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Website Tips

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This website is designed to help beginning web designers design their pages using helpful hints.By using these hints you should have a professional-looking webpage.

Do’s Tips

 

  1. Design for easy reading

  2. Choose background colors carefully

  3. Have your page download fast

  4. Be direct

  5. Include contact information on every page

  6. Keep it simple

  7. Focus on content

  8. Keep your site fresh

  9. Make your visitors welcome

  10. Use common fonts

  11. Be able to look at your web pages in different browsers

  12. Keep your web pages bite sized

  13. Check your copy

  14. Make it easy to navigate

  15. Use graphics

  16. Be Generous

  17. Test your site

  18. Use GIF's and JPEG's appropriately

  19. Create a “Page not found page

  20. Don’t use blinking and flashing text


 

Don't use Tips

 

  1. Don't over use frames

  2. Don't use images to create menues

  3. Don't use pull down menus

  4. Don't use pop-out menues

  5. Don't rely on the logo as the homepage link

  6. Don't use blinking or flashing text

  7. Don't try any stupid cheat tricks in attempt to fool the search engines

  8. Don't use music

  9. Don't let me feel stupid

  10. Don't let me get lost

  11. Don't let your web page take too long to load

  12. Don't use excessive colors

  13. Don't use links without regular checks

  14. Don't copy and paste

  15. Don't show your website under construction

  16. Don't make me think

  17. Don't use chat rooms

  18. Don't look at bad web design, learn from it

  19. Don't center everything on your pages

  20. Don't rely on javascript to work on your pages

 

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