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Why Page Loading Time is Critical

Most website designers and developers will surely be aware of the fact that the loading time of a web page is one of the most significant factors to consider when designing a website. In fact, the page loading time of your web pages will have a considerable impact on the traffic of your site. Internet users usually favour websites that load at a faster pace. So, if the page loading time of your website is too high, then site visitors will be reluctant to revisit your site. This is not good for business, as you will risk losing existing customers and potential clients. Another important point to note is that the percent of users who access websites through their smartphones have considerably increased over the years. This means that you will have to make sure your web pages will load quickly on mobile devices too. If you fail to do that, then internet users will prefer not to revisit your website . Website owners who do not know the exact loading time of their site should conside...

What makes a Design Good or Bad?

Looks matter. As bad as it sounds, but when it comes to web design, the way your website looks can be the deciding factor for people whether they want to stay on your website or not. Poor design can make users take more time and effort to do their intended task, leaving them dissatisfied or even frustrated. And they would hesitate to visit your site again. Needless to say, having a negative impact on your business. Other consequences of having bad design are that people will doubt the quality of your product or you lose your credibility. You may get bad reviews for the usability of your design. And the worse thing is, you are practically helping your competitor. What good design can do for your website are quite obvious. It can bring more traffic, your conversion rate increases, increase the credibility of your brand, make the user experience better making more users to stay on your website, gives you room for development, bring down the cost of maintenance and mo...

All You Need to Know About Parallax Scrolling

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The first time I saw parallax scrolling on a website, to be very honest I was awestruck and very impressed. I could keep my finger off the scroll. I mean how do they do it? Here you are scrolling down a web page like you would do on a normal day, but while doing the same monotonous scrolling, something magical and unexpected happened. The pages were not moving the way I am used to seeing them move. So, what is parallax scrolling? Let's take a look. The parallax scrolling in web design is a design practice in which the foreground of the website moves at a different pace than the background creating the illusion of a 3D effect. The images in the foreground and background are arranged in multiple layers and they move independently. The parallax scrolling in the website was first created in the year 2011, and since it has been used widely all over the internet. To see parallax scrolling in action check out this list of  30 Great Websites With Parallax Scrolling ....