{"id":36,"date":"2011-09-20T01:25:29","date_gmt":"2011-09-20T01:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.clearimaging.com\/blog\/?p=36"},"modified":"2020-11-11T19:23:09","modified_gmt":"2020-11-11T19:23:09","slug":"tips-for-a-fantastic-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.clearimaging.com\/?p=36","title":{"rendered":"Tips for a Fantastic Website!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Congratulations! You have made the decision to take your business online and tap into a new market of consumers!!! You have hired a webmaster (preferably Clear Imaging<\/a>) to design your site \u2013 but now you actually need to tell the webmaster what you want\u2026 You \"\"<\/a>need to make some choices. Overall making choices is not a difficult thing, but it can be if you don\u2019t have a clear road map as to where you want to go with your website. Here we will give you some simple tips that will leave you feeling more secure and confident when it comes to discussing the overall content and layout of your website. Stick with us, and it will be fabulous in the end!<\/p>\n

Be consistent\u2026<\/p>\n

Rule number one for website design is to what? That\u2019s right, be consistent. Essentially, this boils down to picking a color scheme and staying with it. Keep the font, layout and color scheme consistent throughout your website. If you are stuck on what color scheme to select, do some research. Compile a list of websites that you like, pay attention to what drew you to them. If your company already has a logo, then you are ahead of the game, select a color scheme that fits with your logo.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t make people dig\u2026<\/p>\n

One of the worst things people can do is make their online consumers dig for relevant information. Typically, most websites have a navigation bar on the top of the page (horizontal) or on the left side (vertically). Don\u2019t try to break the mold and try to stick it\"\"<\/a> someplace different. People are creatures of habit \u2013 and we like our navigation bar in one of these two places. \u2013 Also, talk with your web designer about putting a navigation bar at the bottom of the site in addition<\/em> to the main navigation bar. This will allow people to move around your site without having to scroll back up to the top \u2013 it also helps with SEO.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s called spell check\u2026<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t be fooled, people will <\/em>judge you if you have a website full of spelling and grammatical errors. In order to avoid this, do a simple \u201cspell check\u201d on your computer before uploading written content. If your grammar isn\u2019t the best, ask a friend to proof it for you.<\/p>\n

Content, Content, Content\u2026<\/p>\n

You have heard for realtors the saying of \u201clocation, location, location?\u201d Well, for websites \"\"<\/a>the motto is content, content, content. If you don\u2019t update your content, then the search engines will drop you flatter than a pancake. Now we are not saying that you have to redo your home page and about us column every month, what we are saying is that you always want to be making your website bigger and better \u2013 this only happens by adding more content.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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