Web_Design_Do's_and_Don'ts

Do’s

>   Planning is essential – Make sure you determine the critical
     goals and outcomes that you expect from your site. Ensure
     it is flexible enough to allow for growth.

>   Maintain a constant overall style for your site, such as,
     do not have designs scrolling horizontally. Make sure
     navigational tools are in a constant location on all the pages of
     your website. Make sure that your logo is on all pages of your
     header and it links back to your home page.

>   Optimise your sites potential by using distinctive page
     titles for all web pages. Make it a rule to update your
     website regularly.

>   Provide worthwhile content – Visitors will appreciate this and
     keep them coming back to your website; a good way of
     achieving this is by keeping a blog within your website.

>   Be sure to Test your site with different web browsers for design
      and loading speed i.e. Internet explorer V6 and V7,
      Firefox and Safari


Don’ts

>     Overuse large graphics or images from your camera at 300dpi

>     Convert printed material into Web Content; your visitors
       do not read websites like they read brochures or magazines.

>      Use all CAPITAL LETTERS to stress the importance of
        certain areas of the website.

>      Put important information, and critical instructions at the
        bottom of the page

>      Use an announcement that says, “Under Construction”,
        it would be better to say this page will be available on what
        ever date you choose, or better still to not make the page
        visible until it is completed.

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