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Re: Anyone know how to design a web site?
Posted by 'TeamKermit' on 21 May 2010 @ 20:09

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Best thing for a website is to keep it 'clean', keep it 'simple', keep it 'consistent' and keep it up to date.
Content is really paramount. Web sites that have lots of intro gizmos / animations / sounds get boring and annoying fairly quickly and do not get revisited very often.
Regarding content, then this site delivers. Regarding visual impact (for this site), then some work could be done. But who really cares. This is a true Ronseal site with major popularity.
Lots of web hosting companies provide site builder software, which are all capable of getting you started, where you need no, or at least little knowledge of web coding. They also provide templates that you can base your site on. The only issue here is, they all look very similar. However, after some time, you may want to do something slightly different. It is at this point that you either get someone to do development for you, or bite the bullet and have a go yourself. Two main products are Microsnot Frontpage, which is very good, but generates a lot of Microsnot junk in your web page. There is also Adobe Dreamweaver that produces much less code. Whatever your preference of these products, money has to change hands.
An alternative to Dreamweaver is Trellian (freeware - but you do have to register). Very similar capabilities and easy to use.
Whatever you choose, spend time on getting your ideas clear before you start. Ensure that your target market is aware of your web prescence and you deliver what they want to see and not what you think they want to see.
I look after the LKRC site, which cosmetically could do with a load of work, functionally delivers what our target audience wants. We are currently getting in excess of 1500 visits a month, which for a small kart club is not bad.

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Anyone know how to design a web site? by 'richardmcculloch69' (21 May 2010 @ 11:43)

Re: Anyone know how to design a web site? by 'itpro' (21 May 2010 @ 11:56)

Re: Anyone know how to design a web site? by 'chriskasch' (21 May 2010 @ 13:04)

Re: Anyone know how to design a web site? by 'DavyBoy' (21 May 2010 @ 13:55)

Re: Anyone know how to design a web site? by 'Stretton Circuit' (21 May 2010 @ 13:54)

Re: Anyone know how to design a web site? by 'Cadet49Dad' (21 May 2010 @ 18:24)

Re: Anyone know how to design a web site? by 'chriskasch' (21 May 2010 @ 19:20)

Re: Anyone know how to design a web site? by 'TeamKermit' << You are here!

Kermit by 'itpro' (22 May 2010 @ 1:48)

Re: Kermit by 'TeamKermit' (23 May 2010 @ 0:23)

Re: Kermit by 'BanzaiBoy' (25 May 2010 @ 13:59)

Re: Anyone know how to design a web site? by 'richardmcculloch69' (26 May 2010 @ 19:13)

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