Why is there then so many bad looking sites out there that does not work? Don’t all wish they had a good looking site that are easy to use?

Here is the top ten list for creating attractive sites and software:

  1. 1.
    Make usability your number one priority!
  2. 2.
    Get a good interaction designer in your team!
  3. 3.
    Get to know who your users really are!
  4. 4.
    Find out what you have to do to meet your users needs
  5. 5.
    Test your existing sites on real users
  6. 6.
    Plan for usability both in the short and long term.
  7. 7.
    Use conceptual sketches before detailing solutions
  8. 8.
    Make shure all understand and approves of a solution
  9. 9.
    Use agile development methods like scrum
  10. 10.
    Test all new solutions on real users before release