Saturday, November 29, 2008

The Hottest Trends in Web Designs

By Juan Hines

There are too many business owners out there that don't know anything about web design. Sure, they know what they want to say on their website, but when it comes to putting it on the computer they fail to get everything on the page in just the right way that allows customers to find what they are looking for. Most often, these business owners are just novices at designing websites, which is why they fail. If you are unsure about what your business website needs because you don't have the experience, here is what you need to know.

The first thing to remember is to write it down first. For most people it is a lot easier to write things down than it is to design something on the computer, which means that it is going to be easier to change your mistakes on paper than it is on the computer. Plus, when you have it all down on paper, you are going to be able to ask others to take a look, give their opinion and see if they can spot any errors, which are going to pop out on the paper. If you don't want to, you don't have to include all of the content of your website in this mockup, just get the layout down.

Before, the goal of web design was to get your website to the top of the search engine results page. Every business owner wants that coveted number one position, and now it is going to take a clever design to get you there. Before, you could just stuff your pages with keywords, making text that was rubbish and rocket to the top because of this. Now, that isn't going to work and the search engine bots are going to label your page as junk if you have a page like this. Plus, in addition to having a high ranked page, you are also going to want to have one that is customer friendly and easy to read.

Remember the small details like tags on your website. If you aren't familiar with HTML, ask someone else to do this part of the job for you because it is important. You absolutely must use meta tags and page descriptions correctly to get your page off to the best start.

There are different web designs that are suited for different types of businesses. However, having a clean and simple website is necessary despite what type of business you run. Most people can design their own websites for their businesses, but if you are ever unsure of what you are doing, make sure to ask a professional for help.

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