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Top 3 Web Page Design Tips
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Are you thinking of building your first website? Here are the three most important things that you should remember:
First, keep your web page design simple. Save the complicated graphics, animation and effects for later, when you are ready to go full-blast with an online strategy. But if you are still beginning to build your website from scratch, it will work best to have only the mandatory elements in terms of design and functionality. Remember to include your logo, as well as basic navigation links that will tell the user important things about your company, what you do, and how to contact you. When it comes to the aesthetics, crisp and clean always work better than loud and cluttered. Never cramp your web page with too many images either.
Second, your web page design should allow for easy reading. Don't turn off potential customers by making it difficult for them to find information that they need. In terms of the text layout, for example, keep the text area to a comfortable width, and don't let text run from one end of the screen to the other. You also need to manage the length of your text, especially because text length is measured by pixels and not characters. The ideal text length for a web page should be 60 to 70 characters or 500 pixels.
Finally, design your web page in such a way that it becomes an effective source of information for your target market. When planning the design, consider the types of information that users will be looking for, prioritize them, and put the more important ones above the fold. These should be available to users without them having to go through a series of clicks.
Monday, May 24, 2010
Nick sends baby einstein
Arabelle gets excited when we received uncle Nick's gift: Baby Einstein DVDs
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Sunday, May 23, 2010
3 Cardinal Rules of Web Site Design
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The internet is a great resource for web site design tools that you can either purchase or download for free. While this works for people and companies who have limited budget to spend on building their own website, this also enables them to make the mistake of setting up websites that simply don't work or that turn people off. If you are thinking about venturing into designing your own web site, remember these three cardinal rules:
First, write compelling content. The whole point of having a web site is to have a place where people can go to for information or communicate with you. Your web site design should serve these purposes. If you don't want to invest in fancy website works, at least invest in a good an compelling copy. Make sure that the copy is written in such a way that users will know what they need to know, and will know how to contact your for more information.
Second, avoid putting too much fancy effects. Interactive is good, although this is something that you might want to consider having later. But flashy, sparkling, moving and everything animated will only cramp the web site and take your reader's attention away from the really important things: your messaging. Keep your site simple and easy to read, and people will keep coming back for more.
Finally, keep the convenience your readers in mind. Do not bury important information in multiple levels pages. Remember that web surfers have very limited attention spans. And if they have to click through your web site for five or so minutes before they can get the information that they need, this is not a good sign. For utmost convenience, have a site map that lists down every page in the site for easy reference.
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