DESIGN TIP #6
DESIGNING FOR THE WEB: Eight more tips for creating successful web pages:  

1. Always ask WHY before putting certain information on the web.
Keep information short and sweet. If you want to give your viewers more information,
create a pdf file for them to download.

2. Always have contact information on your site.
Put your e-mail address, phone if necessary, in a prominent location on your site.

3. Use links to other sites that are relevant to yours.
You don't have to reinvent the wheel. There is a lot of information on the web that may relate and can be helpful to visitors to your site.

4. Include the webmaster's e-mail address on the contact page.
Viewers can report missing links or other problems. Nothing is more
frustrating than links that don't work.

5. Make sure your site is accessible to everyone regardless of the browser they are using.
There are no standards--no common denominators for the internet yet. Viewers have different equipment--modems with low baud speeds. Keep this in mind when including graphics and some of the bells and whistles you would like to use.

6. Do not forget that your web site can be viewed by anyone, anywhere.
If you are trying to reach a global audience make sure your graphics can be translated and understood internationally.

7. Check out your site on different browsers.
Colors will look different on a Mac than a PC.

8. Look at other sites.
You can get ideas for your site: good design, good navigation, graphics by looking at other sites.

Marcelle Toor is the author of two books published by John Wiley & Sons. To order the books below online from John Wiley & Sons, click on individual book.

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