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Whether your website is a small mom and pop store or a large corporation, good web design\u00a0skills are an absolute must if you want to reach your target market. When creating your website, you need to remember that your site has to compete with a lot of\u00a0websites that are on the Internet today. The best\u00a0websites on the net are those that are easily understood, have engaging content and are easy to navigate.<\/p>\n
Here are some tips to help you design your web pages with your visitors’ needs in mind.<\/p>\n
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The colours should be pleasing and the same colour scheme<\/a> should be used throughout the site. Don’t use a dark coloured font against a dark background as it will be difficult to read, same with light font on a light background. There should be a good\u00a0contrast between the background and the font colour. You want them to read what’s on your site don’t you?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Internet surfers have become quite used to seeing things in a particular way. Ensure that your site navigation is easy to recognize and familiar to use.\u00a0Menus\u00a0or\u00a0navigation bars should be in the same place on every pages. Remember the 3 click rule. Visitors should never be more than 3 clicks away from the information they’re looking for.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n White space is important for web design because it improves readability and focus. \u00a0It is also referred to as ‘negative’ space. Keeping your site simple with white space will give\u00a0your page breathing space\u00a0instead of\u00a0cramming it\u00a0with content. Google uses white space effectively on it’s page. The\u00a0only content on the page is the search section surrounded with white space on all sides so the focus is only on the search.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n People are in a hurry. They rarely read, they scan pages. Use attractive, easy to read fonts and simple language. Use short paragraphs, headers and bullets. When writing content, keep your tone friendly and conversational and your sentences short. People go to the internet to get information. If you can provide useful information on your site that is updated regularly, your visitors will keep coming back to your site!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Have you ever gone to a site and waited and waited and waited for the page to load? Make your web pages load faster by minimizing the number of graphics you use and\u00a0by optimizing images. Another reason you need to have pages that load quickly is because Google has\u00a0identified page speed as a search ranking factor. GTmetrix<\/a> is great tool to test your website loading speed.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n If you’re like most businesses who want to be found online in the search engine results,\u00a0you will need to\u00a0optimize your\u00a0website for search engines.Before you start writing\u00a0content for your site,\u00a0you must first decide what keywords or phrases visitors are using for your niche. Once you have picked your\u00a0keywords or phrases, add them\u00a0in the content. Google Keyword Planner<\/a>\u00a0is a popular keyword tool to choose keywords.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Having a call to action (CTA) will encourage your visitors to take action. Asking visitors to buy something, request a quote or subscribe to your newsletter are examples of call to action. They are usually\u00a0placed above the ‘fold’ (viewable area). For\u00a0longer pages, it can be added at the bottom of the page too.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The page look and structure play an important role along with other elements in helping users\u00a0find what they want quickly \u00a0and easily. It\u00a0improves the user experience and provides\u00a0your users with content they can read and take action on.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Whether your website is a small mom and pop store or a large corporation, good web design\u00a0skills are an absolute must if you want to reach your target market. When creating your website, you need to remember that your site has to compete with a lot of\u00a0websites that are on the Internet today. The best\u00a0websites […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-website-design-tips"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t2.\u00a0Navigation<\/h2>\n
3. White Space<\/h2>\n
4. Content<\/h2>\n
5. Faster Loading Pages<\/h2>\n
6. Search Engine Optimization<\/h2>\n
7. Call to Action<\/h2>\n
Summary<\/h2>\n