Have you seen the website with the black background and navy blue text? Oh, yeahIm sure weve ALL seen that website, and I hope the last time we saw it was 10 years ago when web design was in its infancy. By now, we all know that visual appeal is a must when it comes [...]
The Purpose of your Website A website should serve as a means to an end rather than an end in itself. Lack of clarity, poor grammar, or lack of organization will mar its effectiveness. A website should serve the useful purpose of communicating ideas and emotions which in turn should evoke a positive and specific [...]
Have you ever visited a website where you keep clicking on links, hoping you are going to find that information you’re looking for, only to be led to more pages of links. It gets frustrating and visitors often leave without finding what they were looking for. That is not good for you our your visitor. [...]
Not all links are created equal. While all of your links may be important, you must sort and prioritize to come up with an effective navigation scheme. Here’s what you should keep in mind: 1. Sort your links Your links should be organized according to their relationship to each other. Any time you can find [...]
Have you ever been lost on a highway late at night? It’s not a fun feeling. In the same way that it’s not fun to be lost on a highway, it’s not fun to be lost when visiting a web site. When you create a web site, make sure that it is easy for your [...]
Website outline A website outline is just what the name implies…a written outline of the content of your website. Even though you feel as if know every title and sentence on the website you are creating, once a site is online it is very difficult to remember the actual order of things. Having a website [...]
Do you know if your website is working as hard as it could be? Do you know where to look to find out? You could check your web traffic logs but that just gives you raw numbers, it doesn’t tell you how to fix the problems. This tutorial will show you how to troubleshoot your [...]
Developing the website outline The development of a website should be a complete and deliberate process. You will have many files and graphics that support your site and they need to be kept organized as you develop your website. This way whenever a change or update is necessary you can control the process much better. [...]
Supporting a web site is hard work. I should know, I support sixteen of them, plus two intranets at my day job. If you do everything properly, you (or your staff) have to design the site, prototype it, code it, maintain it, promote it and do any of a hundred other things. There are a [...]
The importance of a sitemap You wouldn’t think of going on a vacation trip without a map or guide to refer to but many websites present a rich source of information without a sitemap. Your visitor needs a roadmap of your website if they are going to find what they are looking for and that [...]
