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New to the internet business? If you are starting to create your website these top 5 bad website design ideas you should avoid.
The first tip is to limit the website colors. This is not the movie Speed Racer. Do not overwhelm your website visitor with all of the colors of the rainbow. Keep it basic. Three colors work fine. And keep the colors easy on the eye. Like our teachers said blue or black ink. No cherry red or bright lime please.
Second, if you do not have a way to capture your visitor's contact information you are missing a great opportunity. You might have the most interesting compelling website around but chances are your visitor will not be back. Even if he or she book marks your site, it might be a long time if they ever come back. There are simply too many other websites to visit.
Offer your visitor a free newsletter subscription, a free ebook, whatever you can give in order to get an email address. With their contact information you are able to contact them using an auto responder and invite them back to your website. You of course need a reason for them to come back. Add regular content, or new offers, or new products. Let them know with your auto responder messages.
Third, you must assume that all of your visitors still surf the web using dial up. If you have large graphic files that take all day to download your visitors will leave in frustration. Make sure your website loads quickly. Keep the size of your graphic files to a bear minimum.
The fourth tip is about the small print. Most website owners who follow the rules have at the bottom of their website home page contact information, an about us link, and legal information. Do not get scared about the legal part. You simply need to have basic information about no spam and no intentional collection of contact information of minors who visit your site. Look up the legal requirements for a website online and you will find all you need to know. Some try to get away without putting this basic information on their website. But you will sleep better at night if you have it.
Lastly, do not send your visitors off into cyber space with a click of a link on your webpage. Use anchor links so that any link they click on your site opens in a new window. That way they will not forget they were on your website when they clicked the link.
Keep you website basic. It is the content that sells on your website not all the bells and whistles. And have the basics on your home page. And use anchor links. These top 5 bad website design ideas that lose you visitors are easily avoided.
The first tip is to limit the website colors. This is not the movie Speed Racer. Do not overwhelm your website visitor with all of the colors of the rainbow. Keep it basic. Three colors work fine. And keep the colors easy on the eye. Like our teachers said blue or black ink. No cherry red or bright lime please.
Second, if you do not have a way to capture your visitor's contact information you are missing a great opportunity. You might have the most interesting compelling website around but chances are your visitor will not be back. Even if he or she book marks your site, it might be a long time if they ever come back. There are simply too many other websites to visit.
Offer your visitor a free newsletter subscription, a free ebook, whatever you can give in order to get an email address. With their contact information you are able to contact them using an auto responder and invite them back to your website. You of course need a reason for them to come back. Add regular content, or new offers, or new products. Let them know with your auto responder messages.
Third, you must assume that all of your visitors still surf the web using dial up. If you have large graphic files that take all day to download your visitors will leave in frustration. Make sure your website loads quickly. Keep the size of your graphic files to a bear minimum.
The fourth tip is about the small print. Most website owners who follow the rules have at the bottom of their website home page contact information, an about us link, and legal information. Do not get scared about the legal part. You simply need to have basic information about no spam and no intentional collection of contact information of minors who visit your site. Look up the legal requirements for a website online and you will find all you need to know. Some try to get away without putting this basic information on their website. But you will sleep better at night if you have it.
Lastly, do not send your visitors off into cyber space with a click of a link on your webpage. Use anchor links so that any link they click on your site opens in a new window. That way they will not forget they were on your website when they clicked the link.
Keep you website basic. It is the content that sells on your website not all the bells and whistles. And have the basics on your home page. And use anchor links. These top 5 bad website design ideas that lose you visitors are easily avoided.
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