| When you undertake your web design it's really | | | | Tip 5 |
| important to thing through the site layout. Here are 7 | | | | Highlight the menu item for the page the user is on. |
| tips that should help you get it right: | | | | Your web design should make it easy for visitors to |
| Tip 1 | | | | know where they are in your site and they'll thank you |
| Web design means thinking about the screen size of | | | | for it by coming back and browsing all your pages. |
| your visitors. Not everyone has a great big monitor. | | | | Tip 6 |
| Keep your site width to 1000 pixels maximum width. | | | | Don't fill the margins outside the main text area with |
| Tip 2 | | | | images. It looks great but it distracts the visitor from |
| Put the content in the middle of the screen or on the | | | | the purpose of the site. Let them focus on what you |
| left hand side only. Don't try to do fancy stuff. Put it in | | | | want them to focus on. Don't give them distractions; |
| an easy to view place. Somewhere that won't be | | | | your web design should make it easy for them to |
| affected when the browser window is resized. | | | | focus. |
| Tip 3 | | | | Tip 7 |
| Don't let the page length ever exceed two screenfulls | | | | Use black and white or strong contrast colours as a |
| of text. This needs to be part of your web design. | | | | key part of your web design. Black and white works |
| Visitors would need to be really keen to read more | | | | well because they are in high contrast to each other. |
| than two screens. Most people don't like reading a lot | | | | So using them to outline the different areas of the site |
| of text on screen. So look after them and keep is | | | | makes it simpler for the user. |
| short. | | | | As with all tips you need to adjust them for your site |
| Tip 4 | | | | during your web design process. They are however all |
| Put the menu on the left-hand side. It's where people | | | | focused on one thing, your visitor. Make it easy for |
| expect it. Don't make it difficult for your visitors. Most | | | | them and they'll thank you for it. They will want to join |
| sites work that way so make it easy for them to | | | | your mailing lists and get to know more about you. |
| know where to look. | | | | |