You can have great content, but if your design sucks, only Google will read it.
If you start in WP, you can get an acceptable design for free or a good design for a small budget.
Content, if you can't produce it for free you need to buy it. but you can also look for friends and people you know that are willing to help you.

So content is KING, as long as people can read it.

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I like great content and have no problem with less than stellar website designs to access it. Having said that, I've definitely also left websites quickly that were so poorly thought-out that their design was a bigger distraction than my interest in the site's content. (I figure there's usually another website that's got similar content I'm looking for, so I can just go there.)

If I were really limited, I'd put more resources into great content and keep the design simple. Build from there.

Good luck with your new website!

This reminded me of some TED Talks where they use very little content in the screen (however major delivery speaking) but nicely designed.
As a book reader I tend to prefer good content over design, however this would be the opposite if you asked my friends who are into comics.
Tough one.

Hi there

The question is slightly vague? What is your website? Is it a blog? Is your plan to grow organic traffic? If so content is most important. User experience is also important, you should be able to achive a decent layout with a good wordpress template.

Without content there is no need for a website right? Kinda like which comes first the chicken or the egg.. except this time we know the answer.. Content comes first.

In terms of design.. forget about all of the colors and which theme and logos and all of that nonsense, when it comes right down to it.. who cares.

In the design process just follow form follows function... If the idea is to display videos or articles or products, it would make sense that the #1 priority in design would be how to get from one to the next to the other... NAVIGATION is hands down no questions asked the most important element on a website - the most looked over - but still most important.

You can pick a theme any theme, keep the background of the text white, and after that focus on the content and the method of jumping from one piece to the next IE Navigation.

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We all know content is king, but it also pays to have good design.

Thanks everyone! The opinion of each of you is very useful to me. Content is certainly important, especially for a blog, but will a user be able to read for a long time if the design annoys him? For myself, I decided to do a simple design first, but strong content and then a redesign when the budget allows

I will echo what some of the other users have said: context matters and so does content. However, having optimized design is equally important. What is a bit worrying to me is that there are still perceptions around content that suggest that it doesn't matter and that people writing it should just be 'willing to help.' Content writing is a job in and of itself and good content only comes to you if you treat it with the respect it deserves. That being said, I think the idea of a website with a minimalist, simple, clean design and solid, comprehensive content is great and a good step toward establishing a trustworthy digital presence.

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From my point of view, design is as much important as the content, this is really individual issue. Ì guess 60% for content and 40% for design

Both of them are important as for improving the ranking on Google and for visitor experience.

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As per my knowledge both are important for any website. If the design is simple and clean it will be worked. However if the content is not up to the mark then you will definitely not getting concurrent visitors.

If I were you, I will make simple and clean design with evergreen content.

Content first approach is the way to go, we've been shifting our focus on making Content and Design happen together.

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Both are significant, but I believe that quality content takes precedence over design. Consider a plate of food: you might be less interested in eating a plate of food that doesn't look enticing, but you'll be more likely to eat it if it tastes delicious. If a plate of food appears to be beautiful but tastes awful, you may be tempted to try it at first, but after a bite, you'll be disappointed.

Hello, Good question to be asked for. I feel both have their own significant. While the good design engages visitors, the content helps to perform better in Google ranking. Quality content is not only required for good ranking but also for better user experience.

Hope this will help you.

Thanks

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If your content is compelling, and your visitors are
interested in your topic, design doesn't matter. I
don't mean that it's okay to have orange font on
purple background, but you can have a very plain
and simple website and people will not care.

Further, most of your visitors will be on mobiles
so they really won't care for a bunch of bells and
whistles in your design anyway. People just want
relevant, useful and well-written information.

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Why do you waste our time.
Your account is 2 weeks old, if you don't know the difference between a "website Design" and "Content" then you need to give up.
You could put good, informative "Content" on a blank page and you'd get hits, if you don't understand that people are clicking onto the link or the site for a reason (content) then you need to get into something else.

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People read hundreds of pages of books with black text on a white page.

Digitally, people read hundreds of pages with black text on a white page in ebooks/Kindles.

Design has its place but perhaps one goal is to get your content to where someone is willing to and wants to read it no matter what it looks like.

Mark

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Design is basically the structure of a website whereas content is the king of a website. The content basically creates high backlinks and high domain authority.

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Focus on content. Even the best design in the world won't improve poor content that doesn't engage it's audience.

Whereas great content with a basic design will still hold value, and will serve as a great way to test the water with your audience. If there's a demand for what you're creating only then will it be worth investing your time in a better design.

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Design is important => but you have premade templates to build a website in 10 minutes or less

Content => text is very important, especially rich content with keywords inside ( SEO)

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Designers want content (or at least a general idea of content length) first. Content writers want designs (or at least some kind of sketch) first.

Design and Content both are the most important factors in the website. having great content in the website will make the user stay in your website and Having a good design of the website will help you get more visitors to your website...

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