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"About Us" Pages in Small Business Websites
The Internet has been heralded as "the great equalizer": on a browser window, any company, no matter how small, can look as good as a large company with a long history of quality and service. This situation presents an important challenge for small...
Choosing a Hosting Service: A Checklist for Business Owners
For a website to appear on the Internet, you require a “server” that is usually provided by a web hosting company. Hosting companies are paid monthly, quarterly or yearly. Some companies come with guarantees, too. Recommendations from other...
Do You Want To Save Time With Your Web Design?
It starts off simply; a few HTML pages, a few hyperlinks, some affiliate links. Your mother is proud of her clever son. Then you install a forum, some more content, maybe consider using a Content Management System (CMS). Before you know it, you...
Do's and Don'ts in Web Design - part 2 (content)
<strong><font COLOR="#009900">Do know your audience</font></strong>
It's important to know your audience.
If you write for a site that sells toys you'll use other words, colors, images etc. compared to a site for online...
Web Source Web Design Tips - Selecting the Perfect Background for Your Website
When selecting a background for your website, make sure you select a background that will compliment your text and design. Tips for design: - Busy backgrounds make text difficult to read and draw the attention away from the text. - Always be...
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Easy Web Design Tips
Pick an easy layout; easy to design and easy to maintain. I have wasted many hours trying to design a site that was easily three steps above my skill level. This was a complete waste of time and I promised myself that I won't make the same mistake again. If you are a beginner, find a good web hosting company, get your domain name, pick a decent template and get started. You're not a designer so don't spend all of your time on web design.
White Space is very powerful
Use lots of white space to guide the reader's eye and prevent them from getting sensory overload. Too many colors, too many ads, or simply too many words on your page are not good.
Subheadings
Have lots of subheadings because it breaks up the text and allows the reader to scan your site and pick out the information that is relevant to their reads. When you are creating your site remember that people don't read online,
they scan. You should always make it easy for visitors to find what they need on your web page in 3o seconds or less.
Subheadings, bold, bullets, and small paragraphs are all excellent techniques to get this done.
Navigation Bars
Left hand or top navigation are the easiest for web users. Almost every site on the web uses one of them or a combination of both.
If you add a right handed navigated bar, you will stand out. However, you must consider the goal of your website. Are you trying to stand out or are you trying to provide good information and get more sales?
A right handed navigation can lead to frustration so if you insist on using one, make it prominent and use it consistently on your site.
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