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Here is an excellent Web Design Guide, which details the ins and outs of good Web Design
This guide is published on one of my favourite we sites AKAMARKETING by David Callan, a well respected Internet Marketer. He, in turn, expresses his gratitude to the guys at http://www.htmltutorials.net/- home of the excellent website builder "Create a site" who kindly allowed us to provide you with this tutorial direct on akamarketing.com. This tutorial is four pages long, each page is split into eight sections - except for the last page which has five sections. Below are the sections on this page.

Planning the site with outlines and diagrams
Making an outline
Outline overview of model site - Flower Shopper
The home page
Basic page content
Web site navigation
Keywords and search engines
Writing dynamic copy

Building better paragraphs
Using white space in web page design
Eye motion and computer screens
Gaudy backgrounds
Dark backgrounds and light text
Headlines and sub headlines
Using bulleted lists in web page design
The use of color in web page design
Finding color combinations using the color wheel
Color and usability
Color and legiblity
Rules for using graphics
Interlaced Gifs?
Optimizing graphics
Transparent images
Thumbnail images

Text and images
Tables and layouts
Analyzing pages
Putting your site on the net
Setting up your own FTP directory

Planning the site with outlines and diagrams

Building a web site is much like starting a business. As the business process starts with a business plan, so the web site must begin with a plan. Without a plan your efforts in building your site will be like starting on a journey, without knowing where you are going or how to get there.
The following techniques will help you get pointed in the right direction, develop a path and follow it to the desired destination.
Careful planning from the outset before you start coding will save you time in the long run.
Making an outline
Whether you're writing a novel, a user's manual, a newsletter or a web page, the process should begin with an outline. An outline presents the main topics, or principal ideas of a given subject. It is the author's map to his destination.
There are two kinds of outlines. The topic outline is a summary of topics and sub topics, written in phrases. The sentence outline uses complete sentences for each idea.
All topics of similar importance should be phrased in similar form and indented equally. Topics and sub topics can be organized with a sequence of Roman Numerals, Capital Letters, Arabic numerals and Small letters, in that order.
Using these simple techniques, will give you a better chance of developing well organized content for your site. You should exit the process with a better understanding of your desired purpose and a blueprint for construction.
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Creating An Website Marketing Plan


If you have a business website, there is a clear likelihoot that you aren't dancing the jig because of its performance. The question is: Why don't most websites do what they are supposed to do? There are many answers to that question, but let's start with the most essential one.

Suppose you are in a meeting with the greatest Web-success consulting firm in the world. They ask, " What do you want your site to do for your company?" You answer loud and clear. "I want to sell millions of products" or "I want to get lots more clients" or "I want to be recognized as the foremost expert in my field." "Yes," says a voice from the other side of the table. "There are about 3 billion other websitte owners who have those exact same wants and needs." Vague desires usually don't sell products or services, or create brands. Focused marketing plans and targeted goals do that. It doesn't matter if you are spending money on Web site creation, advertising campaigns, customer incentives or trade shows; the magic is almost always in the upfront planning. Fortunately, the process doesn't have to equal pain. Marketing plan=dentist chair isn't in this formula.

Just start with the following questions. * What do you want the site to do?


Is it going to sell products or services?
Is it a printable catalog so you can save on printing and postage costs?
Is it going to spread the news about a cause?
Is it educational, informational or simply for fun?

* Who is your audience?
Are you targeting businesses or customers?
What is the general age group, income bracket, marital status, etc.
What are their values, attitudes and beliefs?
Are they local, regional, national or international?
* how is the heartbeat of your site different from your competition's?
What unique benefits does your product, service, cause provide?
Think biggest, least expensive, most informative, the only....
Think positioning slogans such as "Let your fingers do the walking." or "Finger lickin' good"..."If you succeed, we succeed", "You deserve a break today".
Marketing on the net is a new science. It has its own complex set of rules. Yet, it is still marketing, and much of the 'old school' rules still apply. As my grandmother used to say, "Preparation and organization are the better part of valor and success". Her words are still valid. If you want your site to succeed, evaluate your products, your audience and your positioning. Once you have a clear vision of these three things, you are already light years ahead of most of your competition.

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