Posts tagged ‘Web Design’

Tue 31
Mar
2009

Important Steps for a Website Design

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Website designing requires a lot of efficiency, creativity, professionalism and of course, aesthetic sense. However, there are certain basic steps, following which, the designers can develop an effective website. These steps are as follows:

  • Deciding on Website Theme- First, the theme of the site should be selected. This theme should essentially go with your personal and business goals and should highlight the goods and services you are intended to sell.
  • Choosing a Domain Name- You can visit any of the web hosts in order to find out the availability of domain names. This domain name is basically the web address that people type before visiting your site. This address usually ends with .net, .com, .org, or other suffixes. The domain name should not be long. It should also be easy to spell and pronounce. This domain name should also tally with the website theme. Other than this, this name should be kept simple. Otherwise, people will fail to remember it.
  • Select Web Hosting- By the term “web hosting” we mean the “web space” that is bought for making the website appear on the World Wide Web. Always try to choose those websites, which are affordable and provides quality client service. It should also provide the features which are required for your website. Though, for personal websites, web hosting services are available free of cost, it is better to avoid those services while making a business website.
  • Website Design- An efficient web designer should be recruited to design your site. Otherwise, you can also pursue a course on HTML and PHP programming and can do this design work at your own.
  • Make Your Website Noticeable- After developing a website, the next step is to promote it. By search engine optimization, free search engine submission, paid search engines, off-line and e-zine advertising you can promote your website. Other than this, you can also include the address of your website in your newspaper ads, business cards, envelopes and letterhead.
  • Make Your Website Informative- Always add relevant content to your site. The more your site is informative, the more the search engine will give you good rank. So, always write the web content properly and optimize it to give it a good ranking in the search engine result page.

Thus, by following those steps, the designer can develop an effective website design for his/her client.

Mon 30
Mar
2009

Useful Tips for the Novice Website Designers

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Website designing is a form of art that requires creativity as well as careful handling. A well-designed website has the potential to persuade the readers. In the true sense, through online presentation, these websites encourage people to purchase the products of a particular organization. So, while designing a website, certain things have to be kept in mind.

  • Avoid Using Framesets- Search engines generally find it difficult to read text in a framed website. So use of frames in a website should be avoided.
  • Use of Light Color as a Web Page Background- The background color used in a web page should be eye-soothing. Most of the time dark colors distract the readers’ attention and makes the text unreadable. So, while making a site, always avoid using dark colors.
  • Use of Proper Logo- Most of the time, in a corporate website, a logo is inserted. Logo is basically the symbol, that represents an organization. While designing a website, logo designing should also be given importance. Logo should always look professional.
  • Avoiding the IE Page Transitions- Internet Explorer has the ability to create several special effects, but in most of the time they are not suitable for the websites. So, while giving web design, it is always advisable to avoid using IE page transitions.
  • Avoid Using Flying Text- Usually people find it difficult to read flying text. It also distracts the attention of a reader. So, it is better to avoid using flying text.
  • Use of Live Credit Card Processing Program- By using this program, the programmers can make the website more interactive. Now-a-days, people hardly get time to visit shops for buying their desired products and prefer to purchase products online. So, the websites should allow online transaction facilities to the customers.

Thus, by considering the following points the inexperienced and novice web designers can create effective websites.

Fri 27
Mar
2009

Steps to be Followed for Better Website

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In present times, a website is used as an effective promotional tool that makes the online marketing process much easier. It advertises the goods and services of an organization and persuades people to buy those products. Thus a well-designed website not only build a positive image of a company but also contributes in its profit maximization.

Before developing a website, the designer has to consider certain facts. He must keep in mind what are the requirements of the target audience. Moreover, he must know the objectives of the business corporation, for which he is giving design. Some of the tips that can be followed while designing a website are mentioned below: Continue reading ‘Steps to be Followed for Better Website’ »

Fri 27
Mar
2009

Designing a website for Visitors : 8 useful tips

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With the course of time, as online marketing is becoming more and more popular, owners of the commercial organizations are preferring to have their own business websites. These sites usually serve the purpose of advertising tools and help to promote a company’s goods and services. So, websites should be designed in such a way, so that they can draw the maximum number of traffic. It is quite expected that if, more people visit your site, more of your products will be sold.

In order to make a site attractive to the online visitors, certain things should be kept in mind. Some of the remarkable points to be considered while designing a website for visitors are mentioned below: Continue reading ‘Designing a website for Visitors : 8 useful tips’ »

Thu 26
Mar
2009

Basic Principles of Website Design

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Website designing is one of the flourishing industries in India as well as throughout the world. With the course of time, this industry is progressing immensely and is contributing in the field of online business. There is no doubt in the fact in today’s technically advanced world, websites are considered to be the most vital tool for promoting an organization or an individual.

Fundamentals of Web Design

In the true sense, a website can build a positive image of a company. So, it should be designed carefully with a touch of creativity. Some of the basic principles that the web designers usually follow while designing websites are mentioned below:

  • Always remember that in this competitive world, no one not get much time to spend on one thing. So, in a site, the techniques and features should be applied in such a way so that the viewers can easily get their required information.
  • Uniformity is a very important characteristic of a website. So, it is always advisable to use those features with which the viewers are accustomed with.
  • In order to make a website user-friendly, the designers must try to use web-optimized graphics. Continue reading ‘Basic Principles of Website Design’ »
Wed 25
Mar
2009

Website has an important role to play in the online promotion of an organization’s goods and services. It is an effective tool that has the capability to develop a positive brand image. So, while creating a website, the web developers must adopt certain strategies.

Stages of Website Creation

Some of the important steps, following which, a quality website can be developed are mentioned below: Continue reading ‘Important Steps for Website Design and Development’ »

Mon 23
Mar
2009

Political Web Design

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Political web site is one of the powerful tools used for political campaigns. Political websites are supposed to spread the ideology and aims of a political party or a political figure. It is a latest trend among the political leaders to own a website for themselves or to popularize their parties to the world.

The use of the virtual platform is a newly added tool to the conventional modes of election campaigning. The political sites and weblogs are seen to target a definite group of people who use net for regular purposes. The political websites boost the political campaigns and the political parties can reach out to a number of citizens of the country.

In this context the official and personal websites of Mr. L.K. Advani, member of BJP, India, Mr.Tony Blair, the former Prime Minister of Britain and Mr.Barack Obama, the President of United States can be sited. In these political websites you can know about their lives and achievements. These sites are also updated with political events, facts and figures concerning the party campaigns. Continue reading ‘Political Web Design’ »

Mon 16
Mar
2009

Tips for Website Navigation

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In this age of computer, a well-designed website play a vital role in advertising and promoting products and services. However, effectiveness of a site primarily depends on a site’s navigability and user-friendliness.

Steps to be Followed for effective Website Navigation

Some of the main steps that should be followed for making a website navigable are mentioned below:

First, identify your target audience. Then find out some of the common steps they usually prefer to take, in order to get what they want from your website. A proper navigation system can facilitate different steps, from searching an item from a catalog, inserting those staff to a shopping cart to online payment system.

If this sequence become haphazard, it could frustrate the users and thus can create obstacles in profit maximization. To overcome this problem, proper organization of site is necessary. It is indeed the prerequisite for an effective navigation system. Continue reading ‘Tips for Website Navigation’ »