Your website has only a few seconds to earn a visitor’s trust. Here are 5 website mistakes that c...

Your website has only a few seconds to earn a visitor’s trust. Here are 5 website mistakes that c...Your website has only a few seconds to earn a visitor’s trust. Here are 5 website mistakes that c...

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Uzair Butt

• 1d

Your website has only a few seconds to earn a visitor’s trust.

Here are 5 website mistakes that can quietly cost you customers:

1. Unclear messaging:

Visitors should instantly understand what you offer and why they should choose you.

2. Poor mobile experience:

A website must look and work perfectly on phones, tablets, and desktops.

3. Too many distractions:

Clean layouts and clear calls-to-action make it easier for visitors to take the next step.

4. Slow performance:

Every extra second of loading can mean another potential customer leaving.

5. Weak trust signals:

Testimonials, strong branding, real visuals, and easy-to-find contact information help turn visitors into customers.

A website shouldn't just look good. It should build trust, communicate clearly, and help your business grow.

That’s the approach I follow when building websites:

Modern UI + Responsive Development + Performance + UX.

Building for the web? Let’s create something that actually works.

#webdeveloper #webdesign #uiux #webdevelopment #digitalexperience

Idris Lamina

pro

• Aug 3

Veranda, a luxury residential concept landing page

Veranda is a concept build I created for a fictional luxury residential brand. It is not client work or a real property. The images and hero motion were generated with AI as part of the creative process.

I wanted to explore something that matters when building high-fidelity landing pages: after several rounds of changes, how do you make sure the final page still looks like the design that was approved?

The site is built in Next.js with responsive layouts, self-hosted fonts, GSAP motion and an interactive walkthrough. I also built in a proper QA process around it, not just checking that the page loads and the buttons work.

It compares 12 sections across five screen sizes against approved visual baselines. It flags visual drift, missing baselines and changes that have not been reviewed. I also tested interactions, accessibility, contrast, performance, browser behaviour and reduced-motion states.

The main lesson for me was simple: a page can pass functional tests and still no longer be the page that was agreed.

UI Design Web Development GSAP Next.js Web Design

Maty Sandoval

max

• Aug 4

Building a QA process that flags visual drift against approved baselines is such an underrated skill, most people just eyeball it after changes go in. What first made you start checking for that instead of trusting the build looked right?

Anush | Foundrline

max

• Aug 3

Two hero section directions for a client site- same headline, different visual approach. which one lands better? . . More of this over on X, in real time ideas, questions, and the people building cool stuff https://x.com/rightnextstep?s=11

Figma Framer Web Design

27 voted

51%

26 voted

49%

53 votes

Closed

Samuel Olasunkanmi

• Aug 4

The reason I chose Hero 1 is that the design style feels fresh and modern. I also think the image beneath the hero text complements the message really well, which makes the whole section feel more cohesive. That’s my perspective.

José Tovar

pro

• Aug 3

I’ve been exploring motion and design for Gambo Café's hero: a danish pastry / colombian beans café in Copenhagen... and I ended up liking both concepts for completely different reasons. Now I genuinely can’t decide which direction feels stronger!

Which one would you choose, 1 or 2? Feedback is always appreciated!

Figma webdesign motion Motion Design Web Design

27 voted

23%