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Your Hosts: Herb & Monica Leibacher In this issue we've got some guidelines to consider when creating your web site. On to the news! ________________________________________________________ IN TODAY'S NEWS * Web Design Considerations * Things You Might Like: * News Wrap-up: ________________________________________________________
1 - Simple is better That old saying “a picture is worth a thousand words” really is true...and the words 'a picture' are really important! The saying does not mean that a ton of different pictures is best! Use properly sized, good quality pictures and images to enhance the page and the message of your text. Don't clutter it up with fuzzy, off-color snapshots, poorly cropped photos, and graphics that serve only as cutesy moving icons . It is better not to have a picture at all, rather than use inadequately exposed one or one with indistinguishable features. Remember that less is always more.
2 – Function over form It is important that your web site is laid out in a simple, organized fashion. Web Builder Express makes the mechanics of this simple by completely automating the menu and breadcrumb trail on your web site and automatically updating it when you update your site. Regardless of which system you use, however, when setting up your own site with any system, you should spend some time thinking about how to organize the information in a way that will be logical for your visitor. The addition of a menu down the lefthand side as well as a breadcrumb trail in the search bar always provide a way for your viewer to get back to your home page. And don't forget to check links to see that they are all in working order.
3 – Avoid pop up windows Sometimes clients ask for a ‘pop up’ window which will open a new, smaller browser window on top of the visitor’s current window. There can be exceptions, but generally people don’t like this. It is confusing and it blocks text on your site. In fact many new browsers will block these pop up windows anyway. So, don’t bother. (Take time to find a really great picture instead!!) ________________________________________________________
Thank you for participating in our survey. The information you provided really helps us know what your needs as a group are. Perhaps we may inquire again in the future and we hope that even more of you will respond in kind. We do have a winner, however, for this time. The $50 Amazon Gift Certificate goes to Todd H. Todd operates a web site called Tres Dias, Cleveland. You can visit his site by going pasting www.tresdiascleveland.org into your address bar. We will be contacting Todd for info on where we can mail his prize. Great job! ________________________________________________________ *** News Wrap Up *** We recently took a business trip to California. Sneaking away on Saturday with a friend who lives in San Fancisco, we visited a couple vineyards in the Sonoma and Nappa Valley region. We had a special opportunity to learn about pairing wines with foods and to sample the foods and wines about which we were learning. Monica took home several delicious recipes that day and even tried her hand at making one of them, an onion jam wrapped in thinnly sliced beef, for a recent picnic at Blossom Music Center where we enjoyed listening to the renowned Cleveland Orchestra. Bonne appetit et a` vos sante' ! ________________________________________________________
Questions or comments? mailto:info@webbuilderexpress.com.
Thanks for joining us! Herb and Monica Leibacher ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Web Builder Express News is a free email newsletter sent every other week discussing helpful hints for organizing and running your business's or non-profit's web site. To subscribe, send an e-mail with the word "subscribe" (without the quotes) to: subscription@webbuilderexpress.com To unsubscribe, send an e-mail with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) to: subscription@webbuilderexpress.com
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