If you are designing or maintaining a website it can be a good idea to stop for a moment and try to take in what your website is all about. What is the overall theme of your site?

It’s quite an ambiguous thing to do, but slowing down, taking a step back and trying to view your website in a different way can broaden your perspective. This process can show you parts of your site that you perhaps never spotted whilst you were busy working on it.

Another great way to get this different perspective is to ask some friends or new people to take a look and to see what they feel is the overarching context of the whole thing. Take their advice to heart, even if it hurts, it can serve you greatly if you feel the site needs re-designing or improving in any way.