{"id":661,"date":"2022-03-09T07:04:29","date_gmt":"2022-03-09T07:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/?p=661"},"modified":"2022-03-19T21:30:52","modified_gmt":"2022-03-19T21:30:52","slug":"should-you-use-an-interactive-web-design-on-your-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/should-you-use-an-interactive-web-design-on-your-site\/","title":{"rendered":"Should You Use an Interactive Web Design on Your Site?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_662\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-662\" style=\"width: 890px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-662\" src=\"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/interactive-web-design-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"interactive web design\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/interactive-web-design-300x169.jpg 300w, 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style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 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href=\"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/should-you-use-an-interactive-web-design-on-your-site\/#Getting_Social_with_Your_Site\" >Getting Social with Your Site<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/should-you-use-an-interactive-web-design-on-your-site\/#Get_Better_Conversion_Rates\" >Get Better Conversion Rates<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/should-you-use-an-interactive-web-design-on-your-site\/#Some_of_the_Problems_of_Interactive_Web_Design\" >Some of the Problems of Interactive Web Design<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_it_a_Good_Idea_to_use_an_Interactive_Web_Design_on_your_Site\"><\/span>Is it a Good Idea to use an Interactive Web Design on your Site?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lots of talks have been taking place lately on how important having an interactive web design can be. <strong>There are many pros and cons to each side but lately, it seems like the advantages are starting to outweigh the disadvantages<\/strong>. We\u2019ll look at some of the features that make an interactive design and why it\u2019s important.<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"More_Users_are_Going_Mobile\"><\/span>More Users are Going Mobile<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>With smartphones and tablets rapidly taking the place of many home computers, it\u2019s easy to notice that they\u2019re taking the traffic share of a website as well<\/strong>. This is especially true for online retailers who now experience as much as one-third of their traffic coming from mobile devices.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As data speeds increase for <strong>these mobile devices it&#8217;s likely going to increase over the next few years<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Getting_Social_with_Your_Site\"><\/span>Getting Social with Your Site<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>By having an interactive web design you can incorporate social media into the site<\/strong>. Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn widgets can create a huge opportunity for users who want to share your site.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>You can increase your traffic a lot just by allowing users to share or like your posts or products<\/strong>. It\u2019s also a free form of advertising since you\u2019re actually getting your site promoted by your users.<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Get_Better_Conversion_Rates\"><\/span>Get Better Conversion Rates<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">An <strong>advantage of interactive web design is that you can change certain aspects of the page based on the user<\/strong>. For instance, a user from one area could be shown products from that area. Whereas a user from another country could be shown something else that better relates to them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">By <strong>targeting users like this you can better predict what product or service they are interested in and show them that product up front<\/strong>. This can really help conversion rates simply because the user doesn\u2019t need to search around your site looking for a particular product.<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Some_of_the_Problems_of_Interactive_Web_Design\"><\/span>Some of the Problems of Interactive Web Design<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Although having an interactive web design can have huge advantages many websites won\u2019t use this new design yet. <strong>One of the main reasons is the cost of implementing the design, especially on an aged site<\/strong>. The cost would vary depending on the size of the site.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For new sites, the cost is relatively similar to traditional design services and if you\u2019re creating a new site then going with an interactive web design is encouraged. <strong>This allows for upgrades and additions later that could actually save you money.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is it a Good Idea to use an Interactive Web Design on your Site? Lots of talks have been taking place lately on how important having an interactive web design can be. There are many pros and cons to each side but lately, it seems like the advantages are starting to outweigh the disadvantages. 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