| If you want a popular site and a successful one at | | | | even she can use the navigations of basic websites! |
| that, the web design is vital. If you are choosing to | | | | You should avoid dropdown menus and other |
| design and build your own website then you should | | | | complicated ways of navigation because if someone |
| take note of the following notes. If you are paying | | | | does not know how to navigate your site they will |
| someone to design and build your website for you | | | | just leave it. |
| then you should be aware that they need to avoid | | | | A user on your site should know where they are |
| the following things... | | | | on your site. For example if someone is on a contact |
| Splash pages are not only a waste of time but | | | | us page on your site it should be made clear that |
| they are just getting in the way being a part of your | | | | they are on that site; if someone has to keep clicked |
| site. Splash pages are the very first page that a | | | | the back button to see which page the were |
| visitor will see and they usually show an image with | | | | previously on and what they clicked on next then |
| big bold words for example "enter site" or "welcome". | | | | they will simply close your site. This links into the |
| They have no purpose on a website and take up | | | | simple and straight forward navigation of your site. |
| time designing; a visitor should be directed straight to | | | | Make it clear where your user is so they do not |
| your site and not blocked by a wall of text and | | | | leave your site for good. |
| images that are not needed. | | | | Using audio on your site is not always a bad idea, |
| Do not place banner advertisements that do not | | | | however some options should be considered when |
| have a place on your site. The space in which they | | | | designing a page that involves audio. If someone is |
| are used would be much better used in advertising | | | | going to be spending any longer than 30 seconds |
| relevant affiliate links. Even the people who are not | | | | reading your content then they should have the |
| regular users of the internet have learned to ignore | | | | option to either mute or pause the music, because |
| banner advertisements so placing them on your site | | | | unlike me and many others some people do not like |
| is a waste of space and time. | | | | music looping around their brain when they are |
| A simple and clear navigation is vital in the design | | | | reading. |
| of your site. I have a niece who is 4 years old and | | | | |