Designing Your Website
by: Andy Lewis
‘First impression lasts’ is very much true for online
business. Website content (texts, graphics and animations) must create
a 3D picture of product/service in the mind of the consumers, and
entice them to buy it. Content can make a business click or sick on
internet.
A website is like your online shop, your virtual interactive portfolio.
For web design tool, it is important to determine your target audience
and then design for speed, quality, and impact.
Speed
Keep the graphics to the minimum. Remember graphics don’t
entice customers to pay up, the content does. The rule of graphics
is use only where necessary.
Quality
A customer cannot see you or touch your product or service. He
can only see what is presented to him visually on the website. Your
product or service has to make an impact as to be able to make purchase
it. Quality here matters a lot. Nothing but the best is the rule
when it comes to quality.
Impact
The rule of website usability is that your website has just 20
seconds. You either make an impact on your customer or you don’t
in these 20 seconds. To make an impact on your customer you need
to get the right mix of graphics, colors, content and layout.
Impact of Content
Content is king, it is said. It either converts a visitor into
your customer or it doesn’t. Content can make or break a website.
The power of the written word has been witnessed many a time. Products
have become success stories, resumes transformed into high profile
jobs, a 10-cent brochure into millions of dollars just because of
the right word. Content should always be professionally managed
by people who understand how it will impact your customers.
Impact of Colors
Pink is so feminine, ouch! Cute and light.
Blue defines power and professionalism. It’s also for space
and networking.
Red is associated with love, passion, warning, excitement and action.
Green is for money, nature, animals, health, healing, life and
harmony.
Grey is associated with neutrality. A sense of being reserved.
Website design tools
Serverplex.com features an excellent web design tool - http://www.serverplex.com/webdesign.html.
No coding knowledge required. No HTML tags or any complicated code.
A simple interface where you type in what you want. Add pictures.
And you have your webpage ready. The icing on the pudding is yet
to come. This tool is free!
About The Author
Andy Lewis is an expert author on varied topics related to web hosting
- http://www.serverplex.com/ and web designing - http://www.serverplex.com/webdesign.html.
andy@orientinfosolutions.com
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