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CREATING EFFECTIVE WEBSITES
PRESENTER
DIANA SILVEIRA
NOVARE LIBRARY SERVICES
AGENDA
• ANATOMY OF A WEBSITE
• BEST PRACTICES FOR WEB DESIGN
• TRENDS TO CONSIDER
• OPEN SOURCE & FREE SOFTWARE
• QUESTIONS
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BEST PRACTICES
INFORMATION TO INCLUDE
BASICS
• WHO
• WHAT
• WHY
CONTACT
WHERE
• FOOTER/HEADER
• ABOUT US
HOW
• CONTACT FORM
• PHONE
• SOCIAL MEDIA
MENU• WHAT SERVICE DO YOU
PROVIDE?
• HOW MANY MENUS?
• HOW DEEP SHOULD YOUR MENU BE?
SHOULD YOU HAVE A BLOG?
YES!
NO!
- Increase your SEO- Establish Your Expertise
- You can not dedicate time
TRENDS TO CONSIDER
COLOR
COLOR CHART FROMHTTP://JASONATHEN.COM/COLOR-MEANINGS-IN-BUSINESS/
Great color tool: http://colorschemedesigner.com/
FONTS• NON TRADITIONAL FONTS
• GREAT SOURCE: GOOGLE FONTS
Images from http://goo.gl/xtUAo9 and http://goo.gl/3tfU21
CALL TO ACTIONAKA HERO SECTIONS ARE ACTION BLOCKS ON YOUR FRONT PAGE –WITH A CALL TO ACTION
http://goo.gl/za1ITl
LONG SCROLLING SITESINFINITE SCROLL PAGES CREATE THE EXPERIENCE OF MANY SOCIAL MEDIA SITES
FOCUS ON MOBILE• RESPONSIVE DESIGN • APPS
RESPONSIVE WEBSITE BENEFITS
• SITE WILL REFORMAT FOR PHONES AND TABLETS
• IS NOT DEVICE DRIVEN, WORKS IN A BROWSER
• LOWER COST
APP BENEFIT
Click icon to add picture
• UTILIZES NATIVE POWER OF PHONE
• EASY TO DOWNLOAD AND SAVE
• CAN GENERATE REVENUE
MORE – VIDEO & PHOTOS
DROPPING THE SIDEBAR
FULL IMAGE LANDING PAGES
SOFTWARE OPTIONS
WORDPRESS
WORDPRESS• .ORG V .COM
• OPEN SOURCE
• BASED ON THEMES & PLUGINS
• EASY TO IMPLEMENT AND MANAGE
Sample Site: http://playground.novarelibrary.com/
EXTENSIONS
ADDITIONAL TIPS
GOOGLE ANALYTICS
TEST IN ALL MODERN BROWSERS• INTERNET EXPLORER
• GOOGLE CHROME
• MOZILLA'S FIREFOX
• APPLE’S SAFARI
• AND MOBILE DEVICES
QUESTIONS
CONTACT DIANA [email protected]
877-816-9638SLIDESHARE.NET/DEE987
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