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Website Creation & Development Tips
Do's When Building Your Site
There
are some essentials you need when building your website. You
need these things to make your site have a clean professional
look.
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Keep It Simple - Simplicity and
usability is key for creating effective business web site.
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Make your home page stand out -
Your home page is the most important on your site. Make
it your most creative to get visitors attention right away
so they'll stick around.
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No Broken Links - Make sure you
check your site before you upload so there are no broken
links.
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Optimize Graphics - Graphics should enhance your page...not slow down your page.
All bloated images should be scaled down before uploading
your site.
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Content - Your site should be
as informative as possible, make sure you have plenty of
information pertaining to your area of expertise.
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Easy Navigation - Visitors
should be able to find any part of your site with ease and
not get lost in the process
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Contact Pages - Post your
e-mail, phone and fax information on every page of your site
to make it easy for your visitors to get in touch with you.
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Spelling - Make sure you
proofread each page and correct any spelling errors on your
site.
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Search Engine Optimization -
Your pages should be formatted for the search engines
properly before you upload your site.
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Color Scheme - Build your site
around a two or three color scheme that is easy on the eye
and appealing to the eye.
Ten Do Not's When Building Your Site
There
are some things you should definitely not do when building
your site. These things will annoy your visitors to no end.
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1. Have ten different types of colored
text - This
is very
annoying.
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2. Navigation Inconsistencies-
Show your site to some friends before you upload your site
and try to let them surf around. If they get lost change
your navigation scheme
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3. Flash and unnecessary animations
- Don't have any crazy graphics unless they serve a specific
purpose.
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4. No contact information - Make it
easy for your visitors to find their contact information.
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5. Confusing Background Images - Make sure your
background is a solid color or just white, don't use crazy
designs for your background.
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6. Unnecessary Scrolling - Make sure your
visitors can see most of your pages right on the screen.
Don't make them have to scroll to find your information.
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7. Awards - Do not put them on your
site period.
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8. Strange Links - Avoid links or
linked GIF's that go to site that have nothing to do with
what your site is about.
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9. Overusing JavaScript - Don't use
JavaScript unless you have a clearly defined role for your
script on your site
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10. Keep it Simple Stupid - If you
remember KISS it will make your programming experience much
easier.
Transcend Solutions™
specializes in
providing professional web site solutions at the most affordable
rates.
Contact us
to discuss how we can help you! We will meet or beat
professional bids presented by other firms on your website
projects! We look forward to working with you.
Transcend Solutions
12570 Carmel Creek Rd. #92
San Diego, CA 92130
Phone: 877-619-DESIGN (877-619-3374)
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