Website Usability

Last updated Feb 6, 2003

For webmasters

The following articles are geared towards Christian apologetics websites, though many of the principles apply to websites in general.

How to Annoy Atheists (And Other Nonbelievers) (added 7/02)
Are you attracting nonbelievers to your apologetics site, or keeping them away? Results of an online survey of atheists/agnostics on Christian websites.

Web Page Legibility
Mistakes that prevent visitors from reading website articles, and how to fix them

Christian Web Site Usability
Tips on making your website easier to use. This applies to websites in general as well as Christian websites, though some parts of the article deal specifically with Christian websites.

Web evangelism links
Online evangelism guide
Useful guide by Gospelcom.net with webmaster and evangelism tips

e-vangelism.com
Andrew Careaga's site features spotlights on new and innovative evangelistic sites.
Usability links
UseIt.com
Jakob Nielsen's website - highly recommended. Includes archives of his Alertbox column on web usability topics.

User Interface Engineering

Mystery Meat Navigation
Article by Vincent Flanders on bad icon-based navigation schemes