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Essential Web Design Advice For Your Website
See it as an exciting new venture, although you will likely feel intimidated by starting a brand new website. You are probably wondering how much designing your website will cost and where to find a designer. Read on to learn some principles of basic web design planning so that you can do things the right way from the beginning.

HTML5 video is set to become the next standard for displaying videos on the web and naturally, you should offer both a way in which users can stream your content through an HTML5 format as well as another format such as flash for those who have an older browser version.

Make sure your site passes the NoScript test. You can add this extension to Firefox, and then use it against your website. Certain content cannot be read unless scripts are present. A blank site without scripts can create big problems.

Design your site to include a feedback form rather than a guestbook if you desire feedback from your visitors. A feedback form lets your site visitors contact you without having anything negative be shown to everyone else who sees your site. Something you really do not want people to see, especially when the comments are negative, if you have a guestbook then everyone can read both good and bad comments.

Always mark files that must be opened in an external program with an icon. Many sites host PDF files, and less commonly, DOC files, that must be opened in Foxit Reader and Microsoft Word/OpenOffice, respectively. If the user does not have it, these files should be marked with an icon representing the file type, and a link to download the appropriate viewer.

For the best layout, make sure that the colors you choose for the background and font are restful to the eyes. Choosing moving backgrounds or neon colors can make it hard for people to read, and they may navigate to another web site. However, include pictures to break up your content and make the site complete.

You will want to keep your designs simple if you believe your site may be accessed via mobile devices. The use of flash, excessive images, and complicated menus will not translate well to a mobile platform. Keep your page simple and clean, or create a specific mobile site for your users.

To help you design a more professional looking site, do not include an image in the page background. A background image screams low quality site, plus these site usually take forever to load. When you are going for a more professional look, the last thing you want is your visitors waiting forever because images are still loading on your pages.

Be certain you have a method for visitors to leave comments or questions. That will allow you to fix any problems that you may not otherwise notice. Letting your visitors get involved helps to ensure they will come to your site again.

Every page of your website should have a way to return to the main page, or "home." If they lose place of what got them to the page they are on currently, this ensures that when users navigate deeper into your site, they always have a way to start over.

Include a links page for your use and site it to provide a variety of resources related to the site's purpose. You should also include a variety of links, including links to sites that are offering backlinks to your site. Your site ranking will move up in the rankings on search results pages if related sites link back to your site.

When using links on a page be sure the link uses text content. When a link uses text content, it is easy for the visitor to see and understand where they are going. If you have links that have no text content, it may be possible to click them by accident and result in a key board shortcut.

Subscribe to a newsletter with information on web design to keep you up to date on the latest trends. There are many newsletters that will provide good tips and information for both beginners and seasoned web designers!

Controls for the user's interface are important, but don't design them so that they are visually appealing, yet misleading towards their actual function. Make certain that each clickable option is clearly understandable from the text or image it presents. If the option is not yet implemented properly, don't allow it to be seen by average viewers.

You might want to look up videos online if you become lost at all during your web design process. You can find a lot of videos on places like youtube which give you step by step tutorials on what you should be doing during your web designing processes.

You will design better websites if you keep learning about web design. When you are confident in your abilities to use one technique, you should then move on to mastering the next skill. While this will take time, it will be worth it in the end when you know enough to create site after site.

It might be best to look at alternatives to Flash. Flash can slow down visitors' computers, and make them unlikely to want to stay on your site. Also, you should keep in mind that a lot of mobile Internet tools, such as smartphones and tablets, will not display Flash. By using Flash, you could be cutting yourself off from a pretty large pool of potential visitors.

Don't overuse graphics. Keep in mind that those things take a long time to load on a site visitor's computer, although pictures and other interesting graphics can be fun and visually pleasing. Opinions are also different, so what you think is a great visual touch might be unattractive to someone else. Keep graphics simple and site visitors will better concentrate on yourservices and products, and content.

You've read the advice here and are ready to put it into action, so get ready to design your site! Start by sketching out a design and making lists of the content you'll need and you'll have your website online in no time.

In conclusion, one of the most important things to consider when creating a web site for your company is to use the best web design methods available. It would prove foolish to try to just get by. Ideally, you are much more comfortable with web design methods after reading the previous tips.





 
 
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