Having your own website is a must if you are doing business
In Internet.
There are so many factors involved in creating a website
layout I design that there is really no right or wrong
design.
A website that may have appeared clean and crisp on the
the template stage can totally change when you add your text
and other content.
The saying: less is more often applies when creating a website.
page, having a clean and sharp layout with minimal graphics
your site is faster to load and easier to navigate
and easier to read without the distraction of blinking
animated images and banners.
The resulting website design is often a product
of the content that is added to your pages.
This is where research is of the utmost importance
focus on your site before you start working to create it.
The same applies if you sell widgets, flowers, coins,
provide marketing information for an affiliate member
chance.
There are so many variables to consider that it is better
sit down with a pencil and paper to list all the items that
or at least, what you want to put on your website.
Make a list of the topics, products or services you want
promote. This is important later when you start promoting
your website in the search engines.
Search engines give more importance to a page that is focused
on a topic for two reasons. First because search engines
want to provide the most defined search results for their customers
And secondly, if a page is about a topic or product, it can
Optimize your keywords and content, increasing the possibilities
of your page that appears at the top of the search results.
For websites that have between ten and twenty pages, you can
use a button or a text menu bar to link to all pages. When you
the site begins to grow beyond 20 pages, a button or a text menu can
start to take over the page. With my ezine as an example I have
created submenus for achievements and other related groups of
products or information.
The next step is to create a small amount (6-10) of product
or service groups. So you can have these 6 to 10 groups
accessible from the main menu. You can create a small
directory or second level pages for each group, or the other
The alternative is to use drop down menus.
This is where you hover over a button or link
and a submenu is displayed or scrolled down with the links for that
group of products or services. Drop-down menus often
created using a java script. Some templates come with the scripts.
included or you can search the scripts on the net.
Your site layout and layout should use the same template.
to create each page so your visitors can easily locate the
products and services they are looking for.
The easiest color to use for the background of the page is white.
with black text. White is a neutral color and black
A contrast.
Using a clear, easy-to-read font is also important. Pages that use
Italics are more difficult to read. Of course use italics to highlight
an appointment or to make a point. The same applies to bold colors
and underlined text, use sparingly. Pages that use too bold
and the multi-colored text can look very amateurish.
The overall design should enhance the information that is
providing for your site visitor. Too many animations and different
colors also distract people.
Many newer traffic, high profile sites use less graphics
at the top of your pages. Usually there will be a logo in the upper left.
corner of the page, since this is the first area of the page that most people
watch. Second, they see the main title in the center of the page.
and from there they look to the upper right corner or scroll
down the page content.
There are some very clever graphics that are used on websites, but
A simple logo or an easy-to-read company is generally thought of
the name will be retained by more site visitors than a more complex name
one.
Using a simple header (logo – Company name) at the top of your
The website also has superior brand equity.
Even the location of the menu bar can have an effect. exist
There are no set rules here, buttons or links can be placed on the right
either on the left side of the page or at the top or a combination of both.
Many sites also have multiple text links at the bottom of the page.
page, usually company information and disclaimers, etc.
Be sure to also include a sitemap that contains links to each
page on your site. The proposal is to help search engines find
all your pages to scratch and for your site visitors so they don’t get
lost. Your sitemap link should be easily found.
The design and layout of the website is usually obtained through the site.
owner or webmaster and, since we are all individuals, we all have
our personal color preferences, likes and dislikes. Being this the
If so, do some homework and compare your design with others
Websites that sell or promote similar products and services.
Make sure your theme matches other similar sites.
If you are going to sell homemade chocolates from your website
site, I would suggest instead of displaying a closed chocolate
box, you’d better show a person holding
an open box that is missing some chocolates and the person
taking a bite of chocolate with a big smile on her face.
This gives you a subliminal message of how delicious
the chocolates are and will even make your mouth water.
An image can express a thousand words, but too many
the images on your site can be distracting.
My conclusion on the good layout and design of a website will be
be different from yours and I have no problem with that.
But the bottom line of your website will tell when
check the sales you make.
In all this there is ONE point that I want to make very clear
to you and that is, you cannot in all honesty promote any
product or service on the Internet to its entire potential market
without having your own domain name and website
Reason number one.
Search engines, if you are promoting something on the Internet
must have your site listed as it is very difficult or almost
impossible to list an affiliate member site.
Reason number two.
With tons of email being filtered or dumped from the ISP every day,
I don’t know if the person or the potential client you are writing to
receive your email or if your ISP will filter and delete or dump it.
On the other hand, the email that is sent to you is also filtered
so any email, even from a family member or business contact, can
be filtered, never to be seen again.
Domain or website names cost less than $ 9 at Godaddy.com.
ItsYourNet offers very affordable hosting of your website with all
the bells and whistles Including unlimited email aliases and
a template-based website builder. ItsYourNet.co.nz
So for less than forty-five dollars a year or eighty-three cents a week.
How or where else can you get better advertising exposure?
for 83 cents a week that you have full control over.
May all your website promotions be successful.