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Web Design Tips To Help Your Website Try to understand that while anyone can learn to build a website, it is not as simple as creating a social media page. Website design can be overwhelming when someone discovers how much is involved in the entire process, from the initial plan to the tiniest detail. You can rise to the occasion by using this knowledge. Do not underestimate the value of a website that loads fast, with no slowdowns. If a site visitor http://www.linkedin.com/in/webdesignerpretoria ends up waiting for a long time for your web page to load, they will definitely leave your site in search of a similar site that loads faster and will never recommend anyone to your site. Put in an element to search so you can have visitors search what's on your website. Visitors may look for something specific, and that box will be the one of the first things they look for. When there isn't one available, they may just decide to try another site where they can find that information. Make sure your search box is visible. The right hand side of the page, at the top, is the best location. Never use an overabundance http://finestdesign.co.uk/ of conflicting fonts on your website. Also consider how the fonts look on a regular screen. Small serif fonts are harder to read. Fancy fonts may look attractive at a glance, but a closer look reveals they can be extremely annoying to read. Don't forget about Internet Explorer 7 and 8. Most people have a love-hate relationship with IE; however, many people are still using it, including older versions. These require the use of some workarounds. Looking up "box model bug" can be very helpful. To help you design your site to attract more visitors, you need to include good meta tags on each page. Having meta tags that are quality will help show the search engines what your site is about. Not putting enough effort into their content can severely hurt your page rank and reduce your traffic.

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Web Design Tips To Help Your Website

Try to understand that while anyone can learn to build a website, it is not as simple as creating asocial media page. Website design can be overwhelming when someone discovers how much isinvolved in the entire process, from the initial plan to the tiniest detail. You can rise to the occasionby using this knowledge.

Do not underestimate the value of a website that loadsfast, with no slowdowns. If a site visitorhttp://www.linkedin.com/in/webdesignerpretoria endsup waiting for a long time for your web page to load,they will definitely leave your site in search of a similarsite that loads faster and will never recommend anyoneto your site.

Put in an element to search so you can have visitorssearch what's on your website. Visitors may look for something specific, and that box will be the oneof the first things they look for. When there isn't one available, they may just decide to try anothersite where they can find that information. Make sure your search box is visible. The right hand sideof the page, at the top, is the best location.

Never use an overabundance http://finestdesign.co.uk/ of conflicting fonts on your website. Alsoconsider how the fonts look on a regular screen. Small serif fonts are harder to read. Fancy fontsmay look attractive at a glance, but a closer look reveals they can be extremely annoying to read.

Don't forget about Internet Explorer 7and 8. Most people have a love-haterelationship with IE; however, manypeople are still using it, including olderversions. These require the use of someworkarounds. Looking up "box modelbug" can be very helpful.

To help you design your site to attractmore visitors, you need to include goodmeta tags on each page. Having metatags that are quality will help show thesearch engines what your site is about.Not putting enough effort into their

content can severely hurt your page rank and reduce your traffic.

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Run tests dns enterprises on different browserapplications to make sure your site works on all ofthem. Every browser interprets sites in their own way,and sometimes that can lead to drastic differences inthe way a site appears to a user, affecting not onlyvisual elements, but functional elements as well. Thereare a ton of resources you could use, so you are able tofind out the browsers that currently have the mostpopularity. Test your website on all of these browsers,including the popular mobile web browsers.

A well-written "About Us" page is worth the effort. Dry or simplistic content won't get your readerinterested. Therefore, it is a good idea for you to spice things up a bit! Get a little personal with thisinformation by describing how you got started with website development, who your family membersare, and what your business goals are.

Do you feel more comfortable now? When you have learned some tactics, your understanding ofwebsite design will increase and you will create better features on your site. Reread the tips here ifyou need to refresh your understanding.