Have you ever landed on a website and thought, “what is this mess?” Or, better yet found a website so smooth and easy to navigate that you wanted to hug the designer? The magic and mayhem is all thanks to UX which is also called user experience. UX is the overall experience a user has while interacting with your product or service. How the user interacts, perceives and emotionally connects to your website. We are going to break down the components of a UX design website and how it can transform your business.

Components of UX 

There are 3 key components of UX that we need to dive into that work together to build a solid UX foundation. We are focusing on the components that enhance your website experience so that users want to stick around, these include: 

• Usability is about how easy users can navigate your website and find what they are looking for. The goal is to reduce the amount of users bouncing off your website by understanding the website user journey and how they navigate your website. 
• Accessibility is ensuring everyone can navigate your website regardless of their abilities or disabilities. The design and navigation should be inclusive to all users. 
• Interactive design encompasses how users interact with the elements on your website like buttons or interactive features. You want to create a smooth experience that makes users feel in control when navigating your website. 

Differences between UX and UI 

UX and UI are often used interchangeably but they cover different aspects of the user journey. 

UX or user experience, is all about the overall experience and feeling a user has while interacting with and navigating your website. A UX design includes research, analysis, and testing to ensure the website is fully functional. Some key elements of UX include: 

• Personas and user behavior research 
• Site structure and architecture 
• Navigation and website user journey 
• Usability testing 
• Inclusive design 

UI or user interface, is about the design elements – think the look and feel of your website. It creates a visual language that is appealing to users and consistent with your brand identity. Some Key elements of UI include: 

• The visual design (colors, fonts, icons) 
• Responsive design for different devices
• Interactive elements (buttons sliders)
• Brand and style guide 

How UX can transform your Business

A strong UX design can transform your business by turning your website into a tool that attracts, engages and converts users. An optimally designed user experience makes it easy for users to navigate your website to find what they need, trust your brand, and decide to take action. Here are a few KPIs to measure the impact of UX on your website: 

• Increase user engagement, a well-designed website with user experience in mind keeps visitors engaged and interested. This means the users will spend more time on your website, interacting with your content, and likely returning more often. 
• Decrease bounce rate, when users land on a page and find what they are looking for they are more likely to stay on your website. Making it easy for users to navigate through your website and to find the content they are looking for reduces users leaving your website to find what they are looking for elsewhere. 
• Increase conversion rate, creating an intuitive design with clear and simple CTAs, an intuitive layout and smooth user journey helps guide users through your website. 
• Increase brand loyalty, when your website has a seamless experience and leaves users satisfied this increases the chance that they return to your website and become loyal customers. 

Improve Your Website’s UX

So, you have made it this far and are looking for a way to start improving your website’s UX. This starts with understanding your users and creating a design that meets their needs. Here are a few steps to get you started: 

1. Research, gather data about who your users are through demographic and psychographic data. Then use tools like heatmaps and session recordings to start to understand how users navigate through your website and what type of problems they face. 
2. Analyze, pull together the data you have collected and look for patterns in behaviors across users to uncover opportunities. Look at where users might drop off your website or if there are points of friction that are affecting multiple users on the same page. 
3. Design, based on the insights you gathered, focus on implementing 1 solution at a time that solves one of the issues or opportunities you uncovered. 
4. Testing, no design would be complete without conducting a test! Use A/B testing and user feedback to test your design ideas. Observe how real users are interacting with your website and uncover new insights to improve the user experience. 

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