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"The deadly dozen Part 12 - boost your business with these free hints and tips"

No. 12 Content is KingWe are now at content and remember ‘Content is King’.There is no point following all the previous tips and then having poor content, badly spelt and unoriginal.Do not go for content overload for the sake of it; say what you need to say clearly and concisely.If you need to talk about another topic put it on a new page, don’t cram it in somewhere and lose it.Conversely do not go to the opposite end of the scale and say too little leaving visitors to guess what you do, they…See More
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"The deadly dozen Part 11 - boost your business with these free hints and tips"

No. 11 Flash AnimationFlash animation can be great, when used sparingly and correctly, if you want a flash intro, then it must be quick and also convey some information.Navigation must also be on this page to enable people to move on if they wish, don’t just have a splash screen with an enter site here button, visitors do not know if they are in the right place if you tell them nothing!.....to be continuedSee More
Blog post by Vanessa Hodge Aug 28, 2009
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"The deadly dozen Part 10 - boost your business with these free hints and tips"

No. 10 Page LayoutLayout of the pages should be clean and clear, following a similar pattern and style across all you pages.Do not use too many columns, 2 or 3 max.Each page should have a focal point for main content.All this quickly leads to your visitor being comfortable and feeling at home on your site.The quicker this happens the longer someone will stay, if however they have to keep looking on the page to find the key information they want, they will soon get frustrated and leave......to…See More
Blog post by Vanessa Hodge Aug 18, 2009
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"The deadly dozen Part 9 - boost your business with these free hints and tips"

No. 9 Sounds Effects & MusicSound effects and ‘lift music’ playing on a web site are a real turn off, most of us enjoy listening to some sort of music, but we like to choose the type we like.We do not want to be subjected to someone else’s choice, as it may be far removed from our own.We also visited the web site for a specific purpose, to read some information which requires us to concentrate on the task in hand not be distracted by someone else’s noise in our own home or office......to be…See More
Blog post by Vanessa Hodge Aug 12, 2009
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"The deadly dozen Part 8 - boost your business with these free hints and tips"

No. 8 Pop Up WindowsPop up windows should be used very sparingly, if at all.Pop up windows do exactly what they say, they pop up and cover the content your visitor has come to see.This can be very aggravating and we are trying very hard across all areas of your website not to aggravate and thus turn off and loose your valuable visitors and potential customers......to be continuedSee More
Blog post by Vanessa Hodge Aug 10, 2009
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"The deadly dozen Part 7 - boost your business with these free hints and tips"

No. 7 Font StylesFont Styles are another key area to making the site easy to use and comfortable for your visitors.There are many font choices now available to add to the confusion and decision making process, but the choices are really very simple and few.Think about newspapers, magazines and books all are of a similar font type very often Times New Roman as this prints well, however it is not the ideal choice for use on websites.Text is much fuzzier on a web page than on a printed page and…See More
Blog post by Vanessa Hodge Aug 5, 2009
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"The deadly dozen Part 6 - boost your business with these free hints and tips"

No 6. Text & BackgroundsText colour and background colour combinations are also critical, black, dark blue or similar on a white or light background or the reverse perhaps yellow or white on a black background may provide a better solution for the visually impaired......to be continuedSee More
Blog post by Vanessa Hodge Jul 27, 2009
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"The deadly dozen Part 5 - boost your business with these free hints and tips"

No 5. ColourWeb pages with complicated colour schemes using too many bold bright colours are usually very off putting.Three or four colours are more than enough; this provides a primary and secondary colour together with one or two highlight colours.The colours are there to enhance the content of your site; they are not the main reason......to be continuedSee More
Blog post by Vanessa Hodge Jul 23, 2009
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"The deadly dozen Part 4 - boost your business with these free hints and tips"

No 4. SizePages need to be a sensible size to avoid, where possible the need for horizontal scroll bars, there is nothing more frustrating when reading the page to have to keep flicking back and forward, obviously some people with very small screens may need to scroll, but catering for the majority is vitally important......to be continuedSee More
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Hello and welcome to the network.Please feel free to comment on the blog or ask questions, I look forward to talking to you.See More
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"The deadly dozen Part 3 - boost your business with these free hints and tips"

No3. LoadingThe site must load quickly; nobody in today’s busy pressurised society is prepared to wait minutes to find out if this is even what they want or where they thought they wanted to be!.....to be continuedSee More
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"The deadly dozen Part 2 - boost your business with these free hints and tips"

No2. - NavigationYou must have simple straight forward consistent navigation, horizontally or vertically on each page. This allows your visitors easy access to all areas of your website.If someone has to think about how to navigate your site, its simple they will not, they will go elsewhere to a site with simple, obvious navigation, not one where they have to play a guessing game to get around......to be continuedSee More
Blog post by Vanessa Hodge Jul 13, 2009
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"The deadly dozen Part 1 - boost your business with these free hints and tips"

Over the next two weeks I will be looking at various points that must be taken into account on your web site. Ignore these at your peril....No.1 - What’s in it for me?This is the Key question that visitors want answered quickly.You have a few seconds to hold visitors when they arrive at your site.You need to answer this question in the top part of the page i.e. the first screen without needing to scroll down; it’s a bit like the headlines on the front page of the newspaper.Do they grab your…See More
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"The deadly dozen Part 12 - boost your business with these free hints and tips"

No. 12 Content is King



We are now at content and remember ‘Content is King’.



There is no point following all the previous tips and then having poor content, badly spelt and unoriginal.



Do not go for content overload for the sake of it; say what you need to say clearly and concisely.

If you need to talk about another topic put it on a new page, don’t cram it in somewhere and lose it.

Conversely do not go to the opposite end of the scale and say… Continue

Posted by Vanessa Hodge on September 14, 2009 at 2:05pm

Vanessa Hodge

"The deadly dozen Part 11 - boost your business with these free hints and tips"

No. 11 Flash Animation

Flash animation can be great, when used sparingly and correctly, if you want a flash intro, then it must be quick and also convey some information.

Navigation must also be on this page to enable people to move on if they wish, don’t just have a splash screen with an enter site here button, visitors do not know if they are in the right place if you tell them nothing!

.....to be continued

Posted by Vanessa Hodge on August 28, 2009 at 10:05am

Vanessa Hodge

"The deadly dozen Part 10 - boost your business with these free hints and tips"

No. 10 Page Layout



Layout of the pages should be clean and clear, following a similar pattern and style across all you pages.



Do not use too many columns, 2 or 3 max.



Each page should have a focal point for main content.



All this quickly leads to your visitor being comfortable and feeling at home on your site.



The quicker this happens the longer someone will stay, if however they have to keep looking on the page to find the key… Continue

Posted by Vanessa Hodge on August 18, 2009 at 9:00am

Vanessa Hodge

"The deadly dozen Part 9 - boost your business with these free hints and tips"

No. 9 Sounds Effects & Music



Sound effects and ‘lift music’ playing on a web site are a real turn off, most of us enjoy listening to some sort of music, but we like to choose the type we like.



We do not want to be subjected to someone else’s choice, as it may be far removed from our own.



We also visited the web site for a specific purpose, to read some information which requires us to concentrate on the task in hand not be distracted by someone else’s… Continue

Posted by Vanessa Hodge on August 12, 2009 at 3:53pm

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"The deadly dozen Part 8 - boost your business with these free hints and tips"

No. 8 Pop Up Windows

Pop up windows should be used very sparingly, if at all.

Pop up windows do exactly what they say, they pop up and cover the content your visitor has come to see.

This can be very aggravating and we are trying very hard across all areas of your website not to aggravate and thus turn off and loose your valuable visitors and potential customers.

.....to be continued

Posted by Vanessa Hodge on August 10, 2009 at 8:17am

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