Most Effective Footer Designs for your Website
Clean and Simple
Basic footer design with minimal text
Full-featured
Large footer with an abundance of features
So which type of footer is best for your site?
So what can your footer contain?
Here are some suggestions:
- Contact Form
- Search From
- Outbound Links / Authors other sites
- Contact Form
- Tag Cloud
- Authors Biography
- Recent Posts / Popular Posts / Related Posts
- Calender
- Social Media Links / Icons
- Sponsors
Which is best for your website?
Is your website a design portfolio?
If your website is designed to showcase your graphic or web design skills then perhaps it’s best to use a footer which showcases your talents. You may wish to add links to previous work or a portfolio.
Is your website a business brochure?
If your website it a brochure to advertise your business your primary concern should be contact information / business details. Rather than using a large footer, you may wish to use a simple text footer with easy to read contact details.
Do you need regular client interaction?
If your website / business requires you to be in constant contact with your client then perhaps you may wish to include a quick contact form like the one on this page.
Do you rely on Social Medias?
If your online marketing campaigns rely heavilly on Twitter, Facebook or other social medias you may want to show recent Social Media updates in your footer to increase followers / likes.
Does your company have a blog?
If your website or business keeps a blog it is a good idea to feature recent blog posts (or at least a link to your blog) in the footer. This will increase the readership of your blog and aid in natural link building.
[toggle title="What about SEO?"]With regards to search engine optimisation and optimising your website, it may be prudent to include a Sitemap link in the footer and also a navigation panel (which also improves accessability for the end user.
Read more about web design trends and footer styles at Web Design Blog.co.uk
