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First Impressions : Do-It-Yourself?
There are some truly gifted artists providing unique internet experiences now. There are also some truly boring templates that many web “designers” are assaulting the webscape with right now. If uniformity or invisibility is in your business plan,...
For the literate designers out there
There are very basic and simple things that should be inherent in printing and design that people, and the designers, should know about again. These are things are basically so simple to understand that there is no need to elaborate on them much...
How To Design A Web Site
I'm not a professional web site designer and openly admit there is a lot that I don't know. But if you're a beginner I probably know more than you do, so the listen up. Rather than give a lengthy dissertation on web design I have broken it down...
How to Write Effective Web Copy
Writing effective web copy begins with an understanding of what the goals of your web site are. Are you trying to get your visitors to purchase something or have them sign up for your newsletter? Remember you are trying to get someone you can’t see...
What is a content management system and Why do i need one?
This article introduces content management systems and gives an overview of their features and benefits. It should be read by anyone unsure of quite what a CMS can do for them. What is a CMS? A content management system is a piece of software...
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Why I Switched to A Tableless Design
Since I made the switch 6 months ago to a tableless design on my main site, I've noticed some interesting things:
* My search engine rankings have dramatically improved
* My bandwidth usage has dropped about 50-75%
* I can now make changes to the look and feel of my site easily by just changing the one file, the stylesheet.
Let's look at why my search engine rankings improved. Now that I have less un-indexable code on my pages, the search engines can now spider my site quicker. Less code, more content, therefore a better ranking. Makes sense, doesn't it?
Bandwidth costs money, and unless you have a really good hosting plan with lots of bandwidth, then your larger files will take up more room on your server, and take a lot longer to load. Tableless designs use up considerably less bandwidth and are more accessible.
Every once in a while I may want to alter the look of my site. I like to change font colors, link colors, menu items, etc…Before I started using tableless designs, these changes took me hours to do. Now I just open up my stylesheet, make the changes I want, and in a
few minutes I have my site updated with the new look and feel. It's so easy!
For a client who wants to make their own changes, tableless designs could literally save them thousands on tech costs.
Most of my clients still want sites with tables. I now give them the choice of either style. After all, the customer needs to be happy, right?
Some people have the misconception that utilizing tableless designs means having a boring and less graphical site. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Take a look at one of my favorite websites: http://www.csszengarden.com/. At that site you can really appreciate what can be accomplished through css-based tableless designs. Beautiful!
Make the switch to a more profitable, usable, and accessible website!
About the Author
Karen Blundell is a web designer and internet consultant based in Welland, Ontario. Her focus is to assist home and small business owners succeed on the internet. You can find out more about her services at http://webzonecentral.com
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