7 Essential Web Design
Tips
To guarantee that your visitors will have
first impression of your website, consider the following essential web design tips when hinking of developing
your own website;
Make sure that your website is Fast Loading -
Your website might look fantastic but few people are going to see because it takes a long time to load. Your
designs should be optimized for the web and should not take more than 15 seconds to load. Remember, that
majority of web surfers are impatient and do not have time to wait for a slow loading
website.
Make your Page Navigation clear and relevant - Design your page
navigation flow clear and always pointing directly to the relevant page as your navigation title. Make sure
that all important links are positioned in a prominent place of your page/s - best place is right on top.
Make your information be accessible from all part of your website. Also, make use of the left and right wing
of your website and so as the footer for your impotant links.
Must cater for all resolution - Design your
website in terms of percentage rather than in pixels to cater for all kinds of resolutions. Majority of
computers nowadys have resolutions ranging from 640 x 480 to 1024 x 768 and go even
higher.
Make sure your site is Browser Compatible
- BYour website pages must look good on all browsers, eg.
Netscape, Internet Explorer, etc.
Use fonts readable and professional looking
- Refain from using fancy fonts such as Comic San, etc because
they might not be available in other computers. The most common professional fonts that are best to use
are Arial or Vedana. Remember that if the font you use in your website is not available in your visitor's
computer your website will use the default font of your compute wich could be much
worse.
Make sure your images are minimized - Design your website neat and simple. Refrain from
cluttering your website with huge and chunky images that takes a long time to load. We highly suggest
to use table instead to be able to design enticing and eye-catching icons that will draw your visitors
attention. Remember that majority of web browsers are more interested in your web content than in
your complex designs.
Make sure that all your links are working
- tAlways test all your links before uploading your website to
ensure that there are no broken links.
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