Basic Web Design Standards

The appearance of a web site is one of the most essential elements of your online success. Your

product or service will be analyzed by the appearance of your web site. Poor web design is one

of the greatest causes of a business failure. There are thousands of Internet businesses struggling

to make online success. With improper web design most make very little or no money and end

up closing their site in failure.

Take a look at how to design a professional looking web site specifically designed to sell

products and services.

Creating a Template

when you begin website design, your goal should be to create a template that you can use to

create each page of your web site. This will give your entire site the same look

and feel.

A template is simply a web page pattern that contains your entire page design, logo, images,

navigational links and a specific area for your content. However, your template won't contain any

content, as each time you create a page with your template; you'll save it with a different page

name.

Formatting Your Pages

It is recommend placing your entire page content within HTML tables. Tables will enable you to

have complete control over your content and the way it is displayed.

Placing your entire page content within a single table will significantly increase your site's load

time. Stacking your tables will enable you to benefit from the powerful formatting capabilities of

tables, while keeping your site's load time down.

Creating Attracting Home Page

Your main page is important for your business and should specifically let your visitors know

exactly what you are offering. If your potential customer can't find your product or service, they

definitely won't waste a lot of time looking for it. They will go on to the next site and probably

never return. They are visiting your site for a specific purpose. They want something your site

offers. Provide them with what they are looking for and you wll attain the benefits.

Branding will play a major role in your success. Make sure you place your company Logo

Design and slogan in the top left corner of each page. This will not only assist your visitors in

remembering your site, but it will also give your pages the same look and feel. Keep your main

page as small as possible and include your most important elements.

Navigation

when you begin designing your pages, keep in mind, your visitors may enter your site from

pages other than your main. Make sure you include good navigational links on every page. Place

your navigational links together at the top, bottom, left or right side of the page. Use tables to

neatly align your links and maintain an organized and uniform appearance throughout.

Try to keep the number of clicks required to get from your main page to any other page on your

site down to three or four.

Fonts

One of the most important parts of a web page is text. The way in which you display the text on

your web page will have a great impact on your success. It can either make your page look very

professional or very unprofessional.

When placing text within your web page, always be consistent with your fonts. Don't use

different fonts throughout your pages. The standard fonts used on the Internet are Arial and

Verdana. Arial and Verdana are the standard as they are the easiest to read on a computer screen.

Background and Text Colors

Be alert when selecting your background and text colors. Bulky backgrounds make text difficult

to read and draw the attention away from the text. In addition, always be consistent with your

background theme on each page of your site. Select your colors very carefully, as colors affect

visitor’s mood. Try to use the colors based on the type of effect you are trying to achieve.

However, it's always best for your text areas to have a white background with black text.

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you business proposals including the timeframe, features, terms and conditions of a project.

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