Design

eCommerce Web Site Building: Where Do I Start?

by: Jacob Richards

Building a web site isn't something that is really cut and dry. There's a huge variety of products and services that can either help you get your web site where you want it or simply confuse you. It's also important that you make the right choices upfront so that you don't end up having to restructure your whole web site because of some problem in your design layout. The level of time investment neccessary for mastery in a lot of these software packages can range from little to a VERY significant amount. Because of this I feel it's important to be lead in the "right" direction to make sure you don't spend time in the wrong areas, or learning some software that might not be all that useful for you later on (*coughs* Frontpage *coughs*).

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On Site Content Maintenance

by: Florie Lyn Masarate

One of the most common problems being encountered by site owners is what they call writer’s blog. To exemplify more, this basically means the need to produce great content day after day to be put into their web sites. Not all people have the capacity to write about things everyday. Even the best of the best writers have the tendency to “blocked out” every so often. For those who are prone to these common problems, there are some techniques you need to know about that have worked quite well for some.

Pick a topic that interests you. As with all aspects of everyday life, anything that triggers your interest is a thing worth putting some time and attention into. You find that it is quite enjoyable doing them if you see it caters to your liking. But if not, the task seems heavier and takes too long to do. This is the same with writing contents for sites. Look for an interesting topic and take it from there. Try blogs. The advantage of this is the length of the writing does not matter. Writing a paragraph or two is legal as long as it is of interest, then why not.

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7 Effective Homepage Tips that will have your Visitors Begging for More!

by: Anthony Jewell

The truth is how you present your website will determine how customers view you and your product. This can directly translate into how effective your website actually is and whether or not you get alot of sales or just a few. Think of it this way. Whenever you go into a store you usually always go in from the front entrance, not the side or the back, but the front. Just like when people visit your website, they probably always come in from the home page and go around your site. Sometimes they may come in from another link to one of your subpage but trust me they will jump on your front page to check it out and rightly so.

The front page is where all of the best information should be. Now this is not to say that your subpages as useless and that there shouldn't be valuable information on them. I am just saying that the main page should contain timbits of all the valuable information located throughout your site. Usually your front page is the main attraction and includes features and elements that your subpages won't have. It is almost like a "wow page" full of rich content.

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Ten Simple Web Design Principles

by: BJ Novack

Website design has become so complex, with scripting, and dynamic content and pulling content from RSS and ATOM feeds and Ajax enhancement and ad rotation and . . . and . . . and . . .

I’ve got a sticky note right on the lower right corner of my monitor. On it are four letters.

K-I-S-S

A glance at those four letters reminds me that there are many people who surf the web who have no clue what all the above stuff means. So I have to Keep It Simple, Stupid! I have to make sure that my website designs function no matter what the skill level happens to be of the person who is using the page. And any person doing web building, whether you’re a hot New York Web Design Company or a one-woman web design boutique in East Jibippy PA better remember these ten simple website design principles.