| As you surf the internet, you cannot help but be | | | | Having your visitors click multiple times to get where |
| impressed by the sheer variety of the different | | | | they want to go is an excellent way to tick people |
| websites. People can be very creative. A good web | | | | off. Do everything in your power to get them to the |
| site design draws the visitor in, puts a stamp of | | | | information they want in one click; three at the most. |
| individuality on that particular site and raises your | | | | Anything after that is just inviting them to click away |
| online profile. | | | | from your site. |
| Then, there is the other side of the coin. A web site | | | | 2. The Multimedia Show. |
| page that looks as if not much thought or planning | | | | People love video and quality graphics but their first |
| went into the design. It is a mess from the word go; | | | | priority is to get information. If your graphics are not |
| however beauty is in the eyes of the beholder and | | | | an integral and necessary part of your web page |
| web visitors maybe willing to overlook the fact that | | | | display, get rid of them. Keep in mind not everyone |
| the site was not designed by Picasso. What they will | | | | has a high speed internet connection. Excessive |
| not overlook is a web site page that just flat out | | | | graphics and multimedia presentations can slow down |
| annoys them. | | | | the load time of your website substantially. People will |
| There are some things you can do in the designing of | | | | just go to another site instead of being |
| your website that will not get under the skin of your | | | | inconvenienced. Dazzle visitors with the content on |
| visitors. | | | | your site first and foremost. |
| 1. Where Are They Going? | | | | 3. Fonts and Colors. |
| You go to a web site page that looks nice and has | | | | There are few things online tougher on the eyes |
| good content on it. You decide to explore further but | | | | than a poorly thought out font style and color |
| you cannot. Why? Because you are having a hard | | | | scheme. The number one goal of your web design is |
| time finding the navigation bar. When you do find it, | | | | to get visitors to read the information. If people have |
| you are taking to a page in which you have to hunt | | | | to constantly decipher your web content then they |
| for the right link to take you to the desired | | | | will not bother. Stick with a basic design. Your color |
| information. By the time you do figure out the | | | | and font style should compliment each other while |
| navigation scheme, you forgot what you were | | | | affording maximum readability to your visitors. |
| looking for. | | | | There will never be a time when your website |
| Nobody comes online to get trapped in the Matrix. | | | | pleases everyone. That is just the way it is so do |
| People want information and they want it quickly. | | | | not waste your time trying to create the perfect |
| Give them a simple clear easily accessible menu panel, | | | | internet web site design. It does not exist. Instead |
| which takes them immediately to the information | | | | focus on a site with easy navigation, which is |
| they want. Also make sure no matter how deeply | | | | readable, fast loading and above all contains good |
| people explore your website, there are clearly | | | | content. You may not satisfy everyone who visits |
| defined guidepost on each page which can take them | | | | your website but the majority will no doubt like what |
| back to where they started. | | | | they see and read. |
| This is also a good place to talk about over clicking. | | | | |