| There are many Web design tips tutorials that claim | | | | spending time and effort to build your own web |
| to give you the competitive edge when you build | | | | page, only to find out that it is not compatible with |
| your own web page. How do you tell which one is | | | | some of the most popular browsers. |
| the best? Any tutorial can provide tips on how to | | | | Audio and video clips should be compatible with the |
| enhance simple web page design. However, there are | | | | products and services being offered on the web site. |
| several key items that should be covered within a | | | | They should be edited and optimized for smooth |
| good tutorial. | | | | loading. |
| The first, and some would argue most important tip | | | | Navigation within a web site is another important |
| is to use good contrasting colors for the font and | | | | topic. The navigation links should be positioned in |
| background of the web pages. Use no more than | | | | logical places on each Web page and clearly labeled |
| three to four colors in combination on the site. | | | | for the reader. All navigation links should be checked |
| Select fonts such as Arial, Times New Roman, and | | | | to verify that they redirect the visitor to the proper |
| Verdana. They are easy to read and most | | | | page. These links should be re-checked on a regular |
| computers contain these within their font library. | | | | basis to make sure that they are not pointing to a |
| Avoid using a special font that may need to be | | | | page that has been removed or replaced. |
| installed on the reader's computer. Use larger fonts in | | | | It may go without saying, but when you build your |
| web page headlines and titles so they will stand out | | | | own web site you should make sure that the page |
| visually. Highlighting key topics or words is also | | | | layout is correct and the content on each page is |
| acceptable. | | | | relevant and meaningful. The page layout should be |
| Designers should always optimize web graphics in | | | | appropriate and appealing to the site's target |
| order to prevent page loading from being delayed. | | | | audience. Be sure to provide contact and copyright |
| Potential customers will quickly navigate away from a | | | | information on each page of the site. This is usually |
| web site that is slow to load. In terms of navigation, | | | | done in the page footer. The pages should contain |
| the site itself should properly display on all of the | | | | useful information that is organized in a consistent |
| common Internet browsers. Nothing is worse than | | | | manner throughout the site. |