Ways to Navigate a Website and Using Them Effectively
Reading through my blog there are a few themes that I mention frequently. One of those is usability. This post addresses one particularly important Web usability issue–site navigation. Having great informative content is wasted if users can’t find it! Let’s look...
What Does a Graphic Designer Do and Why You Need One
Telling someone that I’m a freelance graphic designer sometimes results in a little bit of silence. Seeing that further explanation is necessary, I usually go on to say that I design websites. That helps most people. Though in reality that explanation falls...
Options to Using ‘Click Here’ for Links
For web designers usability is a top priority. That’s not always the case when it comes to content writers. An example of not considering usability is the continued use of “click here” text for links within a website. Here are some options to using “click here” for...
Your Homepage is Your Storefront, Use it Wisely
Although you might not sell products on your website one way to help you plan the content of your site is to realize your homepage is your storefront. What do you do to show off your services or product? Place your best stuff in the windows. That’s your...
Choosing a Registrar for Your Website
After deciding on a domain name for your website, what comes next? After making sure it’s not already taken, you need to register it. For help in choosing a registrar for your website follow these steps. There are many registrar services out there. When choosing...
One-Page Website Design
Looking around the Internet lately, it’s apparent that one-page website design is becoming more popular. Instead of navigating through several pages all the content is broken up into sections within a one-page design. It was thought that visitors never liked going...
Finding the Right WordPress Theme For Your Business
Once you start researching possible templates (or as they are usually called WordPress themes) you might be overwhelmed with the amount of choices available. Finding the right WordPress theme to use for your site is an important decision. There are ways to help narrow...
SEO Mistakes to Avoid for a Successful Website
If you have a website there’s an excellent chance you have been contacted by a company that claims they can get you on the first page of Google. Be very wary of claims like these. SEO can be a complicated issue to understand and some companies take advantage of...