Website Do's & Don'ts
The Anatomy of A Bad Web Site?
- Too much flash
- Animated gifs for no reason
- Scrolling or marquee banner
- Music playing continuously (no option to turn off sound)
- Slow download due to too many large images or scripts
- Unnecessary repeating backgrounds
- Busy backgrounds under text
- Too much or too little white space
- Interfering with user's browser settings
- Navigation not user friendly
- Can't get back to home page
- Contact information unavailable or incomplete
- Not browser friendly
- Horizontal scrolling
- Poor choice of colors
- Too many colors
- Font size too small or too large
- Poor font color/background separation
- Too much or inappropriate advertising
- Oversized images
- Confusion about website purpose
The Anatomy of A Good Web Site?
- User friendly
- Easy to navigate
- Fast download
- Communicates purpose of website
- Represents products/services
- Content easily readable
- Good grammar
- Contact information
- Browser friendly
- Good color choice
- Readable font style
- Design that's "easy on the eyes"
- Quality enhanced images
- Simple domain name
- SEO friendly URL
- Good resources and/or information
E-Commerce Solutions
E-Commerce is not just the wave of the future, it is the reality of today! Businesses and consumers alike have embraced and accepted the World Wide Web as a viable and productive means of doing business. Web sites are more than just static pages of dated information. Web sites can offer online ordering and be integrated with existing business systems. In addition, innovative ideas are continuously being applied to the Web to make businesses more effective and marketable.