3 Good Signs of Bad Website
- Date: 2007-07-10 - Word Count: 430
Share This!
When the internet first became popular years ago, it was o.k. to get your neighbor's kid to design a website for you. Remember that? A page with a bunch of square pictures and fonts of different sizes and colors telling about yourself or your business. WOW! We thought that was something!
While that may have been acceptable 15 years ago, today you would be the laughingstock of the community. Below we list three easy ways to spot a bad website, or 3 good signs of a bad website. This list will help you avoid common mistakes make by beginning web designers.
Here are 3 things you need to check when designing your website:
1.) Consistency-A website should be consistent in design throughout all pages. You should not have a picture of palm trees as the background for one page and pictures of Egyptian pyramids on the next. Your website should flow seamlessly like a software program, not like a composite of 20 different sites piled on top of one another. Your font style and size should be the same on every page. It is best to use a CSS (Cascading Style Sheet) to control your font sizes. However if you are not sure how to use one, just do your best to make sure that each page follows the same design standards.
2.) Components- Beware of using "free webmaster tools" for your guestbook, forum, or other site components. Such services often steal your hits, rob your traffic, and lower your Pagerank in the search engines. They do this because your visitors must leave your site to sign your guestbook, etc. When your pages are indexed by the search engines, they will not be listed with your domain. Not to mention the fact that they're usually ugly. With todays easy to use Content Management Systems, it is simple to download and install these components on your site. This not only keeps your visitors on your site, but it also helps you follow rule #1.
3.) Compatibility- Not everyone uses the same web browser. Just because your site looks good on your computer does not mean it looks good on others. Download Firefox, Netscape and a few other browsers. See how your site looks on them. Then set your monitor to a different resolution and try again. Make sure that you are not losing possible clients because your website looks strange in their browser.
If you are going to put forth the effort to own a website, you might as well make it look professional. Avoiding these three common mistakes in web design is a good start.
While that may have been acceptable 15 years ago, today you would be the laughingstock of the community. Below we list three easy ways to spot a bad website, or 3 good signs of a bad website. This list will help you avoid common mistakes make by beginning web designers.
Here are 3 things you need to check when designing your website:
1.) Consistency-A website should be consistent in design throughout all pages. You should not have a picture of palm trees as the background for one page and pictures of Egyptian pyramids on the next. Your website should flow seamlessly like a software program, not like a composite of 20 different sites piled on top of one another. Your font style and size should be the same on every page. It is best to use a CSS (Cascading Style Sheet) to control your font sizes. However if you are not sure how to use one, just do your best to make sure that each page follows the same design standards.
2.) Components- Beware of using "free webmaster tools" for your guestbook, forum, or other site components. Such services often steal your hits, rob your traffic, and lower your Pagerank in the search engines. They do this because your visitors must leave your site to sign your guestbook, etc. When your pages are indexed by the search engines, they will not be listed with your domain. Not to mention the fact that they're usually ugly. With todays easy to use Content Management Systems, it is simple to download and install these components on your site. This not only keeps your visitors on your site, but it also helps you follow rule #1.
3.) Compatibility- Not everyone uses the same web browser. Just because your site looks good on your computer does not mean it looks good on others. Download Firefox, Netscape and a few other browsers. See how your site looks on them. Then set your monitor to a different resolution and try again. Make sure that you are not losing possible clients because your website looks strange in their browser.
If you are going to put forth the effort to own a website, you might as well make it look professional. Avoiding these three common mistakes in web design is a good start.
Daniel Sims is Senior Designer at Simoh Christian Web Design, a website design firm that specializes in Christian Website and Graphic Design. Visit http://www.simoh.com. Contact at webmaster@simoh.comr
nr
Your Article Search Directory : Find in Articles
Recent articles in this category:
- Take the Wheel - Drive Customers to your Website
So you own a small business and you have made the decision to build a simple website to gain interne - Hosting Geeklog Sites----Leading To a Booming Online Community
The weblogs are increasingly viewed as a cheaper alternative of expensive content management system. -
-
-
-
-
- Joomla Revolution! How This Free Software Is Changing The Web?
Joomla is changing the web, there is no one better sentence to describe what this young FREE SOFTWAR - Free Image Hosting Service
Image hosting is a part of most web hosting services, providing hosting solutions for images instead - Spicing Up Your Blog with 3D Animated YouTube Playlists
People have blogs for different purposes, some people maintain a blog purely for commercial reasons,
Most viewed articles in this category:
- Beyond the Brand
After completing a "Who, What, Where, Why and How" exercise, there are a few more steps to preparing - SharePoint 2007 New Feature Overview
Sharepoint 2007 is in Beta 2 now and is projected to be released at the beginning of the year but n - Build A Better Website
Building a website isn't usually rocket science, but you have to do your homework. Just like buying - How To Install SharePoint 2007 Beta 2
Following are the detailed instructions on how to install SharePoint 2007 Beta 2 on a clean version - How To Accomplish Your Goals With A Web Site
Choosing a small business idea to reach your goals is not easy. You'll need a strong spirit and dete - The Best Web Sites Aren't Free
The best web sites aren't free. While you may be tempted to buy an HTML book and try to put a few we - URL Forwarding and Redirection
Webmasters and common Internet users have a constant need for URL forwarding and redirection. The r - Web Site Development with Ruby on Rails and Other Programs
Web site development is a very big business these days. Almost every company in the world is trying - Self Assessment: How Effective is Your Web Site?
1. Fonts are an important attribute of a Web site. It is essential that fonts are large and c - For Automated Sites - PHP and MySQL are A Perfect Match
You’ve decided to automate your web site. Now what? Here are some ideas to help you choose how