How To Design Your Web Site

Starting to design a website that is going to be a success, can feel intimidating at first.

Regardless of how much experience you have, the task can be daunting. There is a lot of

thing you are going to debate about, such as your layout, and color scheme. Additionally, you

always have to be abreast of the current trends. The advice in this article will help you to

create an attractive, interesting, and successful website.

When you design a website, get artistic with it. This means that you should feel inspired by

the everyday things in life, and put that inspiration to work. If an idea for your website strikes

you while you are out eating dinner, make a note on a napkin. If you come up with a design

idea while you are at work, call your home phone and leave a quick message describing the

idea on your answering machine, so that you can refer to it later.

For those just starting out in web design, save money by using either grid or shared hosting.

VPS or dedicated hosting is not necessary for the small websites newbies make. This is

because you cannot see how much traffic you get, and you don't need to pay more than you

must.

Begin your attempts at web design with simple sites that can be evaluated for potential

problems. Create pages that encompass plain text to begin, and build from there as you gain

confidence.

A business website should always be one that is easy to navigate. Display links prominently

so that they can be easily found. Having a menu bar on your site can also make navigation

easier. Visitors will also be able to get around better if every sub-page has links back to your

site's primary pages.

When designing a large site, always incorporate a search feature. At the top right of every

page in your site, incorporate a search box which will let visitors search for a term that

appears on your site. You can get a search bar from Google or FreeFind.

If you want to host any type of video on your website, make sure to first check with the web

host to be positive that this is something that is allowed. Many hosts do not permit video

hosting to be used on their servers. FLV files usually take up more than their fair share of

space, so check before adding videos to avoid wasting your time.

Don't overdo it with JavaScript. For some people visiting your site, Java will cause problems

instead of providing improved functionality. The web browsing softwares out there differ

greatly, and they all release new versions with frequency. It is often the case that people

don't rush to get the latest version. Also, everyone doesn't enable JavaScript on their

browsers. Both of these elements can prevent users from fully experiencing your website.

Prompt bill payment is essential if you rely on outside consultants or companies to meet your

web design needs. Hopefully this article has provided you with some good pointers about

web design, and you are more confident than ever about diving into it.