Everyone talks online about how easy it is to build a website and make money online. Is is really that easy or pure hype to get you to purchase the next great thing to hit the online market.
All I have to say is that it is not that easy building highly profitable Read More →
We live in a world so jam-packed with excitement and new technology that at times it seems hard to believe. But this technology is designed in such a way that even the newest online business owners can make use of user-friendly web tools that make functions only a web programmer could have dreamed of doing just a few years ago into simple tasks.
And that is fantastic, right? Well actually it’s not. Quite the reverse is true.
You see, the accessibility and ease of use of such web tools has resulted in hundreds of “junk” websites being produced that are so poorly planned that the web surfer is totally confused.
Some of these web pages have as many as 7 or 8 individual things going on at the same time -flashing header graphics, an opt in form, Google Adsense ads, numerous paragraphs of content, affiliate links, audio buttons and more!
Don’t be attracted to make such glaring mistakes. It is doubtful if many web visitors will be able to successfully find their way through such a site. There are far too many choices to make. And the content is totally lost among all the technology and advertising.
So, what is the answer?
Most successful webmasters today will tell you that the answer is a clean, simple, easy to understand website. It needs to be designed with the best interests of the end- user in mind, not yours. You need to make it a pleasant experience.
Successful websites focus on 3 basic features: simplicity, clarity and speed. In other words, you need a site that is visually appealing, but at the same time downloads promptly and is simple to navigate.
To design a site that has visual appeal, you can make use of simple graphics, color and text. At all costs, keep away from flashing computer graphics and fussy backgrounds.
In fact, if you want the bulk of your visitors to be able to read your text easily a white background with black text is definitely best.
