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Credibility in your website brief: what to ask for

What to put about credibility in your website brief: the proof, people, content, compliance and testing requirements that stop a new site looking generic.

23 Oct 20264 min read

A 90-day plan to make your website more credible

A 90-day plan to make your website more credible: baseline and score, quick wins, proof and content, then measure and decide on design, in four phases.

23 Oct 20265 min read

Website photography cost in the UK: what a shoot buys

Website photography cost in the UK: indicative half-day and full-day rates, headshot costs, what a shoot produces and the usage rights to agree first.

23 Oct 20264 min read

Website credibility myths that waste design budget

Website credibility myths that waste design budget: why a redesign, more badges, perfect reviews or HTTPS alone will not make buyers believe you.

23 Oct 20264 min read

How clear website navigation improves user experience

How clear website navigation improves user experience: faster finding, less effort, more trust and more enquiries, plus five qualities to check.

20 Oct 202611 min read

What makes website navigation clear? Five qualities

What makes website navigation clear: the five qualities of findable, worded, located, consistent and onward navigation, and how to spot each on your site.

20 Oct 20267 min read

The navigation clarity score: rate your menu in 20 minutes

Score your website navigation out of 10 in 20 minutes: five qualities scored 0 to 2, with thresholds for whether to tweak labels or restructure.

20 Oct 20267 min read

Recognition vs recall: let visitors see, not remember

Recognition vs recall in web design: why visitors find pages faster when options are visible, and how to apply the principle to menus, labels and search.

20 Oct 20266 min read

Jakob's law: why familiar navigation feels easier

Jakob's law explained for business websites: why visitors expect your navigation to work like other sites, which conventions to keep and when to break one.

20 Oct 20266 min read

Mental models: navigation that matches how buyers think

Mental models in UX: how visitors' expectations shape where they look for your services, prices and contact details, and how to design navigation to match.

20 Oct 20266 min read

Nielsen's usability heuristics, applied to navigation

Nielsen's 10 usability heuristics applied to website navigation: what each means for menus, labels and links, and the quick checks to run on your own site.

20 Oct 20268 min read

Progressive disclosure: basics first, details on demand

Progressive disclosure explained: show visitors the essentials first and reveal detail on request, so menus stay clear without hiding what matters.

20 Oct 20266 min read

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