Saturday, November 29, 2008

The Hottest Trends in Web Designs

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A lot of business owners are stumped when it comes to website design. Sure, they know what to put in for the text of their website, but how they are supposed get all of the information that they want out there and still make it easy for their customers to find is something that they have trouble with. Usually, the first couple of attempts at website design are really clumsy and really messy, and their websites fail (or just struggle). If you are a new business owner or if you have a failed website, here are some tips on how to get the best website designed for your business.

The first tip for website design is to put everything on paper first. It is a lot easier to look at paper and to plan it out than it is to try to do everything on the computer and later have to change it ten times before you decide how you want it to look exactly. Another advantage of having your web design laid out on paper is that you can have people look at it, and if they can't find the things that you asked them to find, you will know that it is going to be even more difficult to do on a screen. You don't have to write down all of your text, just make sure you get your layout organized and all of the links mapped out.

Before, the goal of web design was to get your website to the top of the search engine results page. Every business owner wants that coveted number one position, and now it is going to take a clever design to get you there. Before, you could just stuff your pages with keywords, making text that was rubbish and rocket to the top because of this. Now, that isn't going to work and the search engine bots are going to label your page as junk if you have a page like this. Plus, in addition to having a high ranked page, you are also going to want to have one that is customer friendly and easy to read.

Finally, don't forget about your tags. If you don't know how to navigate HTML like a pro, you might want to ask a professional to do this step for you. Not forgetting to use page descriptions and meta tags as efficiently as possible and for each page is an absolute must.

Getting the best website design for your business is going to depend really on what you are selling. Keeping it clean, simple and easy for consumers to use is going to be your number one priority. If you want, a web design company can help you out and will probably give you some excellent advice, but most people should be able to do it themselves with little trial and error and a lot of hard work. - 16890

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