Website Design

Making a Pleasant WebpageAnd Avoiding Common

MistakesJeffrey Self

Scott Barbour

Things to Consider When Designing a Website Loading Time is More Important

Than “Prettiness” Easily Located (Meta-tags) Target Audience Have a purpose

Things to Consider When Designing a Website Cont’d Submit Site to ~10 Search Engines Don’t be Cheap Use Professional Help Use Auto-responder Update Often

Common MistakesFor Business Websites* Overlong URLs Inflexible Search Engines Horizontal Scrolling Fixed Font Size Blocks of Text

*From Jakob Neilsen’s Alertbox (useit.com)

Common MistakesContinued

No Prices Pop-ups Infrequently asked questions in FAQ Asking for Email address without

clearly stated privacy policy Mailto links not obviously identified A Few Simple Mistakes to Avoid