Posts In Web Design & Development

Use CSS To Get Good With Google

Hi,

CSS or Cascading Style Sheets are a superb styling language that separates the presentation from the content on web pages and makes them even better to look at. CSS obviously has benefits for website design… but did you know it could get you benefits on Google as well??

Read on to find out what…

It Shrinks File Sizes
Usually, all the styling that you do on your web pages need to be supported with appropriate HTML codes. More code means greater file size and larger file size translates into heavier web pages that take eternities to load.

With CSS, you can put all the style elements into a separate .css file altogether. This reduces the size of web pages and makes the website load faster!

It Gives More Control over Web Pages
CSS allows you to structure the documents of web pages in a better manner without disrupting the look and feel of the website. And this can earn you brownie points from Google! Everyone knows Google loves well structured web pages.

You can Hide Content from the Browsers
Often there are content pieces on your website that you don’t want your browser to display. But at the same tike, this content can be very useful to soar your rankings in Google search results. So you would need a mechanism where you can hide the content from the browsers but yet make it visible to the search engines. CSS helps you do just the same.

So the next time you use CSS, don’t forget that you are getting a tweak of SEO benefits too! Just ask your web designer to do it for you.

How To Spot A Great Web Designer?

Hi,

The cyberspace is populated with websites that look nothing better than clones of one another. And to be noticed in the crowd and look better than the rest, your website design has to be way better than everything else.

Now how do you do that?
Hire a professional website designer. However, there are hundreds and thousands of ‘professional’ designers. What you need is a great website designer who can get you a unique design. Here are some tips to spot a catch.

Create Logos
Your website designer should be able to create powerful and eye catching logos that should attract visitor attention and also portray the brand name of the company and the business.

Labeling Color Boxes
one of the distinguishing features of a great website designer is the ability to utilize colors in a way that it enhances the important regions and at the same time doesn’t seem like blatant advertising.

Use of CSS
Creative website designers should definitely have a hang of CSS to decorate the web pages. It reduces the page weight and makes them more appealing to the search engines.

Creative Design
Most importantly, the website design should be creative and appealing to the visitors. This will increase your website traffic and further boost your revenue. It’s all about making the website popular on the World Wide Web.

Smooth Navigation System
The navigation pathway is an intrinsic part of the website design. If you get that wrong, there is no way your website can perform well. A great website designer should be able to design an efficient navigation pathway that ensures a smooth run.

Keep a check on these points and you will know how to spot the best from the rest!

Till next time... Bye!

Towards Better Website Designing – In 5 Easy Steps

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Website designing is just as stagnant as the World Wide Web. Just like cyberspace takes a new turn every day, so does the world website design and development. This necessitates designers to be on their toes and keep pace with the times.

And if you are one of those feeling the crunch, let me tell you some steps to get you refreshed and be a better web designer. Read on…

Be Methodical
No matter the size of the website, a methodical approach always works. First understand the main objective, contents and the various process of the website. Then prioritize them as per the needs and demands of the website as well as the target audience. Think about the browsing paths of your website visitors and how they would traverse through the site. Analyze this and organize the information on the website so that it best appeals to the visitors. Once it is popular with the internet users, search engines can’t ignore it.

Think Different
Website designing is a creative job. Though it has a series of rules that make up for an ideal website, don’t be afraid to experiment and think different. In fact, it only when you think out of the box that you get excellent inspiration! In the world of repetitive designs, the only recipe of getting noticed is to craft out off-track solutions.

Balance the Structure
In case of large websites, where you have to process large amount of information often it happens that you have to create a lot of layers. More the depth of the website more will be the complexity of the navigation. In such scenarios, make sure you place the important elements of the page among the top layers and arrange the sub pages sequentially.

Here are 3 ways you can enhance your designing skills. Wait till next week as I get you more about the topic...

Bye for now…