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The Top Ten List Of Website Annoyances!
by Robert C. Potter

Easy navigation and usability are one of the most important aspects of creating a "user friendly" website.
However, there are still a "plethora" of web-sites out there that are, to be politically correct, “functionally challenged.” Does your website keep people captivated, or does it send
them fleeing as soon as they get to the first page? Do you offend your visitors with the following annoyances?
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Make your site quick to load!
by Michael Kralj

The time it takes to load your site can make or break a visitor’s first impression of your site. If your site takes too long to load, the visitor will click “Stop” or “Back” and leave your web site. If you are a business and offering people important information, it is critical to have a nice design, with a quick load time.
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Browser "Safe" Fonts
By Shruti Gupta

Fonts make a big difference to the look and experience of the website. Usage of fonts requires sense of aesthetics and discretion. We have the liberty to use any font we want in an image but when we specify the fonts for the text on a web page, we need to ensure that we use only 'browser safe" fonts.

So, here is a list of fonts that are preinstalled in Windows and Macintosh computers as they come out of the box.
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Ten Steps to a useable website
by Nigel Lew

Building a useable website can seem daunting. Here is a quick guideline to help you on your way. It’s all about your content.
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Mobile Accessibility - Your website in the year 2005
by Philip Wylie

Throughout 2004 the number of web enabled portable devices boomed. By “portable devices" I mean PDAs and smart phones. What does this mean for you? Well it depends whether or not you care about your visitors’ experience - you build your website for visitors so you really should!
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Designing for Content
by Kelly Paal

We’ve all been told that a successful website has great content. The problem that I’ve discovered is what do you do with and how to you organize all this great content?
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Is Your Web Site Too Hard?
by Roger C. Parker

Take the “Easy Test” to see if your website is as visitor friendly as it should be! Websites often fail to produce the desired results. This can be because visitors find them too hard to understand or navigate. Here are some potential usability problems to avoid.
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Advanced web design principles
by Zoran Makrevski

Regardless of our connection speed, Internet users expect information to be readily obtainable, pages to download quickly and solutions at the click of the mouse.
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3 Tips You Can Use Right Now to Improve Your Web sites Usability
by Jason Mann

Studies done by Jakob Nielson the man touted as the, “King of usability” by Internet Magazine showed that people do not read on the web like they would normally read offline.

So what does this mean to you and why should you care? Visitors to your web sites are in a rush, they want the information you promised and they want it NOW.
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You Too Can Have an Amazing Website
by Cal Hyslop


It is a well-known fact that a successful business depends greatly on how it is marketed. With an ever increasing dependence on the web, the use of a professional website is not only a necessity, but a priority. Although it is a common thought that only large businesses can have top-notch websites, with the tools available today what seemed impractical can now be a reality. Best of all, designing an extraordinary website can be done without hiring expensive web developers to create your site from scratch.
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