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First, Second, Third? Organizing Your Website
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Take a deep breath, focus, you can get through this. Organization is the key to an
effective web site.
To get organized you first need to know what the main goal of your site is.
Try to sum up your main focus in a few words, or one
sentence then add a main goal. Most of the time this main focus will be your title, header, logo or top graphics.
The thing that says what your site is about. "Bob's Pets", the Nike swish or a
photo collage of signs your company has made. The viewer should have no question
of what your site is about with just one look at your home page.
Build the rest of the web site around your sub points. Break up the
site into small chunks. Don't put more than one main idea on a page if you can help it.
Give the viewer as many choices as you feel you need to present your
ideas but don't put a book’s worth of information on any one page. This will
bore and confuse. Decide what's important to your web site and make those ideas
buttons or links where you explain them further on proceeding pages.
Now you have a top and some links, you probably still have some
blank space somewhere on your page, so say something. A small blurb about what
your visitor can expect from your web site is always helpful. Images could be helpful
to go with that text. A mission statement, service or product
explanation or just a short welcome will do. Always be sure to give yourself credit
at the bottom with a copyright and an email link where people can contact you
with any questions.
That wasn't so hard was it? A good design should help the reader
to focus and understand what you're telling them. When you keep your designs simple,
you'll increase your reader's ability to digest the information, not be overwhelmed
and enjoy their stay at your web site
You can also review these resources:
Grab Them Quick and Keep Them!
When building your web site present yourself professionally and quickly. Before you ever
start building a site decide what image you want to portray to your customer.
Where to Start Tips
More tips on names, ideas, hosting, research and more.
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