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What Does your website layout like?
Your website layout can break or make you in the online world. Your layout must be easy to navigate and look clean without a bunch of flashy things and animation.
These things probably are cool and all, but in reality with an online business, these things make your website look flashy and not professional. Most people today do not like this stuff and click away immediately when they see this.
Keeping your website layout easy to understand and follow links, is the best policy here. Remember there is a reason why so many websites today have their navigation links either across the top or on the left hand side. This is what people have accustom to, why re event the wheel, this things are there becasue that is what people expect and if your navigation is all over the place and confusing most people will leave your website and go to the next one which just might be easier for them to get around on.
Keep your links the standard blue color, and don’t make text on your site blue if it is not a link. People are use to this as well. Blue colored text and underlined means a clickable link.
Another thing I have seen which is just not good website layout, is having your background color a dark color and keeping your text a grey color or dark like this. It is very very difficult to read this kind of colors together. It is standard and expected to have a white background with the black text, it is much easier on your readers eyes and makes your message stand out better.
When it comes to your layout, plan carefully on what your website should do. Make sure if you are only collecting email addresses and names, that there are NO other links on your site, this disctracts your visitors from doing what you want them to do.
If you are selling a product on your site, make sure that is all there is on there, don’t ask them to opt in for a newsletter or something on that sales page, you can ask them for their information on the backend after they’ve made a purchase. Keep things simple and easy for visitors to understand exactly what you want them to do and why.
These are just a few tips you should think through carefully before building your website, it will make things much easier for you in the long run.
Take care,
Laura
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7 Simple steps to Web Site Design
No matter what Niche you are in, there are 7 simple steps to web site designing you should always follow. These 7 powerful yet simple steps will make building your web site better for you and your visitors.
Listed below are the 7 simple steps to follow:
Number One:
Your layout – your layout is very important. One thing to always do is have your main background white with black letter, this makes it easier for your visitors to read your page.
Number Two:
Ease of use – you also need to make sure that your web site is user friendly. Make sure that things are easy to find on your website. Keep things simple and always in the same place on each page.
Number Three:
The one key to making or breaking your website – CONTENT!! This is a must and you must do it properly. Also use original and unique content whenever possible. You can either write it yourself or hire someone to write it, but keep it short and to the point. Put together a newsletter or free report so visitors can opt into your site and learn more.
Number Four:
SEO – Search Engine Optimization – this is a must if you want to get as many targeted visitors as possible to your web site. Remember, thousands of visitors is not as good as a few hundred of targeted visitors. Using SEO with keyword research and implementing them is the appropriate places is a must.
Number Five:
Meta Tags – these are special tags on the source code of your website that tells the browser about your website. It helps you rank with search engines also. The tags are invisible to a normal visitor. It is important you know what your meta tags are and how to use them wisely.
Number Six:
Your Domain Name – Besides just building a website, things such as hosting and domain name play an important role in website creation. Choosing a domain name can mean the different between success or failure. Choosing the wrong domain name can definitely hurt you. For example; If your site was about dogs you would not want a domain name referring to golf.
Number Seven:
A Sitemap – having a sitemap on your website is always a good idea. This will help with search engines. It also makes finding things on your web site easier for your visitors and search engines. There are a few different ways to accomplish this, you can list all your pages on one page and name it sitemap, or you can put some articles relating to your website. Whichever way you choose, always put a sitemap on your web site.
Keeping these 7 steps in mind while designing your website you will be on your way to having a good web site designing technique. One of the things I’ve learned is to keep your web site simple and clean, don’t get carried away with putting a bunch of banners and flashy things up, it only distracts your visitors from doing what they came to your site to do, either buy from you or sign up for your service or product.
So keep it simple and clean!
For more information and detailed step by step tutorial pick up your copy of Introduction to the Basics of Web Design
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