TEmelie – web design blog

The Web page itself
The title is the first thing anyone read after opening your page therefore it should well thought so that it expresses in the best way what your page is all about. Also it should be descriptive because this it will appear in someone’s list of bookmarks or at the top of the page.
No use having a great title if the content is rubbish. The main reason people visit Web sites is information so if your page doesn’t present them with useful up-to-date news they won’t bother to visit it again. Make the content interesting for more than you and your friends.
So far so good but if you go over the top and try jam to much stuff on your page it will become to long forcing viewers to scroll down a lot which as you well know, is annoying as hell. Keep in mind the page length. Try to keep it into reasonable limits.

Images and pictures

Images are the heart and soul of a Web page. But in order for people to be able to watch them, try and keep the image size smaller than 12Kb. If you must go bigger use thumbnails. In other words present your viewers with a smaller version of the picture that will act as link for the real-size picture that’s placed on a different page. One word of advice regarding the thumbnails: resize them using a paint program and not the browser.
One common problem related to images are the image links. Mae sure that they are clearly marked as links and also image maps are not a bad idea.
The quality of the images you use should be dictated by their purpose on the page. If they have a specific use, such as emphasizing a certain concept described in the content, then the quality should be high, otherwise don’t worry too much about it.
One more thing: make sure that your image tags contain all the necessary HTML.

Links
They are a big help but also a big annoyance as because most of the times people don’t know where they are going next. Instead of using the same old “click here” go with text links that offer some sort of information about the location that is being linked. Also try describing your links because if a page is good enough to be linked it probably deserves an explanation too.
The overall quality of your links is very important. Use validators to help with checking if your links work or not.

General issues

The best way to know what your readers want from your page is by asking them directly and see what they respond. Inserting a feedback form is a great way to keep in touch with the people that view your page. If you try to hide your identity you will lose credibility and chances are that the spammers will find you anyway.
The date of the last update is equally important because it helps readers to determine if they can find any new information on the site since their last visit without them having to scan the homepage. This small detail will save them time and earn you respect.
We’ve been talking about all the things you should do in order to make your page better but all of this is useless unless you use correct HTML. The standard tags aren’t mandatory but before you use browser specific tags make the adjustments needed because of the differences found on different platforms.
Last but not least correct grammar and spelling is a must. Correct any mistakes you make in this department because small things like a typos can destroy the credibility your page.

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