WEBSITE DESIGN TIPS: HTML, JAVASCRIPT

WEBSITE DESIGN TIPS: HTML, JAVASCRIPT

CODES, TIPS,TRICKS AND TECHNIQUES - 12

Web Source Web Design Tips

by Shelley Lowery

Let Your Visitors Know What You're Offering

The main page of your website should specifically let your

visitors know exactly what you're offering. How many times

have you visited a site and never figured out exactly what

they were selling? If your potential customer can't find

your product or service, they definitely won't waste a lot

of time looking for it. They'll go on to the next site and

probably never return.

They're visiting your site for a specific purpose. They

want something your site offers. Whether it is information,

a product or service.

The easier you make your ordering process, the more sales

you'll make. From the moment your visitor enters your

website to completing an order, all play an important role.

Tip provided by: Web Source: Your Guide to Professional

Web Design and Development. http://www.web-source.net

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Web Source Web Design Tips

by Shelley Lowery

Have You Told Your Visitors About Their Privacy?

More and more, privacy is becoming an important issue

with your visitors. They want to know exactly what you're

planning to do with their personal information you collect.

Create a page on your website called, "Privacy Statement,"

and let your visitors know your intentions.

- How do you plan on using their information

- Is their information sold or shared with a third party

- Why do you collect their email address and how will it be used

- Why do you track their IP address

- Let your visitors know that you're not responsible for the privacy

issues of any outside websites you may be linking to

- Why do you use order forms and what do you do with the

information acquired

- Do you run contests and what do you do with the information

- Do you have a discussion forum or message board? Let your

visitors know that any information that is disclosed in these

areas becomes public information and they should exercise caution

- Do you have security measures in place to protect the loss,

misuse and alteration of the information under your control? If so, let

your visitors know

- Let your visitors know how they can opt out of your mailing lists

- Provide your visitors with your contact information, should they have

any questions in regard to your privacy statement.

Visit Web Source to view our "Privacy Statement."

http://www.web-source.net/privacy.htm

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Web Design and Development. http://www.web-source.net

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Web Source Web Design Tips

by Shelley Lowery

Check Your Website for Errors

ALWAYS check and double-check your website for spelling

errors and make sure your images and links are all working

properly.

If you have several errors, this will make your site appear

to be unprofessional. If you are designing your site using

an HTML editor, use spell check. Proper grammar is also

very important.

If you've been out of school for a while, it's probably a good

idea to refresh your memory. Visit any of the following sites

for a crash course in writing and grammar.

- Guide to Grammar and Writing -

http://webster.commnet.edu/HP/pages/darling/original.htm

- A Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation -

http://www.grammarbook.com/

- Exploring English -

http://www.shared-visions.com/explore/english/

- Simpler Words And Phrases -

http://www.smartbiz.com/sbs/arts/tpl5.htm

Take some time to really look at your website. Read your

copy many times over, as some mistakes your spell check won't

catch.

A well designed, professionally presented website will make

the sales.

Tip provided by: Web Source: Your Guide to Professional

Web Design and Development. http://www.web-source.net

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Web Source Web Design Tips

by Shelley Lowery

Provide Easy Website Navigation

When designing a website, easy navigation is a necessity.

Every page you create should contain good navigational links

to enable your visitors to easily find what they're looking

for.

Place your navigation links together at the top, bottom, left

or right side of the page. Try to keep the number of clicks

required to get from your main page to any other page on your

site, down to four. Use tables to neatly align your links.

If you are planning on using graphic buttons to navigate

your site, keep in mind that with each graphic you add to

your page, it will take that much longer for your page to

load. If you only have a handful of navigational links,

using graphic buttons will be fine, but if you have over six

links, it would be wise to simply use text links to keep your

load time down.

There are many JavaScripts available online to assist you

in setting up a good navigational system. Visit any of the

following websites to pick up some free scripts:

ScriptSearch - http://www.scriptsearch.com/

JavaScript Source - http://javascript.internet.com/

Website Abstraction - http://www.wsabstract.com/

Javascripts.com - http://javascripts.earthweb.com/toc.cfm

Tip provided by: Web Source: Your Guide to Professional

Web Design and Development. http://www.web-source.net

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Web Source Web Design Tips

by Shelley Lowery

To Frame or not To Frame

Frames can either compliment a website or make it look

unprofessional.

If you must use frames, use them sparingly. If not used

properly, frames can make your content very difficult to

view. Avoid making your visitors have to scroll from side

to side to view your content. This can be very irritating

and cause your visitors to leave and they'll probably

never return.

Consider using small borderless frames at the top or bottom

of your page that blends in with the rest of your website.

In addition, try to only use a couple of framesets. A

website divided up into several frames not only looks bad,

but is a nightmare to view and navigate.

If you must use frames, offer your visitors a choice.

Frames verses No Frames.

Tip provided by: Web Source: Your Guide to Professional

Web Design and Development. http://www.web-source.net

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