Make The Most Of Your Web Design Efforts

Does it take fancy programs and special knowledge to be a good web designer? Maybe. Or, you could learn how to do a lot of this yourself. Lazy web designers will have to pay someone else to do it or buy a program. However, if you want to do it yourself and are willing to put forth the effort, then these web page design tips are for you.

Be sure to view your website designs in all the popular web browsers. Different browsers show websites in different ways. Always go out of your way to discover what browsers are the most popular and design your site to work efficiently in all of them. In addition, ask friends and family to check out the site, too. You never know if another operating system makes a difference.

NoScript is your friend and a test your site has to pass in order for it to be deemed functional. Activate this extension to assure that your sits is readable. Some things, like purchase orders, will not work unless your site contains the proper scripts.

Maintain normal-sized pages. Not all Internet users have fast connection speeds, and the longer your site takes to load, the less interest they will have. If a user has to wait for each page to download, they may leave your site altogether.

Simplify your home page. People will quickly decide whether or not they want to do business with you by how your homepage looks. Describe your business in detail and what it does, but keep other distractions and details to a minimum.

Never use an overabundance of conflicting fonts on your website. Also, think about the way various fonts look on a standard screen. Little serif fonts (such as Times New Roman) can be difficult to read. Many websites use Verdana, which can be simple to read in various sizes and colors.

Keep all of the site files you use as small as possible, regardless of design. The size of the files making up your website is the direct cause of your site’s load times. You want your loading time to be as quick as possible. This is because not all of the visitors you’re going to attract are going to have a powerful operating machine or high speed Internet. You want to perform a test to make sure your site performs well, even with dial-up modem connections.

Your site should be optimized to handle older editions of Internet Explorer, such as IE7 and IE8. While IE is the bane of everyday browsing these days, you would be surprised how many people use outdated browsers for web surfing. They don’t render many elements in compliance with web standards, so workarounds are required. An example would be the vexing “box model bug” which troubled IE for quite some time.

Learning how to design a website isn’t like learning how to perform open heart surgery. It doesn’t require several years of education, and no one will croak if you do a poor job. If you can follow all the suggestions outlined above, you will be able to design a great looking website.

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