Articles about Web Design

It's January and raining - a good time to sit down with a cup of Galileo Coffee and go over your new year's business resolutions. To start, you type your website url into google and - horrors! - your site doesn't exist.

And what kind of website do you need?

235 million people in North America use the internet today - 70.2% of the total population.

If a person doesn't have a computer or internet access, they can visit the public library, the local hot spot, bus depot or recreation centre and spend a few hours online for just a few dollars.

Many people find this subject confusing. You purchase your domain name and then the web designer says you'll need to purchase hosting space. Why do you need two things?

Step one in starting a website is purchasing your domain name. It's important that you take charge of this task yourself rather than leaving it up to a 3rd party website company or designer.

Buyer Beware - Be sure to read the fine print and before you sign, ask around, get a second opinion.

For many people, websites and their design construction and maintenance is a bit mysterious. In this day and age, with all the different things we have to learn, all the manuals we need to read (even the kids toys come with manuals now), all the updates on nutrition, parenting, and health we have to stay on top of, it makes sense that there are some areas we'd really like to be able to leave to the experts.

CMS stands for Content Management System. There are many differences between using CMS or traditional website construction methods. However, the difference that may be of interest to a non-webmaster is this:

Of course, once you have your website launched, you want to be in the top five when potential clients search for your services using Google or Yahoo.

While we can churn out websites at a reasonable speed, there are many factors that can delay launch. Here are some tips for making things move more quickly.

Here is an excellent article from the HOWdesign magazine by Lisa Baggerman Hazen who opens with:

Simply having a website is no longer enough. It must be a dynamic destination that acts as a bold advocate on behalf of your business. Here's how to take your existing site and make it into the ultimate self-promotion tool.

Note this article is directed at designers but much of it can be applied to all business websites.

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