Many people have already written in detail about the steps needed to build website with a great design. Today, I’m not here to give you some tips I’ve learned here and there, but I want tell you how develop a strong web site design on base to my experience in these years.
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Here, my basic steps required to develop a web site design.
I know that there are much more of web design books, sites, tutorials out there that they can satisfy any your needs, but I want give my contribute especially for beginner’s, saying them how develop a web design from a completely different perspective.
Type of content. For first, your site should be designed, on base what type of content you are going to have. When you develop the design of your site, the structure of your content must be a font of inspiration for your web site design.
Be simple. There is not need to put ton of elements on the same page with the aim to give your reader’s more information. If your readers come from the search engines or social media, usually are searching for one specific article, so you need to focus only on a thing and add secondary information relate it and that can complement it. The rest keep separate.
Website Components
Home page and Individual page are the two greatest important elements of your site, and it is evident that a lot of time and care you need put in order to making it as accessible and intuitive.
Homepage. Presentation is an important part of business. This is your portfolio, business card, CV, all in one. There is not need to have a spectacular graphics, or special effect and video professional to build an effective page. All you need to do is adopt a simple approach with clear content, and give valuable and unique informations to your readers with components that support that theme.
Individual pages. It’s how your homepage because visitors who will come on your site from search engine or social media will once seen your individual pages will leave your site without even ever seeing your “home”. To strengthen the visibility of this pages, use link and put them inside contents, for example when there are two articles that talk about the same topic.
Sidebar. Usually is the area where put the links, and other visual elements that allow your site reader to access other relevant sections. But can be a strategic point to insert block ads that can bring additional earns.
Footer. Recently is become an area where put strategic navigational and informational device.
Content. Focus on creating content that work well, through a clear communication, give your readers a few good valuable things and include information components that support them.
Images. Bloggers often use a combination of words and images to convey a message. Some use more words and less images others use more images and less words. Combining the power of the verbal image with the visual can either enhance your story. Like words, a photograph tells a story.
Template. It’s no secret that using a professional template will help to increases visitor duration. I love WordPress revolution theme. I’ve used a 2 column Vertigo theme created by Brian’s how my first wordpress theme on the3dtechnologies.com, but WordPress revolution theme is better yet, because his designs are fresh and fabulous and they encourage visitors to surf around the site longer. WordPress revolution theme has a lot of features but it is not appropriate for me to list here. So if you are interested you can find more information and resources here.
