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Issue #84 The Ebiz Experience Ezine Dec 23 2004
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"Tips and Resources for Your Ebiz Success!"
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In This Issue
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1. Top Sponsor
2. Editor's Corner
3. Feature Article: "8 Tips for Designing a Great Website"
4: Middle Sponsor
5. Web Business Tips
6. Have a laugh :)
7. Fr'ee Resource of the Week
8. Contest!
9. Classified Marketplace
10. Be Inspired!
11. Recommended Resources
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Editor's Corner
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Hello ,
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I hope you will find this Ezine useful and enjoy it as much as
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May your ebiz experience be a successful one!
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Feature Article
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*** 8 Tips for Designing a Great Website ***
by: Ivana Katz (copyright 2004)
Square buttons, round buttons, flashy buttons ... will they
match my shoes, my handbag or my tie? Are you stuck in a maze
of buttons, headings, bullets, sub-headings and colour schemes?
STOP!!!
Take a deep breath and read some practical tips for
professional looking websites.
1. Select a colour scheme and stick to it.
If your company has a logo or preferred colours on its
stationary that's a good start. For those of you starting from
scratch, choose two or three complementary colours and stick
with them - don't change colours on every page.
The most common colour schemes include:
- Red, yellow and white
- Blue and white
- Red, grey and white
- Blue, orange and white
- Yellow, grey and white.
If you're not sure what colour scheme to choose, surf the
internet and find a website that you like. You can then model
your colour scheme on what already exists.
2. Use templates.
Can't find a website you really like? Another option is to
choose a template. There are many templates or pre-set designs.
These come as part of your web design software (such as
FrontPage) or you can check out some websites that specialise
in designing templates.
Visit:
www.web4business.com.au/templates1.htm
www.newtemps.com
www.website-templates-resale-rights.com
www.123webtemplatesandmore.com
3. Provide an easy to use navigation system.
This is one of the most important issues to consider when
designing a website. You need to ensure your visitors can find
what they are looking for easily. Most websites either display
their navigation bar on the left or at the top. And since most
people are used to this type of navigation, it's best to stick
with it.
It also helps to include your navigation bar at the bottom of
each page to save your visitors from having to scroll back to
the top.
4. Don't go overboard on special effects.
Whilst it is ok to have one or two special effects to jazz up
your website, spinning graphics and logos often distract your
visitor from the content, not to mention they can take too long
to download. Your visitors may click away even before your
spinning logo finishes loading.
5. Backgrounds.
Ensure your visitors can read the text on the background, ie.
no black writing on dark blue background or yellow on white.
Also be careful that your links are visible before and after
being visited. The default for links in most programs is blue
(before being visited) and burgundy (after being visited), so
if you have a dark background, ensure your links are light.
6. External Links.
It is a good idea to open links to other websites in a new
window. That way your visitors can easily return to your site
when they are finished browsing the external link.
7. Site Map & Search Feature.
If your website is more than 15 pages, it is useful to have a
site map or a "Search" feature to ensure your visitors can
easily find what they're looking for.
8. Content is King.
While it is important that your website looks clean and
professional, it is far more important that you concentrate
your efforts on the content and promotion.
If you want a professional website, things to stay away from
include:
1. Flash intros, revolving globes, bevelled line separators,
animated mail boxes
2. Loads of pop up or pop under boxes
3. Autoplay music. Allow your customer to play music only if
they choose.
4. Hit counters of the fr'ee variety, which say "you are 27th
visitor"
5. Date and time stamps, unless your website is updated daily
or weekly
6. Busy backgrounds.
Don't sweat the small stuff and get yourself focused on what to
include on the website and the best way to promote it.
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Ivana Katz is the owner of Websites 4 Small Business, a
company specialising in the design and promotion of small
and home-based business websites. She believes that every
business deserves to have a successful website, no matter
what its budget is. For more information visit
www.web4business.com.au or email [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Web Business Tips
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"RSS & How to Use It (part 2)"
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Have a laugh :)
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Who would you be?
Chuck Norris, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Jean Claud Van Damme,
were talking one day, Chuck Norris asked, "If you were a
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