1. Website Design Making a Pleasant Webpage And Avoiding Common Mistakes Jeffrey Self Scott Barbour

2. Things to Consider When Designing a Website • Loading Time is More Important Than “Prettiness” • Easily Located (Meta-tags) • Target Audience • Have a purpose

3. Things to Consider When Designing a Website Cont’d • Submit Site to ~10 Search Engines • Don’t be Cheap • Use Professional Help • Use Auto-responder • Update Often

4. Common MistakesFor Business Websites* • Overlong URLs • Inflexible Search Engines • Horizontal Scrolling • Fixed Font Size • Blocks of Text *From Jakob Neilsen’s Alertbox (useit.com)

5. Common MistakesContinued • No Prices • Pop-ups • Infrequently asked questions in FAQ • Asking for Email address without clearly stated privacy policy • Mailto links not obviously identified • A Few Simple Mistakes to Avoid