Website Design Tips - for Making Websites that Work
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Keeping your navigation and page styles through-out your site consistent is one of the most important design tips you need to follow.
Making sure that your text is legible and that you keep your pages free from too many interruptions will help visitors focus on your site.
There are a few simple guidelines that will give you a big head-start on increasing the effectiveness of your site. Find out more
Need a little help getting started? Here's a handy printable worksheet that I am sure you will find very helpful. View Site Design Worksheet
Using too many different fonts, long blocks of text, long sentences and unnecessary content can turn your visitors away faster that you can say boo.
Try not to scare your audience away by using amateurish features and annoying pop-ups. Be professional and make your content count. Find out more
NEW - Websafe Fonts
Using websafe fonts is a must when designing your page content, but it can be trickly to know what you can and can not do. So here's a list with a standard set of fonts common to Windows and Macs, plus it shows how they display on each. View Browser-Safe Fonts
Keeping your page layout consistent and avoid making your pages too long will raise the professional level of your site. Also remember to save the top of your page for your most important content.
Don't forget to optimize your pages to be viewed best at 800x600 and test your site so that it looks good in different browsers and resolutions. Find out more
Grouping your navigation options in relevant categories helps people to find what they are looking for. Relevant groups help focus attention on specific areas of your site too.
Good navigation is extremely important, so make sure you spend plenty of time developing one that works. Find out more
Discover more tips on how to improve the usability of your site by improving its design. More Tips on Design and Usability
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