subject: Use These Tips To Assist You With Designing Your Website [print this page] Have you always wanted to design a website but never knew where to start? Do you want to get your business
online, but can't afford to hire someone to help? This article will be a great start for you, as it contains
many great ideas to aid you in creating the website of your dreams!
Use ALT tags whenever possible. These helpful tags describe an image to a viewer, assisting the visually
impaired, as well as those who prefer to browse without images. As an added bonus, some search engines
include these tags in their rankings, so you may get a boost by using them.
When you are designing a page with links, make sure that the link has text content. Links that show content
are clearly visible to the visitor so they know what they are clinking on. If there are links on your page
without text content, they could accidentally click the link through a keyboard shortcut.
White space is an important part of web design, so don't be afraid to use it. Cluttering up your web pages
with too many images or too much text, or using a distracting background, will only irritate your visitors.
White space can make the important elements of your page more visible.
When establishing yourself as a web designer you need to have a good list of references. After you have done
work for someone you need to take the time to ask them about their experience and if you have their
permission to use them as a reference for future clients. Most people will not mind if you have done good
work for them.
Limit the amount of content you start out with on a given page to small amounts when you first start out. You
don't want to add a bunch of stuff that is going to fluster you because this can make your visitors confused
as well when they come visit your site.
Include a link to the homepage on every page of your site. One of the best ways to do this is to make a
graphic title for your page that can be included on all pages. Web users are used to clicking on a graphic to
return home so there won't be a learning curve to navigating your site.
When you start to think about all of the writing for your site consider hiring someone who is good at putting
words together to make your site sound more interesting overall. Good wording is a great way to draw people
in and keeping them to come back to your site over and over again.
Use a tracking service, rather than displaying your visitor counter for all to read. Many websites still
display their counters, yet they do not serve any real purpose. There are many high quality tracking services
available, and some are even free. Use these instead of showing off how many people visit you.
Putting the tips in this article into practice will result in a website which brings you closer to your
goals. Whether you want to promote yourself or a product, a website is the best strategy for marketing
