| You have your content. Text, graphics, media. You | | | | your layout better. Remember, a lot of web |
| know a simple color scheme and layout. You don't | | | | designers will be linking to other websites they have |
| want to use a template, because you want a | | | | designed from their own sites. They will want every |
| professional in the web design field to not only | | | | site they make to be impressive. You are paying for |
| create the ideal code but also offer suggestions on | | | | the designer's experience in web standards. Use it. |
| improving interactivity, SEO, navigation, and other | | | | The linking structure. If your web designer is not |
| key points of a website. Fortunately, you've done all | | | | offering a linking structure with a simple website, find |
| the writing and obtained the graphics already, so you | | | | another designer. Specifically, your linking structure |
| should be able to get a pretty good deal. | | | | should include any button links that you plan to utilize, |
| This is simple web design. An easy process for most | | | | as well as text links. Ask for a site map. A user (or |
| web designers, consisting mainly of laying out the | | | | search engine spider) should be able to get from any |
| pages with style sheets, linking them together, and | | | | page in your site to any other page in a couple of |
| perhaps a few simple javascript functions. In this | | | | clicks. |
| case, you aren't paying for the designer's effort or | | | | SEO. Although web designers may require additional |
| hours; you're paying for its expertise and experience. | | | | charges for detailed SEO work or research, if you |
| This article will point out some of the things you | | | | know what keywords you are targeting, let your |
| should expect to get from the web designer. | | | | designer know. The designer can implement those |
| First, the layout. Don't be afraid to ask for changes. | | | | keywords in ideal places in your web pages. You |
| Laying out a site is not difficult, and adjustments can | | | | should also ask the designer to look over your |
| be made almost instantaneously in many cases. A | | | | content and make sure it is credibly optimized. |
| professional web designer is not going to expect you | | | | Although on-page optimization is only one part of |
| to be satisfied with the first thing it comes out with. | | | | SEO, it is an important part, and one that even simple |
| Here's a tip: the designer is using style sheets to | | | | sites should be aware of. |
| adjust all the pages of the site by changing one. It's | | | | Basic web design can be very advantageous, since |
| not hard to setup or adjust a large number of pages | | | | you don't have to pay for much of the content, but |
| in this way, so unless you need a different layout for | | | | you are still benefiting from a web designer's |
| every page, a designer can easily make changes (if | | | | experience. Remember, though, that a professional |
| you do need a different layout for every page, the | | | | web designer is going to charge a professional rate |
| site design is no longer simple and you should expect | | | | even for a simple task. You are paying for the web |
| a higher cost). | | | | designer's knowledge and expertise. Don't make the |
| Expect--and request--advice about how to make | | | | mistake of ignoring it. |