Web Design Articles

Internet » Web Design | By Sameep Shah @ Tuesday, 1st April 2008 @ 5:33 PM

Who doesn't want a website. But before you get started on your website make sure you ask these question to help you decide whether a website design firm is right for you. Here a few questions that you can ask to ensure they're right for you. Is the website design quote guaranteed? Most web design include an option that allows you to request a free quote. If you do request a free quote from a firm then make sure to ask them whether this quote is guaranteed or if the final ... more...

Internet » Web Design | By Jo Han Mok @ Tuesday, 1st April 2008 @ 1:08 AM

The Internet is what it is because of connections, bridging one computer to a host of others. Because of this we are able to access information at a click of a button. The things we click are called links, and they can be likened to the synapses of a brain - connecting the user from one document to another. One of the main tenets of website design is that a page must be able to link to another page. Failure to do so renders the page dead - and is a lot like crashing into a brick w... more...

Internet » Web Design | By Tony Colon @ Monday, 31st March 2008 @ 1:59 PM

A usable site will: Help users achieve a goal, usually to find something, such as information, or obtain something, such as an article; Make it easy for them to achieve that goal; Make it possible to achieve the goal quickly; Make achieving that goal a pleasant experience. Good Content is Critical - A site with good content, regardless of its subject, is one that provides products or information that is useful or beneficial to users. A good usable site will make it clear what information ... more...

Internet » Web Design | By Jo Han Mok @ Friday, 28th March 2008 @ 1:24 AM

The Internet is home to various artists, web artists, and designers both professional and amateur. It can afford to provide individuals with opportunities to freely explore their artistic capabilities and publish content to a borderless audience. However, unluckily, alongside this freedom of expression afforded to everyone is the capacity to offend sensibilities. Some website provide great utility and aesthetic pleasure others are bound to get annoying. There are ways and means in... more...

Internet » Web Design | By Kristine Wirth @ Thursday, 27th March 2008 @ 10:02 PM

As a website owner, you know that getting people to your website is an absolute must. Once they are there however, it is your job as a website owner to keep them there. Too often website owners fail in this regard, so focused on getting the traffic that they need, they fail to take into account the importance of keeping these highly sought after visitors on their website. In order to sell customers on the benefits of your product or service, you need a website that offers up a lot of go... more...

Internet » Web Design | By Craig Summer @ Thursday, 27th March 2008 @ 10:23 AM

This article explains why building your own websites s far easier than you think, in fact anyone who can use a simple word processor and the Internet can do it, and why you don't need to pay for expensive software. Most people think that building multiple page websites requires professional training and expertise. May would not know where to start and expect to be able to produce only very amateur looking pages. Not only that, but the software required costs hundreds of dollars. Far... more...

Internet » Web Design | By Greg Shuey @ Thursday, 27th March 2008 @ 9:27 AM

If you are a new or small business, establishing a company website is a necessary key to increasing your company's overall revenue. Without one, you will be losing thousands of dollars in sales to your competitors who are smart enough to have a presence on the web. However, just having a website is not good enough, it has to have certain elements to ensure you hook your customers and complete the sale. A lot of companies think that they must have the most elaborate and flashy websi... more...

Internet » Web Design | By Juan Martinez @ Tuesday, 25th March 2008 @ 4:10 PM

Although designing a website -- due to myriad web design tools available these days -- is not as difficult as it used to be in the past, when it comes to creating professional web designs you need to hire people who design and develop websites for a living. The tiniest of things can make a big difference when it comes to portraying the right corporate image to your target market. Since most of the web design companies, ForeScene Creative Solutions, a New York based web design company, for instan... more...

Internet » Web Design | By Craig Summer @ Tuesday, 25th March 2008 @ 12:04 PM

There are only three things you need to know about Website Building And Hosting 1. It's far easier than you think 2. The software is free 3. You already have the technical expertise required The first statement will be a surprise to many. The reason for this is because when we have seen what the background code is like, it is obvious that html is a complex programming language. You can view the source code of this web page now, just select "View" then "Sourc... more...

Internet » Web Design | By Carael Knight @ Sunday, 23rd March 2008 @ 4:26 AM

There are a lot of options available to you if you choose to develop an online retail business. Whether you are seeking supplemental income or looking to create a full income-generating business, you can make money online. Online retail businesses have become quite popular for entrepreneurs who do not have much capital to invest. It is a growing attraction for people who want to run a home-based business. It also works well if you are seeking a part-time solution to earning income while s... more...

Internet » Web Design | By Sandra Lightowler @ Friday, 21st March 2008 @ 7:52 AM

Creating keyword rich website pages is the key to optimizing your site for search engines and getting higher search engine ranking. Keyword rich pages are pages that fulfil two criteria: 1. They offer the reader valuable content 2. They contain specific keywords that are interspersed throughout the pages several number of times to ensure that the pages get top ranking for those particular keywords. If your company deals with marketing packaged tours to Singapore, ideally you wo... more...

Internet » Web Design | By Steve Hanson @ Thursday, 20th March 2008 @ 4:53 AM

Web standards are standardized specifications for internet markup languages such as HTML, CSS, and XML. "What the heck does that mean," you ask? Every web site must be coded with some form of internet markup language to make it readable by an internet browser, such as Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox. These standards were formulated by the W3 Organization so web designers all over the world can create web sites with one goal in mind: make the internet a better place. Why shoul... more...

Internet » Web Design | By Obinna Heche @ Thursday, 20th March 2008 @ 1:22 AM

You might not know it, but whether your business is online or offline, your website is one of the most important things that you have in order to be a success. You want to be sure that you have the best website that you can possibly have, and that you are able to maintain it correctly. This is going to be what might get your business going, so be sure that you are working hard on it. The first thing that you need to do is to have a good design for your website. Remember that this does no... more...

Internet » Web Design | By Michaela Cernescu @ Sunday, 16th March 2008 @ 1:13 PM

Good web design is easy to reach just sticking to a small set of rules, principals and avoiding some common mistakes. Excellent web design skills are born out of years of experience, but for the beginning avoiding classical mistakes will give you a very good start.You also must keep abreast to the changes in mentality, skills and sophistication of today web visitors. Fifteen years ago if you had a website with excellent graphics, flashy banners, and some animation elements you had a... more...

Internet » Web Design | By Moe Tamani @ Saturday, 15th March 2008 @ 7:54 PM

There are several web designers around that make the colored backgrounds of the pages for the web pages they produce. It is very common if the people that were once background makers prior to joining the internet place they are currently participating in, or some just were at one time in charge of this became obtainable by print medium. Don't forget it is for sure that print makes safety and durability, which are a couple of things that aren't currently in the Net. To be frank, ... more...

Internet » Web Design | By Moe Tamani @ Thursday, 13th March 2008 @ 12:16 PM

SEO web design is a concept which emphasizes great architectural design principles based on how the search engines determine relevance and site information. The design should be able to give out the information that the user is seeking and at the same time be easily navigable. This is part of search engine optimization because the web design should also be able to satisfy robotic crawlers and spiders in their quest for information regarding the website and other data. SEO We... more...

Internet » Web Design | By Moe Tamani @ Thursday, 13th March 2008 @ 12:00 PM

Needless to say, links are one of the most vital parts of a web page. Your web design company will definitely require you to come up with links in the sites you make to please your clients better. When people think of site contents, what generally comes to mind is the text that is written on a page. However, know that the page content also includes images and everything else relevant that is included in the page's web design. In Web Design Links Reinforce Scannability It is... more...

Internet » Web Design | By Moe Tamani @ Tuesday, 11th March 2008 @ 3:31 AM

Any experienced web designer should know without having to be told that the Back Button is an extremely part of any web page. Your web design company certainly expects you to understand this fundamental concept of web design. You should realize the truth of this claim after having surfed the internet and visited various web sites for some time. All too often, however, web designers take this important button for granted. "Back" or "Back to Home/Start" links that are... more...

Internet » Web Design | By Moe Tamani @ Tuesday, 11th March 2008 @ 3:26 AM

The importance of links in a web page should be obvious to any designer, whether experienced or not. Your clients will undoubtedly request that links be placed in the sites you create for them and your web design company will ensure that you do so. Designers must not forget that the overall content of a site is not limited to the text, but includes images, links and all the other relevant components of a properly designed web page. In Web Design Links Reinforce Scannability<... more...

Internet » Web Design | By Moe Tamani @ Tuesday, 11th March 2008 @ 3:19 AM

Upgrade to Dreamweaver CS3? Or stick with Dreamweaver 8? This is a question that many web designers who own Dreamweaver 8 are asking themselves. As they consider whether it would be worth their money or their web design company's money to upgrade their design software. Since it is your job as a web designer to work with the software in question, the onus of deciding whether the new version will improve service and overall work quality or not. Many web designers are also... more...