Without planning and organization, you will end up with chaos.
Get out a piece of paper and a pen, draw a circle in the middle and mark it 'Home'. Draw boxes connected by lines radiating out from the centre circle and mark them with each of the main areas your site will cover. Don't forget a site map if your site has more than 8 or 9 pages. Repeat this process for each secondary circle until you've planned your site.
Good navigation is vital and poor navigation leads to visitor frustration. Once you've created your plan, you can create logical navigational links. You don't want to confuse your site visitors with too many options. You can offer more choices later, as visitors drill down into your site.
Content
This applies equally to new and existing web sites. Do make your text easy to read. Do use short sentences; break up your text into paragraphs. Do use bullets and lists to make your point.
Create textual variation with heading size and color but don't make your text too small to read. Be consistent - consistency creates a professional image. Don't use weird text color/ background color combinations. Leave white space to create a 'clean' looking design. Remember less is more.
Ask two or three friends (who's opinions you value) how they find your site navigation and layout.
Good navigation is vital and poor navigation leads to visitor frustration. Once you've created your plan, you can create logical navigational links. You don't want to confuse your site visitors with too many options. You can offer more choices later, as visitors drill down into your site.
Content
This applies equally to new and existing web sites. Do make your text easy to read. Do use short sentences; break up your text into paragraphs. Do use bullets and lists to make your point.
Create textual variation with heading size and color but don't make your text too small to read. Be consistent - consistency creates a professional image. Don't use weird text color/ background color combinations. Leave white space to create a 'clean' looking design. Remember less is more.
Ask two or three friends (who's opinions you value) how they find your site navigation and layout.
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