Ten Commandments For Effective Web Design
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Ten Commandments for Effective Web Design
When creating a super shiny new website, there are a few points that you will need to bear in mind. Not everyone gets it right, and some sites are downright ghastly, so in order to show your business the absolute best way that you can on the magical World Wide Web, be sure to adhere to these Ten Commandments for effective web design; you’ll be praying that you’d heard them sooner.
1. Thou shall have a respectable load time Make sure your web site loads! You may laugh, but making sure that your site actually loads quickly is a big deal. If it doesn’t load within an average of two seconds, you may be loosing potentially clients. Thou shall not use Flash It’s ok, just don’t use Flash! Flash has essentially be vetoed by Apple, so anyone with an iPhone or iPad won’t be able to view it, which would mean that your funky new rotating unicorn won’t be seen by a large chunk of people. And who doesn’t want to see a rotating unicorn? 8. 3. Thou shall make it easy to mingle Make it easy for people to interact and share your website through various social media platforms. You may have heard, but it’s kind of a big deal these days. 9. 4. Thou shall place call to actions appropriately You may have heard the expression, “keep it above the fold.” This may not hold true as much these days due to mobile technology, but keeping your latest deal or call to action above all other content is a great way of generating traffic to a specific section of your website. Thou shall use inoffensive imagery Great photography does wonders for your website! We don’t mean whipping your brand new HTC one out and snapping a few shots of your office. Get a professional in to take some really nice visuals. Everyone loves great snaps! 6. Thou shall produce holy wording Read and re-read your websites copy for typo’s, grammatical errors and unimaginative wording, there is nothing worse than a poorly written website and it doesn’t look very professional. Thou shall let the awesome design follow through There is no point in having a really great home page which draws people into your website, if your footer, pop-ups and interior pages lack the polish that your home page has as people will loose interest. Make sure you dedicate as much or even more time to considering the design of the other aspects of your site. Thou shall embrace technology\ It may seem daunting, as a lot of people struggle to understand the new web technologies out there, but getting your websites toes wet in CSS3 and HTML5 will pay dividends later. Thou shall eat fresh It can be a lot of work running a website, so you may start muttering curses when I say this, but try to create fresh new content for your website every month. This lets people know that your business is still active, and Google casts favourably leers upon new content being added to a website regularly.
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10. Thou shall not live in the past Rather like a house, a website needs constant up-keep and you may even have to move. So every year to 2 years, it’s recommended that you update/re-develop your website to keep ahead of the competition. 23
When creating a super shiny new website, there are a few points that you will need to bear in mind. Not everyone gets it right, and some sites are downright ghastly, so in order to show your business the absolute best way that you can on the magical World Wide Web, be sure to adhere to these Ten Commandments for effective web design; you’ll be praying that you’d heard them sooner.
1. Thou shall have a respectable load time Make sure your web site loads! You may laugh, but making sure that your site actually loads quickly is a big deal. If it doesn’t load within an average of two seconds, you may be loosing potentially clients. Thou shall not use Flash It’s ok, just don’t use Flash! Flash has essentially be vetoed by Apple, so anyone with an iPhone or iPad won’t be able to view it, which would mean that your funky new rotating unicorn won’t be seen by a large chunk of people. And who doesn’t want to see a rotating unicorn? 8. 3. Thou shall make it easy to mingle Make it easy for people to interact and share your website through various social media platforms. You may have heard, but it’s kind of a big deal these days. 9. 4. Thou shall place call to actions appropriately You may have heard the expression, “keep it above the fold.” This may not hold true as much these days due to mobile technology, but keeping your latest deal or call to action above all other content is a great way of generating traffic to a specific section of your website. Thou shall use inoffensive imagery Great photography does wonders for your website! We don’t mean whipping your brand new HTC one out and snapping a few shots of your office. Get a professional in to take some really nice visuals. Everyone loves great snaps! 6. Thou shall produce holy wording Read and re-read your websites copy for typo’s, grammatical errors and unimaginative wording, there is nothing worse than a poorly written website and it doesn’t look very professional. Thou shall let the awesome design follow through There is no point in having a really great home page which draws people into your website, if your footer, pop-ups and interior pages lack the polish that your home page has as people will loose interest. Make sure you dedicate as much or even more time to considering the design of the other aspects of your site. Thou shall embrace technology\ It may seem daunting, as a lot of people struggle to understand the new web technologies out there, but getting your websites toes wet in CSS3 and HTML5 will pay dividends later. Thou shall eat fresh It can be a lot of work running a website, so you may start muttering curses when I say this, but try to create fresh new content for your website every month. This lets people know that your business is still active, and Google casts favourably leers upon new content being added to a website regularly.
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10. Thou shall not live in the past Rather like a house, a website needs constant up-keep and you may even have to move. So every year to 2 years, it’s recommended that you update/re-develop your website to keep ahead of the competition. 23
