The internet is filled with sites and they are good and bad. Some have been known for a long time and some still struggle to get the respect and fame they think they deserve.
Although not all your visitors are web design professional they still can put their finger on a good site and sense the ones that are not that ok. But how can you convince people your site deserves to be known and respected? How can you make them feel your site is better than other thousands they could find on the same subject?
Elegant design
You need a nice looking site. Don't overdo this either, but try to offer your site a unique and nice feeling. Branding is also important. Try to come up with a nice logo.
Create a nice layout, try to have a consistent colour theme and use nice fonts. Don't use templates unless they are unique and you have got the only copy. There's nothing worse for your "respected" site than a theme people have seen for 50 times before.
Avoid animated gifs, annoying backgrounds and music.
Good and interesting content
Don't just throw links and downloads. Nowadays people need more, not to mention the search engines would love your site more if you offer them some content. Organize the content logically and update it frequently.
Good way to advertise
We all need to live and some try to do this from the site they run. It's ok to have an ad campaign or two. Just don't over do it. Don't fill your pages with many banners and advertising links. They would make people lose respect for you not to mention ruin the entire layout.
A good behaviour online
Don't think people cannot trace you just because you are "anonymous" online. wrong. if someone wants to trace you all the way to your lair, there's nothing you can do against it. But you can use this in order to get known, in a positive manner.
Post in forums and respect. People will come to know you eventually from seeing your good posts and nice behaviour. When they'll see your site this could mean more visitors and perhaps some clients that are almost convinced you really mean business.
Respect towards your visitors
Don't treat your visitors bad, offer them a pleasant experience and make them love the place. Offer them a feed-back form and respond as fast as possible to any questions they might ask. Word of mouth is a serious promotion. Use it in your behalf.
Good organization
Don't take prisoners, let people know what's on your site and how they can reach the information they are looking for. A sitemap is a good thing to add to your site if you've got more pages. It's also a good trick for the search engines optimization. Have a good navigation system and don't make people have to guess what's going on in your little place online.
About information and contact page
For a business and even a personal page, a good about and contact page can do wonders. When people see a nice site they tend to want to know something more about the person running it or the business presenting it. And a contact page is a must on every site. For a business offer phone numbers and addresses, for a personal page at least an email address.
Updates
Frequent updates make search engines love you, not to mention your visitors. If you cannot update the information on a daily basis, try at least a monthly update.
Jonathan Yates
http://www.internetworldchat.co.uk
Internet World Chat is a discussion forum for webmasters to get tips or advice.
When a prospect lands on your website will he or... Read More
Websites, there's literally billions of them out there in cyber-space.... Read More
Let's face it. Buying products and services from the Internet... Read More
Studies done by Jakob Nielson the man touted as the,... Read More
One of the challenges of moving a web site up... Read More
Are you going to design or redesign new website or... Read More
Are you building a direct sales or mlm business online?... Read More
Mechanical spiders have to eat. In fact, they usually have... Read More
We've all surfed the web and seen some awful web... Read More
One product, one long web page: this kind of web... Read More
The ability to create simple, attractive and functional web pages... Read More
Websites that have multiple pages usually have a Frequently Asked... Read More
In this article, I will attempt to cover the basics... Read More
Imagine spinning someone around so profoundly and for so long... Read More
Usability isn't only for Web design. It's also applicable in... Read More
In my web surfing adventures, I've found a few site... Read More
You may not believe it, but people still judge things... Read More
7. Create high quality content - make clear points with... Read More
Page ranking by search engines such as Google are not... Read More
If you're running a website or online business, your number... Read More
Hello, how is your website doing?Are sales flowing in?If you... Read More
What's happening to good web site design? Somehow we creative... Read More
Many people hire professional web site designers for as much... Read More
Have you ever been to site with so much ad... Read More
You've come up with a great product. You've got the... Read More
limousine airport Itasca ..There is no doubt that reprint articles can serve lots... Read More
This article gives free tips on how to find a... Read More
They may look cutting edge, but if you want a... Read More
We have all seen websites showcasing their testimonials either spread... Read More
On the internet we don't deal with face to face... Read More
With an increasing number of employment portals emerging, it is... Read More
First impressions are extremely important if you hope to do... Read More
Most websites use similar fonts and as a result have... Read More
1. Web site File Structure / File NamingMost search engines... Read More
1. Don't load your web site with a lot of... Read More
(Making Your Graphics Work For You)It's no secret that a... Read More
Some wise human once said "Learn from the mistakes of... Read More
**How Colors are Used in web design:**Demarcates screen elements into... Read More
Whether you are planning on having a website built for... Read More
About two years ago, I had a go at commercial... Read More
If you're not getting a lot of traffic to your... Read More
Well, a logo for your business. Why is it important?... Read More
An "include" file is a piece of code that can... Read More
For most people graphic design does not come easy. Unfortunately... Read More
Have you ever been to site with so much ad... Read More
Are you building a direct sales or mlm business online?... Read More
I get the occasional web design lead from my website.... Read More
Even if you're not an accomplished webmaster you can still... Read More
Being a writer, when I was asked to do some... Read More
The time it takes to load your site can make... Read More
Web Design |