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UX Rule #2 - Always Link Your Header Logo
Nearly every web site has their logo in the header of their website, aligned to the left. Take a look at Twitter, Facebook, CNN - all which follow this unspoken rule by having their site’s logo in the header, aligned to the left. The majority of the sites on the internet (again, Twitter, Facebook, and CNN, just to name a few) also have the site’s logo linked to the site’s landing page. Take note: This is both good practice and expected by the majority of users.
Now, I wouldn’t be writing about this if I hadn’t found some sites in “violation.” The MLB and the BBC websites, for example, don’t follow this generally applied practice, leaving their user’s frustrated on a daily basis. The power of a single link is amazing.
With no assigned link, clicking on either the BBC or MLB header image has no effect. So remember, when building web sites, without question, always link the header image.
