Evolution of Web Design

As a rule, web site layouts & designs evolve. Atpage company's pitch since the beautifully designed
the beginning of the Internet era, many web sitesite couldn't possibly be the glitch with low site traffic.
owners became captivated with "bells and whistles"Google might have rejected a site, or the site might
that, on the superficial, might appeal to their targethave been listed in Yahoo and the company cannot
public. Java apps, Flash movies, gigantic animations andunderstand why they have no extra information. But in
other graphic media has become increasingly prevalentno way would many advertising agencies or doorway
over the years.page companies want to tell potential customers the
However, in the precipitate to have the "coolest" sitetruth -- they simply did not design and write an
layout design, web site owners forget whom they areeffective web site -- because it would mean losing
creating their site for: Their target audience. Yourtons of money in business.
audience might find that Flash movie irritating afterStep 3 - Designing for Your Audience By Step 3,
viewing it multiple times. Your audience might not beafterward expenses an ridiculous amount of money
able to find your site in the search engines. "Bells andon cool web site designs and various marketing
whistles" are attributes of a web site that need to bestrategies, web site owners generally assume out that
measured and tested to see if they increase or drivethey did not design or write an successful Web site
away sales.for their target audience.
Below are the largely collective steps of web'sTypically, web site owners will bring in a usability expert
evolution typically undergo:to examine possible issues and present various
Step 1 - Design Over Substancesolutions. Bringing in a search engine marketing expert
Step 2 - Designing for On line Visibilityto help with SEF design templates early in the design
Step 3 - Designing for Your Audiencetime can save a company thousands of dollars in on
Step 4 - Site Redesignline marketing expenses.
Step 1 - Design Over Substance The first stage is toStep 4 - Site Redesign After tender usability and
design a site that the CEO, venture capitalists, and adsearch engine visibility analyzes, web site owners
agencies like to see. There are all types of "bells andultimately have an operational web site. A site that is
whistles" in this design. An entire site might be a Flashcrafted, coded and designed for user friendliness and
site. Or there might be some beautiful Java-Scriptsearch engine (SEO) visibility generally gets the the
mouse over effects or drop-down menus in themajority traffic and follow-on sales since it was written,
design. It's always a pretty design, but the message isplanned, and designed for end users.
clear -- style over substance.Conclusions Web sites be supposed to forever be
Step 2 - Designing for On line Visibility In Step 2, thedesigned with your target audience in mind, not your
reality of an ineffective web layout begins to hit, usuallyown individual preferences. Colors have meaning.
around 3-6 months after the first launch. A site willExpert designers understand the psychology of color
typically get rejected by many of the major portals,and the use of white space to superlative project the
not be indexed by the major search engines, or notimage your audience wishes to see.
get the traffic or customers that were projectedIf not the advanced technology unmistakably payback
based on the various types of marketing strategiesend users, do not use it on your site. If your venture
used. Typically, that's when corporates decide thatcapitalists like the site, ask if they are going to finish the
they will try to hire a expert on line marketer tothousands or millions of dollars to keep you in business.
promote the site. Entrance page companies, in someThey're not.
way, profile or form, rear their horrid heads.Your target audience who will be the only one to
Unfortunately, many site owners fall for a entrancedetermine the success or failure of your site.