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Website Design Tutorials: How to Create a Successful
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Designing and
publishing a successful website means doing better
than your competitors do. Sure enough, experts and
information are available but time and money is
usually an issue for small business owners. The
reality is that 90 percent of what you need to
know boils down to just a handful of key tips that
can put your website on top of the search engines
results.
This article provides
free, simple, and comprehensive information,
hints, tips, and tools that will allow you to
create a successful website. If you have time to
learn, this article will show you how to get the
best of your website and how to run a successful
internet business. |
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Take the time to clearly identify
the purpose of your website. What is it for? Who
is the audience? Do you want to keep in touch with
existing customers, attract new ones, provide
information, or sell on-line? What do you want to
do? If it is not clear for you it won't be for
your visitors and they won't come back to your
website. |
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A useful and content
rich website will convince your visitors about the
seriousness of your business and will invite them
to return to your website. Plan ahead and don't
make your content an after fact simply to fill up
empty spaces. Work and rework the text of your web
pages, especially your home page. |
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Your main page will be used to provide a quick
snap shot of your business and of your
website. Your about us page will provide
detailed information about your company, key
individuals, etc. Your links page will link to
partners, affiliate, or other resources. Your
FAQ page will answer common questions. What
other pages will you have? |
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Keeping your page
layout consistent, simple, and standard will help
visitors finding what they need and come back to
your website. Think thoroughly about the
navigation through your website. If you can, use a
horizontal navigation menu and use the full width
of the page for the content of your website. Keep
it simple, make it easy. See our
web page layout
tutorial for more details. |
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What do you want your website to
look like? Is there something on the Internet you
like or don't like? What colors do you want to
use? How do big companies with unlimited budgets
do? How do your competitors do? Be careful,
copying the work of others is illegal. What can
you do better? See
our website design models
for some ideas. |
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Pictures, logos, and artwork |
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pictures, logos, and artwork for your web
pages. Save time and money by scanning
printed documents you might already have.
Use a digital camera and take your own
pictures. Many websites including
Microsoft offers great
royalty free pictures. |
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Your website affects the image you
project. Typos and careless mistakes
immediately label you as sloppy and
unprofessional. Pricing errors might be
costly. Click on every button and double
check everything. Make sure everything is
perfect and fully functional prior to go
live. |
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Don't totally trust your website designer |
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Your website designer knows very little
about your business
Are you working with somebody on your
website design project? No matter how good
your website designer is, he or she knows
very little about your business. Your
input is VERY critical to the success of
your website. Be EXTREMELY concerned about
the results if you are not deeply involved
with the design of your website. |
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Provide constructive feedback |
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Work closely with your
web designer and play an active part in the review
process. Be honest, clear, and specific. Make
suggestions, be picky: This is your business, your
website. |
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Get your hosting and domain name
registration from a reliable quality provider.
These days, small business packages are available
for less than $25 per year. Shop around. Consider
Doteasy that provides outstanding small
business packages from less than $25 per year. |
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Congratulation, you are on-line. This
is a very important first step but now you need
visitors. Good news, several traffic building
techniques are very simple and can be implemented
for free. See our building
website traffic tutorial for more details. |
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Reproduction and Copyright |
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This tutorial has been published on
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PDF. Downloading, copying, or reusing the
article is allowed but not its modification in all
or in parts. Please
contact the author for any comment or question.
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