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Attractive web pages with easy navigation are
critical to the success of a commercial website.
Do-It-Your Self or Hire A Web Designer?
If you have the time and desire to design and manage your
own web pages, you will need to first get an HTML editing
program such as FrontPage, Dreamweaver, or HotDog. If you
are a quick study, it may only take a few months before you
can produce marginally adequate web pages. For most serious
business people, the time that it takes to acquire web design
skills is a diversion from their real goal, which is marketing
of their products or services. For these people, we offer
complete website design
services. Then there are the technically or artistically
inclined who wish to be involved in the nuts and bolts of
their business. One way to get started immediately and learn
as you go, without getting bogged down, is to hire a professional
website designer to do the basic design, then follow-up with
some consultation
so that you can manage the content. Whichever way you decide
to go, it is helpful to have some basic knowledge of what
constitutes good web page design.
Overall design guidelines
Balance, Unity and Variety
- The web pages should maintain a consistent theme, which
emphasizes your identity. At the same time, there needs to
be enough variety to keep things interesting. Choose a logo,
stick with it, and use it throughout your site. Use variations
of your logo as needed to fit into the context of each page,
but keep the basic logo design consistent.
Support The Message - A tasteful
balance of visual aesthetics will enhance the message without
overpowering it. Weird fonts, bizarre punctuation, moving
objects, or too many colors can call attention to themselves
and distract your visitors.
Appropriate Design Theme -
Choose a design theme that's appropriate for the message you're
trying to convey. What's good design for a real estate company's
website may be wrong for a site that sells skateboards.
User Friendly Navigation -
A good navigation system is consistent from page to page.
The most important links should be placed in prominent locations.
If graphics are used for links, they need to clearly identify
their purpose. Text links should always be included.
We offer a affordable web
site design services.
For a free initial consultation, Contact
us.
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