{"id":11319,"date":"2021-08-20T01:00:25","date_gmt":"2021-08-20T01:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.minervainfotech.com\/blog\/?p=11319"},"modified":"2023-03-15T11:23:14","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T11:23:14","slug":"web-design-mistakes-that-lower-your-seo-ranking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.minervainfotech.com\/blog\/web-design-mistakes-that-lower-your-seo-ranking\/","title":{"rendered":"6 WEB DESIGN MISTAKES THAT RUIN YOUR SEO IN 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Imagine this.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You&#8217;ve chosen an engaging theme, added beautiful images, written powerful content, and spent a ton of time designing your website.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And you&#8217;re absolutely sure visitors will love it.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But, the major concern?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The website not getting any visitors and your site is nowhere to be found on Google&#8217;s results Page.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.minervainfotech.com\/website-design-and-development\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website design &amp; development<\/a> could be responsible for its low search engine ranking.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the first five websites on the search results receive around 67% of all site clicks, these web design mistakes can be costly for you.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To help you in avoiding such critical web design mistakes, we will walk you through the six most common web design mistakes that can harm your SEO.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6 SEO MISTAKES IN WEB DESIGN &amp; DEVELOPMENT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By avoiding these six web design errors, you can ensure that your website does not fall behind in search rankings and that your content reaches your customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let&#8217;s start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Users Can\u2019t Navigate:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Users must easily be able to navigate through your website.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Also, as soon as they land up on your website, they should know what to do next, at one glance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"675\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.minervainfotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Search-Engine-Keyword-Ranking.png\" alt=\"User navigation through a website\" class=\"wp-image-11323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.minervainfotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Search-Engine-Keyword-Ranking.png 675w, https:\/\/www.minervainfotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Search-Engine-Keyword-Ranking-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/www.minervainfotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Search-Engine-Keyword-Ranking-150x75.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Google Doesn\u2019t Understand Your Website:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.minervainfotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Site-Ranking-Google-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Google Search Central\" class=\"wp-image-11325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.minervainfotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Site-Ranking-Google-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.minervainfotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Site-Ranking-Google-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.minervainfotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Site-Ranking-Google-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/www.minervainfotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Site-Ranking-Google-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.minervainfotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Site-Ranking-Google-1170x658.png 1170w, https:\/\/www.minervainfotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Site-Ranking-Google-800x450.png 800w, https:\/\/www.minervainfotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Site-Ranking-Google.png 1201w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Organic Search Rankings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You want Google&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Web_crawler\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">web crawlers<\/a> to understand your site easily which will add up to your SEO score.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prioritize on internally linking your important pages.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Slow Page Speed:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Everyone moves at a lightning speed in the online world.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make sure that your design hampers the speed of the website.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/www.minervainfotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Google-Page-Speed-Test.jpg\" alt=\"website slow speed\" class=\"wp-image-11326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.minervainfotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Google-Page-Speed-Test.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.minervainfotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Google-Page-Speed-Test-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.minervainfotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Google-Page-Speed-Test-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Non-Mobile-Friendly Site:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.minervainfotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Mobile-Friendly-Website-Design.jpg\" alt=\"Mobile Friendly Website Design\" class=\"wp-image-11328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.minervainfotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Mobile-Friendly-Website-Design.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.minervainfotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Mobile-Friendly-Website-Design-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.minervainfotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Mobile-Friendly-Website-Design-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.minervainfotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Mobile-Friendly-Website-Design-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Google has been talking about its preference for mobile-friendly and responsive websites for some time now.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Google also tells mobile users, which sites are responsive in their SERPs or search results. So, your website should run fast on smartphones as well.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ALSO READ:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.minervainfotech.com\/blog\/8-useful-wordpress-seo-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">8 USEFUL WORDPRESS SEO-TIPS FOR YOUR BUSINESS<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"grve-post-breadcrumbs\" class=\"grve-breadcrumbs clearfix grve-align-left\">\n<div class=\"grve-breadcrumbs-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"grve-container\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. H1 Tags Missing On The Home Page:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>H1 tag is the most important thing for the search engine crawlers where they look and determine what your site is about.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Always use a relevant H1 tag in your design.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"537\" src=\"https:\/\/www.minervainfotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Improve-Website-Ranking-1024x537.png\" alt=\"H1 Title in content\" class=\"wp-image-11329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.minervainfotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Improve-Website-Ranking-1024x537.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.minervainfotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Improve-Website-Ranking-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.minervainfotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Improve-Website-Ranking-150x79.png 150w, https:\/\/www.minervainfotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Improve-Website-Ranking-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/www.minervainfotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Improve-Website-Ranking.png 1429w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Google Passage Ranking<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. High Resolution Images &amp; Media Files:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.minervainfotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Seo-Ranking-Online.jpg\" alt=\"Image optimization for SEO\" class=\"wp-image-11330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.minervainfotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Seo-Ranking-Online.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.minervainfotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Seo-Ranking-Online-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.minervainfotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Seo-Ranking-Online-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.minervainfotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Seo-Ranking-Online-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.minervainfotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Seo-Ranking-Online-800x450.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Site Ranking For Keywords\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Large resolutions of images and media files will definitely slow down your site.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>So, it&#8217;s always best to use optimized images.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WANT TO OPTIMIZE YOUR WEBSITE FOR BETTER RANKINGS?<br>CONTACT WITH OUR EXPERTS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Contact Us &#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udcde Call &#8211; <a href=\"tel: +91 8100 665964\">+91 8100 665964 (INDIA)<\/a> |<a href=\"tel: +1 720 738 1011\"> +1 720 738 1011 (US)<\/a><br>\ud83d\udce7 Email &#8211; <a href=\"mailto:hello@minervainfotech.com\">hello@minervainfotech.com<\/a><br>\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffb\ud83d\udcbb Skype &#8211; minervainfotech<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Imagine this. You&#8217;ve chosen an engaging theme, added beautiful images, written powerful content, and spent a ton of time designing your website. And you&#8217;re absolutely sure visitors will love it. But, the major concern? The website not getting any visitors and your site is nowhere to be found on Google&#8217;s results Page.&nbsp;&nbsp; Your website design [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11322,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"no","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[95,96,106,101,105,85,91,88,98,103,94,104,89,99,102,93,86,83,109,108,92,107,110,90,87,100,97,84],"class_list":["post-11319","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-graphic-design","tag-google-page-speed-test","tag-google-pagespeed-insights","tag-google-passage-ranking","tag-google-search-mobile-friendly","tag-google-search-ranking","tag-google-seo-ranking","tag-google-serp-ranking","tag-google-site-ranking","tag-google-site-speed-test","tag-improve-website-ranking","tag-increase-google-ranking","tag-keyword-ranking","tag-local-search-engine-rankings","tag-mobile-friendly-website-design","tag-mobile-responsive-site","tag-organic-search-rankings","tag-search-engine-keyword-ranking","tag-search-engine-ranking","tag-seo-competition-ranking","tag-seo-optimisation-for-website","tag-seo-optimization-for-website","tag-seo-ranking-online","tag-site-ranking-for-keywords","tag-site-ranking-google","tag-top-search-engine-ranking","tag-web-page-mobile-friendly","tag-website-performance-test","tag-website-traffic-rankings"],"modified_by":"Minerva","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.minervainfotech.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11319","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.minervainfotech.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.minervainfotech.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.minervainfotech.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.minervainfotech.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11319"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.minervainfotech.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11319\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13916,"href":"https:\/\/www.minervainfotech.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11319\/revisions\/13916"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.minervainfotech.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11322"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.minervainfotech.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.minervainfotech.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.minervainfotech.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}