More Great Tips For Web Designers
• Always prepare site navigation before designing. This will avoid clutter due to including forgotten links later. Use drop-down menus in you have many links. Use fly-outs for your primary topics. Make efficient use of your navigation space by using clear and precise words in your links to let the visitor know of the contents of a corresponding page.
• You must also maintain a site map or section contents to allow users to conveniently find whatever they are searching. There always remains a probability of your periodically adding pages. Therefore, your navigation should have enough flexibility for accommodating any additional links you may need.
• Design your site for all screen resolutions. Easy to use sites encourage users to stick around and browse through the content on the page. If you have a site with long pages, this becomes all the more important as it reduces the amount of scrolling required. If your site does not appear appealing for a specific resolution it may induce viewers to close the browser window feeling that the web page is not fit for viewing. When you design stretch layouts that fit all screen resolutions you ensure that your visitors get a professional looking site with high visual appeal.
• Website scalability is necessary for a properly designed website. With advancing technology, resulting in constant changes to computer and monitor configurations, testing your site for all screen sizes and platforms is virtually impossible. You must therefore ensure that your design and code is scalable.
• Most importantly, ensure cross browser compatibility and check your site especially for Mozilla Firefox, Netscape Navigator, Internet Explorer, and Opera because they add up to nearly 95 percent of browsers in the world.