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Website Design

Website Design. Making a Pleasant Webpage And Avoiding Common Mistakes Jeffrey Self Scott Barbour. Things to Consider When Designing a Website. Loading Time is More Important Than “Prettiness” Easily Located (Meta-tags) Target Audience Have a purpose.

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Website Design

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  1. Website Design Making a Pleasant Webpage And Avoiding Common Mistakes Jeffrey Self Scott Barbour

  2. Things to Consider When Designing a Website • Loading Time is More Important Than “Prettiness” • Easily Located (Meta-tags) • Target Audience • Have a purpose

  3. Things to Consider When Designing a Website Cont’d • Submit Site to ~10 Search Engines • Don’t be Cheap • Use Professional Help • Use Auto-responder • Update Often

  4. Common MistakesFor Business Websites* • Overlong URLs • Inflexible Search Engines • Horizontal Scrolling • Fixed Font Size • Blocks of Text *From Jakob Neilsen’s Alertbox (useit.com)

  5. Common MistakesContinued • No Prices • Pop-ups • Infrequently asked questions in FAQ • Asking for Email address without clearly stated privacy policy • Mailto links not obviously identified • A Few Simple Mistakes to Avoid

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