SLEEK, QUICK DESIGN
-- KEY TO WEBSITE POPULARITY
GoWebDev’s philosophy is to
create web sites for customers using clear design methods –
making it easy for the inexperienced users to understand the content
of the site. Fancier graphics and techniques, while eye-catching,
confuse the web user and slow down access speeds. Half of web
users every year are new to the Internet; therefore making it
imperative that businesses make the experience of visiting your
web site as easy as possible.
The best use of a web site for businesses
of all sizes is to serve as a communications vehicle to convey
new information to existing customers and as a referral destination
for new customers. Most web site owners don’t experience
large sales increases because of their web site. However, the
quality of communications with customers is greatly improved and
also communicates that your business is attuned to technology
using the Internet.
Dee Van Horne
GoWebDev Developer
The
following are quotations and recommendations from high-tech industry
publications
"Does the use of FRAMES
hinder the performance of a search engines response in any way?"
-- Tom McFadden
We recently received the following
note which provides a thorough answer: "Prior to
using a frame-based design our 100 page site was winning top spots
in most search returns. Six weeks after incorporating frames we
all but disappeared. Shaken by the reality that we were
getting fewer and fewer hits, we threw ourselves into studying
each and every robot. You can read everything we ultimately learned
at http://www.123promote.com/workbook/plan3.htm -- Nancy Bargine
of 123Promote
WEB MARKETING TODAY
A Free E-Mail Newsletter (ISSN 1094-8112)
July 29, 1997 Issue 35
Dr. Ralph F. Wilson, Editor rfwilson@wilsonweb.com
Back issues archived at http://www.wilsonweb.com/wmt
"As a rule, a Web page (both
pictures and text) should never by longer than 60 kilobytes –
a little less than a minute’s download time. If you aren’t
sure how big your page is, watch the bottom bar of your browser
as your page downloads – it will mention its progress in
terms of "k" (e.g. "50% of 65k read.")
COMPUTERLINK - San Diego Union Tribune
July 1, 1997
Jason Cook, Writer
"Java – still waiting.
Sun Microsystems debuted its development language in January.
So far, Java has resulted in little cartoons on Web pages
– spinning tornadoes, blinking type, annoying animations.
Plus longer download times for Internet content, terminal lock-ups
and several hundred books on how to program with Java." …"
COMPUTERLINK - San Diego Union Tribune
December 24, 1996
Robert Hawkins, Editor of COMPUTERLINK
"I will not abuse the power
of animated GIF files. I will not use them inappropriately,
and I will resist all urges to use them on every page that I create."
MASTERING CORELDRAW 7 - Third Edition
Rick Altman, Author
Sybex Press
