| "How can I attract thousands of visitors to | | | | wrong with my browser this is probably one of |
| my site?", many people ask me this question. | | | | the biggest gripes a site visitor has. If |
| Well, driving high traffic to Website is very | | | | your page takes more than a minute to load |
| important, but what's even more important, is | | | | (on dial-up) and you have anything less than |
| designing a website in that way which makes | | | | the meaning of life hidden within your |
| them stays longer. | | | | content - something needs to be done. The |
| | | | average person does not have time they just |
| In this article, you're going to learn 7 | | | | go for another site without passed his time |
| important website design tips to make your | | | | for these type of site those take time to |
| site more attractive. So not only your | | | | open. So a good website takes less time for |
| website will attract many people, but it will | | | | loading a site. |
| also motivate them to stay for a long time. | | | | |
| | | | 4. Appropriate page Size |
| 1. Be Aware during Selection of the colours | | | | |
| scheme | | | | Web pages are measured in pixels. Pixels are |
| | | | the unit of measurement for the screen. A Web |
| If your company has a logo or preferred | | | | page can literally be any size. Standard Web |
| colours on its stationery that's a good | | | | pages usually fit into a few sizes: |
| start. For those of you starting from | | | | |
| scratch, choose two or three complementary | | | | * W × H * 600 × 800 * 640 × 480 |
| colours and stick with them - don't change | | | | (Dream weaver default) * 1024 × 768 * 550 |
| colours on every page. The most common colour | | | | × 400 (Flash default) |
| schemes include: | | | | |
| | | | The default Web page sizes provided in Web |
| - Red, yellow and white | | | | friendly applications and listed earlier are |
| | | | a great place to start. You will probably use |
| - Blue and white | | | | a smaller, custom size for pop-up windows. |
| | | | The Web page size you choose is up to you. |
| - Red, grey and white | | | | Remember to use actual space for the Web page |
| | | | effectively so that the content is in the |
| - Blue, orange and white | | | | proper proximity to the user's navigation |
| | | | patterns. Web page size affects the way users |
| - Yellow, grey and white. | | | | move around the Web pages and the Web |
| | | | portfolio site. One rule: Pick a size for all |
| - Onion shade, Tan, white | | | | main screens and stick to it. |
| | | | |
| If you're not sure what colour scheme to | | | | 5. Logo |
| choose, surf the internet and find a website | | | | |
| that you like. You can then model your colour | | | | Create a simple logo to identity your |
| scheme on what already exists. | | | | website. Have a captivating tag line |
| | | | somewhere with the header, and write an About |
| Always Select those colours which Attract the | | | | Us page which describes the uniqueness of |
| visitors, and the person revisit your site. | | | | your website. These will leave an impression |
| | | | for your visitors to remember your website. |
| 2. Page Backgrounds | | | | |
| | | | 6. Application of graphic designs |
| Ensure your visitors can read the text on the | | | | |
| background, i.e. no black writing on dark | | | | You must be careful in choosing for the |
| blue background or yellow on white. Means if | | | | appropriate design that will best represent |
| the page background is dark always use light | | | | your projects, and tell about your business. |
| colour for the writhing a text or if the | | | | Create a design which coveys in a stylish way |
| light colour is used for the page background | | | | what it has to. |
| the always use dark colour for writing a | | | | |
| text, like this colour scheme for the | | | | 7. Be aware about grammar and spell |
| background everything is visible to the | | | | |
| visitor. Also be careful that your links are | | | | Grammar is overrated [and the spill-checker |
| visible before and after being visited. The | | | | too] Most web authoring and word processing |
| default for links in most programs is blue | | | | software comes with a spell/grammar check |
| (before being visited) and burgundy (after | | | | utility - don't let your hard earned money go |
| being visited), so if you have a dark | | | | to waste, use it. Some of the more common |
| background, ensure your links are light. | | | | grammatical mistakes are misusing its, it's, |
| | | | there, their, they're, your, you're, and |
| 3. (Page loading) site open within a minutes | | | | noone (correct=no one). Proof reading your |
| | | | final product is also helpful. No one is |
| All I've seen for the last 10 minutes is | | | | infallible, that's why pencils have erasers |
| 'page loading', I think something might be | | | | and computer programs have [ctrl+z]. |