not. So the webmasters should consider the usefulness of the information and if the information is really useful then only it should be published on the website.

15. No printer friendly pages:
Sometimes the users experience problems in printing the web pages. This is because of not making the web pages printer friendly by the website developers. So it should be taken into consideration that the users will be able to print the web pages easily.

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