Web Design Articles

Internet » Web Design | By Susan Daffron @ Wednesday, 14th November 2007 @ 1:37 AM

Between 50% and 60% of the people using the Internet today do not have high-speed broadband access. Yet many Web sites cater only to the 40% that do. Then they wonder why their sales figures are so poor. Although it's tempting to add every whiz-bang feature into a Web site, if you do, you are undoubtedly sacrificing profitability for "techno-appeal." As the Internet has become more popular, more and more software applications have moved onto the Web. To give users an experien... more...

Internet » Web Design | By Susan Daffron @ Wednesday, 14th November 2007 @ 1:34 AM

Once you decide your business needs a Web site, you should do a little research to determine your own preferences. Online research is a good idea whether you create a Web site yourself or hire a developer because design is subjective. Realistically, you will probably end up looking at your Web site a lot, so it's best to try and figure out what you like and don't like. Not everyone who has a Web site necessarily spends a lot of time online. After all, many people work in busines... more...

Internet » Web Design | By Moe Tamani @ Wednesday, 14th November 2007 @ 12:11 AM

Believe it or not, there are web designs that actually scare people away from the site and keep them from coming back. Doing this is something your web design company and you will have to avoid practically all the time. If you do not want your web design company and you to become tarnished or labeled as one of the "Worst web Designers of the net," you need to watch out for this. Web Design's Scariest Backgrounds Setting the background on your site is one of the things ... more...

Internet » Web Design | By Moe Tamani @ Tuesday, 13th November 2007 @ 11:31 PM

When web designing a page, it is important for every web design company and for every web designer to attract attention to the most important events, items and contents in the site you are making in behalf of a client. Fortunately, there are various ways by which you can attract the attention of online users. Most web designers will find it effective to simply change the font size of the content headline. Setting the font size reasonably bigger is a sure-fire yet simple way to draw in at... more...

Internet » Web Design | By Moe Tamani @ Tuesday, 13th November 2007 @ 9:44 AM

If you have worked long enough for your web design company, or if you have tried designing a site on your own, you should already know by now that there are two kinds of web page layouts that you can choose from. Fixed width layouts are those wherein the width of the entire web page is set at a specific value, while liquid layouts are those wherein the width is flexible depending on how wide the online visitor's browser is. Choosing between these two layout methods can be a little d... more...

Internet » Web Design | By Kevin Sinclair @ Monday, 12th November 2007 @ 4:17 PM

The amount of easy to target websites is growing at an alarming rate due to the fact that so many people are setting up their own businesses based from home. The blame for this mainly lies within the Internet Marketing population itself. Why is this so? Several of the so-called Internet Marketing Gurus, using the powerful methods of persuasion at their fingertips, entice people into starting their own businesses on line by providing them with ready-made, plug and play websites containing basic ... more...

Internet » Web Design | By Josh Stone @ Friday, 9th November 2007 @ 10:06 PM

This is a question that many people have, and is becomes even more complicated with the reduced need to know anything at all about how to actually create a layout because of the increase in the number of free profile designers available online. However, there are some good reasons to create your own, just as there are some great reasons to use the premade layouts as well. First, you need to decide are you willing to make all of the decisions about your page yourself? If you are not inte... more...

Internet » Web Design | By Moe Tamani @ Friday, 9th November 2007 @ 10:04 PM

As a web designer, you should know that the Back Button is one of the most vital buttons found on any web page. You should not rely on your web design company to inform you about this. If you have been browsing through web design companies and sites for a long time now, you will most likely realize this on your own. Unfortunately, most web designers seem to take the Back Button for granted when they implement their web design. It is not too uncommon to see a "back to home/start" ... more...

Internet » Web Design | By Moe Tamani @ Thursday, 8th November 2007 @ 11:39 PM

Much like those who are in the field of creative arts, web designers can also experience writer's block. No matter how long you have been in this business or the years that you have rendered service to your web design company, there are times when you simply get stuck with no novel ideas to keep you going in your web design/copy write project. However, there are a few ways by which you can deal with these blocks. Here are six tips that I have found to be useful in generating new ideas a... more...

Internet » Web Design | By Moe Tamani @ Thursday, 8th November 2007 @ 11:39 PM

So you now have the Dreamweaver 8 and you are just not quite sure whether your web design company is willing to shell out some more to upgrade to the latest CS3 version. This is actually a challenging decision to make for your web design company. As a web designer, you have to work with the software, so it is both your right and responsibility to decide whether the new version will help you come up with improved web design. This makes you wonder too: Now that Adobe has already bought Mac... more...

Internet » Web Design | By Josh Stone @ Thursday, 8th November 2007 @ 1:12 PM

Most companies that decide to branch out into the internet discover that they need to hire someone as the web designer. This is often a task that can be quite daunting as there is certainly no shortage of web designers online and definitely no shortage or programming languages available on the internet today. Deciding whether to use a professional or an amateur is something that can confuse even the savviest businessperson in a matter of moments. Your business is your biggest dream an... more...

Internet » Web Design | By T. O Donnell @ Tuesday, 6th November 2007 @ 8:26 PM

So you need to get a web site done quickly? Here are a few tips to keep in mind: 1. Define The Job. What do you want the site to do? Successful projects are ones where the intent is well-defined. Avoid going off half-cocked buying software or services you don't need. Changes mid-build can be very expensive; just like building a bricks-and-mortar house! 2. Suit The Design To The Purpose. Do you just want a simple site, like a placeholder? Do you want something ev... more...

Internet » Web Design | By Obinna Heche @ Tuesday, 6th November 2007 @ 11:23 AM

Whether your business is online or has a physical location, you will definitely make more money by having a website. It does not matter if customers can buy your products at your site or if it is there simply to tell potential customers about the business. Having a website for whatever reason certainly will help your business locate new customers and the better your website, the more likely it is to draw customers who will buy the product or service you have to offer. The key to a good w... more...

Internet » Web Design | By Obinna Heche @ Wednesday, 31st October 2007 @ 7:00 AM

Whether your business is online or has a physical location, you will definitely make more money by having a website. It does not matter if customers can buy your products at your site or if it is there simply to tell potential customers about the business. Having a website for whatever reason certainly will help your business locate new customers and the better your website, the more likely it is to draw customers who will buy the product or service you have to offer. The key to a good w... more...

Internet » Web Design | By Sameep Shah @ Tuesday, 30th October 2007 @ 12:32 PM

Nowadays, a large majority of the people have access to Internet. They use it more for obtaining information on varied subjects pertaining to their necessities and interests. So if your business requires you to keep your customers well informed about your products and services, then having a website is a pre-requisite for gaining greater footage in the market. The difference between using a website as medium of advertisement compared to any other methods of publicity is the presence of a... more...

Internet » Web Design | By Karen Scharf @ Tuesday, 30th October 2007 @ 9:37 AM

As the holiday shopping season is drawing near, it's time to get your website ready for what could possibly be your busiest time of the year. Here are 7 quick fixes you can easily implement on your site in one single afternoon: 1. Ask for the sale! Don't be shy about asking your customers to make a purchase. There's no need to wait until the very bottom of the page before you include an "Add To Cart" button. Your site visit might be ready to make a purchase after... more...

Internet » Web Design | By Karen Scharf @ Monday, 29th October 2007 @ 2:36 AM

As the holiday shopping season is drawing near, it's time to get your website ready for what could possibly be your busiest time of the year. Here are 7 quick fixes you can easily implement on your site in one single afternoon: 1. Ask for the sale! Don't be shy about asking your customers to make a purchase. There's no need to wait until the very bottom of the page before you include an "Add To Cart" button. Your site visit might be ready to make a purchase after... more...

Internet » Web Design | By Kyle Newton @ Sunday, 28th October 2007 @ 9:53 PM

The Microsoft front page editor is a tool for creating individual pages from scratch or designing and editing World Wide Web pages that have been created earlier. As text, images, and tables from fields and other elements are added to the page the front page editor displays them as they would appear in a web browser. This means one need not need to learn HTML to use the front page editor because it creates all the HTML code. The front page editor generates all the popular HTML tags including ext... more...

Internet » Web Design | By Kyle Newton @ Sunday, 28th October 2007 @ 9:42 PM

There are few issues related with images and graphics which one must take account of before undertaking professional web design using images. It takes time to download graphic files since they are relatively larger than the text files. It may take several seconds to few minutes while a graphics file downloads. Search engines cannot process images. Search engines like Yahoo, Dog Pile etc cannot index images referenced by an html document. Thus search engines would not be able to find the ... more...

Internet » Web Design | By Obinna Heche @ Sunday, 28th October 2007 @ 7:58 PM

As you work on your home business and on making your business the best that it can be, the idea of having a website is probably something you have come to realize is very important. Even if the majority of your business is local, a website is still something that most people have come to rely on and if you do not have one you run the risk of falling behind others when it comes to your business and to your customers. This means that you have to take hold of your website needs and make sure that t... more...