Website Design

Create for Visitors, Optimize it for Search Engines

Website Design to get the most out of a web site. Simple is better. It must load fast. Lay out is divided into both page layout and site lay out.

It is a two step process. Create for visitors, optimize it for search engines

If you have done your research, you will have a truck load of keywords that people are searching on the web. Even if you are not in the construction trades, what would you think of a builder who took a truck load of lumber and started building a structure with out a blue print. What if he said that it was all in his head? Would you hire him to build for you?

Before you build a site you need a blue print. This is something you can do yourself. To design the layout you need to understand the principles of web site lay out.

There are two aspects of layout we will start with. Web site lay out and Page layout.The web site layout is the look and feel of the entire site. The page layout is part of the web site content that gets your visitors. This is where your writing for the web will get the click.

First the layout...

Rather than mastering the many problems associated with the various templates, consider a simple one column layout for your first DIY site.

Website-layout is an important aspect of the design is the layout.

Design considerations include

Look and Feel

Type Style Use Ariel or Tacoma, these are web friendly. All type should be the same throughout the web site. Limit any differences to three.

Colors Use colors that will best appeal to the potential audience. If you pick a color because you like it, it could be wrong. Pick based on what attracts the audience, based on your content, and what would be easiest to read.

Graphics will help make pages sticky. This will require more information. Do you know the difference between gif, tif, bit map, and other types of graphic files?

Photographs are also an important aspect of website creation. One in particular is essential. That would be a picture of you. If people can see you, it will build trust and make you a real person.

Audio is the new kid on the block. It is a great way to attract an audience.

Video is easy to add to your site.

Other Website Design Things

Mini Blogs
RSS Feeds
Social Bookmarking Widgets
Form Submission Boxes
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