THINK & DECIDE

DECISIONS TO mAKE

Decide on the order of your pages.

Decide on your navigation design.

Nowhere To Go - Oh No! Don't ever dead-end your readers in terms of navigation .

Make sure that your pages and links connect with each other. Try to offer your online visitors ‘options’ (return to home page, print version/button, continue shopping, contact me/us, visit a sister web site...

ALWAYS MAKE IT EASY FOR YOUR READER TO FIND WHAT THEY ARE LOOKIING FOR.

Create eye-catching, intriguing tab names for key pages. Remember to generate excitement and grab interest.

Can you combine certain pages so that your web site isn't too overwhelming?

Always go for compact and hi tech, hi impact, and edit, edit, edit (even if it takes weeks or months)!

For example, can I put my questionnaire or feedback page together with my order form page (or link them together)? Can I combine my networking links with my testimonial page?

Decide on your colors and visual themes for your pages' backgrounds, images and fonts. Will this grab your online visitors’ attention? Ask yourself, is your website pleasant visually?

Select your visual themes.

Decide on your ‘Tab Links’ placement. Tabs permit your readers to move from one page to another, and can be listed horizontally (aligned side by side at the top of each page) or vertically (in a column to the right or left of your text). Some web sites repeat their page links at the bottom of every page. Other web sites offer a different set of links at the bottom, like "feedback", "e-mail us", etc.

Some web sites offer a "return to top" link at the bottom to allow readers easier navigation (always make it simple for your reader).

Place your links at appropriate positions. For example, you might want your "promotional" or "Contact Form or E-mail Link” in your opening page, or on every page. Important links that will be used often should be placed centrally. Don't position an important "link" in the wrong place where it will be easily missed by your readers.