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Web Tips |
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This website was made to help the people design websites. If you ever are stuck on designing a website and you need some tips or help please come to our website to seek it. If you were ever wondering what to do and what not o do on web designing, please just come to our website.
If you need to contact us, call (485) 485-4856 or e-mail us at webdesigntips@aol.com.
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| Good! | Bad? |
| 1. Neat and easy navigation | 1. Don't use blinking text |
| 2. Clean layout design | 2. Don't use a lot of flash pictures |
| 3. Optimum load time | 3. Don't annoy visitors with pop-ups |
| 4. Minimize clicking | 4. Don't use image backgrounds |
| 5. Ensure web site scalability | 5. Don't use frames |
| 6. Make sure each page has something to offer | 6. Don't let flashy multimedia ruin your site |
| 7. Put thought into organization | 7. Don't make line or text more then 600 pixels wide |
| 8. Limit to 2 screenfuls | 8. Don't make your page too wide |
| 9. Include a way to get back on homepage on every page | 9. Don't type more then a few words in ALL CAPS |
| 10. Include a menu on every page | 10. Don't use more then one exclamation point |
| 11. Compress your image files | 11. Don't underline words unless they are links |
| 12. Use contrasting backgrounds to make text easy to read | 12. Don't open internal links in a new window |
| 13. Make text large enough to read | 13. Don't keep dead links |
| 14. Increase line spacing to make it more readable | 14. Don't forget to put on a "Last Modified" date |
| 15. Use a spelling checker | 15. Don't steal content |
| 16. Make links blue or underlined, or both | 16. Don't hotlink to other sites' images or MP3's |
| 17. Explain what you're linking to | 17. Don't ask for permission to link to a site |
| 18. Use descriptive link text | 18. Don't ask to exchange links with other sites |
| 19. Put your contact information somewhere on the page | 19. Don't center a lot of text |
| 20. Test your links | 20. Don't use unreadable text |
*Bad website - http://seabreezehigh.org/ClubsOrgs/yearbook/index.htm
This website is bad because of the contrast in colors and some of the pictures are flash and moving.
*Good website - http://seabreezehigh.org/ClubsOrgs/AcademicTeam/index.htm
This website has good contrast and has a professional look to it with no flashing/moving pictures.
