Flash is a powerful web technology that achieves a high level of visual impact from the graphical point of view. Unfortunately, it is widely misused in web design. There are still many problems with Flash, especially related to usability and search engine behaviour; we need to thoroughly understand ...

The effective design is this one, which is maximum simplified, conformable to your users because they are your main purpose. This one, simply and clearly announcing what is your website about. This one, quickly offering the users exactly what they are expecting to see on your pages without being tro...

Have you ever visited a Web site that looked, well … strange? Something about it just wasn't right. The design was well done but it just didn't seem to fit the screen. It happens quite a bit. The cause is lack of attention on the designer's part. One of the most challenging things a Web design...

It would appear that many business owners just aren't getting it when it comes to Web design. It has been proven over and over again that Web surfers prefer certain things when visiting sites. The list below is short, sweet and to-the-point. It will help to guide you as you design, or redesign, you....

Designing a Web site can be a time consuming and often complicated task. Even if you have a general idea or a vision for your site, there are many details that will need your attention before the project is completed. How in the world do you keep up with it all? We suggest that you start a journa...

It's been three and a half years since my brother and I first launched our web design business in 2000. I admit that we were pretty primitive back then, and it's a bit scary to go back and look at the very first sites I created. I'm thankful to say, though, that I've learned a tremendous amou...

Everyone who has a website struggles at one time or another with how to improve their home page. Although many visitors enter through pages deeper in your site, your home page is often a visitor's first introduction to your company or organization. For that reason, it's important to start off on t.....

Not too long ago, a client asked me to create a new design for his company's home page. As I was getting ready to work on the design, I asked my client what the homepage needed to accomplish. In other words, what were the page's primary goals? What did the company want clients to do when they got .....

In the past few weeks, I've become increasingly aware of a major problem among websites: It's very difficult to figure out what the site is actually selling. I've encountered this problem numerous times recently due to emails from people asking for advice on their websites. Unfortunately, when...

You have a flourishing business - everything is in its place. You just miss one important piece of marketing: an Internet Presence a website. Like everything in business, getting a website needs planning. Getting an effective website needs even more planning.