How to Create User-Friendly Forms Forms are fairly easy to learn how to build, and while the back-end might be more tricky, it's still not terribly difficult. But creating a form that your readers will want to fill out and not get frustrated with is harder. It's more than just a matter of laying out your HTML in an accessible fashion. It's a matter of thinking about all aspects of the form and the purposes behind...

its stationery that’s a good start. For those of you starting from scratch, choose two or three complementary colours and stick with them – don’t change colou 8 Tips for Designing a Great Website Square buttons, round buttons, flashy buttons … will they match my shoes, my handbag or my tie? Are you stuck in a maze of buttons, headings, bullets, sub-headings and colour schemes? STOP!!!! Take a deep breath and read some...

5 Tips for Beginning Web MastersIf you are new to web site building then the task can, at first, seem like an overwhelming one. This is especially true if you've never built a website before and don't know where to start. Here are 5 tips for getting your first web site together quickly and easily. The first thing you will need is a good web design software program. There are so many packages out there it may be difficult...

I make my living from websites -- at first designing for others, and now running my own sites. Over the years I've compiled my very best tips on web design, and I'm sharing that with you here. This is important because it's all too easy to create pages that frustrate your visitors even though that's not what you intended at all. And visitors who are annoyed are likely to click off of it quickly without seeing what...

Tips for designing a successful web site: (1) The main page of your web site should load in 8 seconds or less with a 56K  modem According to two recent surveys, conducted by Forrester Research and Gartner Group, ecommerce sites are losing $1.1 to $1.3 billion in revenue each year due to customers click- away caused by slow loading sites. If a page takes too long to load, your potential customer will not wait. Ultimately...

Your First HTML Form   It's Easier than You Think to Make Your Site Interactive Using HTML Forms Forms may seem like a really tricky part of HTML, but you will find that it can be a simple matter to create a useful feedback form for your Web site. You don't need to know CGI or programming to do it. Tools For Building an HTML Form a text editor You can use your favorite HTML editor, but you should be...

Tips for Improving Website NavigationA business often has more than one target audience it wants to reach with its website. Different customers mean different sales appeals and a homepage needs to be able to direct visitor traffic to go to the right places to get information or make a sale. In order for visitors to find the right information, a website's navigation path needs to be clear. Without a clear navigation path, visitors will become confused and leave before they can make a purchase. Here are some ideas to consider...

5 Vital Rules For Web Site Design When it comes to building a web site that attracts visitors and performs well, it is important to pay close attention to every detail. It's not difficult to do and if you follow these five simple rules, you'll have a web site that people enjoy coming to and hanging out at. 1) Do Not Use Splash Pages Splash pages are the first page you would see when you hit a web site. They tend to...

Do you want a simpler design for your blog? One that’s lean, elegant and attractive? Well, there are five easy steps to making your blog look better and to attracting more subscribers, customers and members.And you don’t have to be a design ninja or have worked at Apple to pull it off!These steps are simpler than you might think. Those who aren’t sold on simplicity might ask: why would I want it?Here are three...

1. The user must know what the site is about in seconds: attention is one the most valuable currencies on the Internet. If a visitor can not figure what your site is about in a couple of seconds, he will probably just go somewhere else. Your site must communicate why I should spend my time there, and FAST!2. Make the content scannable: this is the Internet, not a book, so forget large blocks of text. Probably I will be visiting your site while I work on other stuff so make sure that I can scan through the entire content....