The "Do's" of successful web design



There are always positive and negative aspects to good web designs. This topics is meant to discuss the positives.

Tags: design, web pages

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Follow Standards

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http://www.w3.org/QA/Library/

The Web Designer Standards Library. Quality Assurance Guides, Validation Tools, DTD Lists and much more.

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Choose a color scheme that flows nicely together

Using colors that are harsh against each other can also harm your site's design. Use colors that compliment each other.

* to be honest color choices are one of the hardest things to decide.

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Make it accessible

Don't get carried away with the 2.0

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Keep it Fresh!

Update your content regularly. Give people a reason to come back.

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Test early and often.

Your users will always find new and unique ways to break you site. This is especially true with a Content Management System like Drupal where there is a lot going on under the hood.

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Hire a professional

It's not always as easy as it looks.

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Get Listed on Google, Yahoo and MSN

Web traffic can be increased by placement of a site in search engines and purchase of advertising, including bulk e-mail, pop-up ads, and in-page advertisements. Web traffic can also be increased by purchasing non-internet based advertising. If a web page is not listed in the first pages of any search, the odds of someone finding it diminishes greatly (especially if there is other competition on the first page). Very few pe... [show more]

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Keep it Simple

Don't go overboard with technicalities in the front-end design. Keep it easy to use, readable, clean,and straight-forward.

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This topic was started by cfurneaux cfurneaux: 233 points on January 9th, 2009. 24 members have voted on one or more of the 9 answers.

Tags: design, web pages

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