Website Design and Small Business Owners
If you are a web designer or you are starting your own web page, read on for a few easy-to-follow rules on designing your website.
Don’t use a lot of flashing or animated banners and ads at the beginning of your site. There is a time and place for those, and the top of your first page isn’t it. There aren’t more things that are as irritating as seeing multiple flashy, bouncing ads as soon as you click on a link. That will often drive your customers away. There are some exceptions to this rule- if you are trying to sell animation or banner ad creation services, you want people to see a bit of what you sell.
Be sure that your site is easily navigable. If a person visits your site, and they can’t find a “click now” or a “Buy” button, they may just say “Forget it!!” and take their business elsewhere. Most web designers put their navigation bar on the left side of the page to make it easier for people to find, because most people read from left to right.
When someone views your page, make it easier for them to get to different parts of the site, or back to the beginning. They should also know exactly where they are on the site. Put an easy-to-find link on every page that sends your visitors back to the home page, or you can also provide Web links to relevant information.
See how long it takes your site to load! This is often overlooked by some webmasters. You can cut down on your site’s loading time by reducing the amount of highly animated graphics on each individual page. Long loading times frustrate a lot of Web users, and they often end up leaving the site because it’s taking too long for them to get the information they need.
Pick a font that is easy to read. This is especially vital if your site markets to older people. Every web browser will display fonts a little bit differently, so you wnat to choose one that is compatible with the majority of web browsers.
After all, it wouldn’t be good to select a nice, fancy looking font, only to discover that it won’t display on Firefox or IE. Using these tips and many more will allow you to have a much easier time of designing your website.
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