Posts filed under ‘Website Design’

How’s your integrity quotient?

Don’t settle for copycat information when it comes to optimizing your website. SEO Building Blocks ebook is the original book on SEO and offers users of the Intuit – Homestead website building software original, quality and insightful help with optimizing a website.

Continue Reading January 14, 2010 at 2:58 pm 3 comments

So you think you’re a website designer …

Being a website designer is about more than just putting up a template and adding a few pictures and text. To be successful you need to know the in’s and out’s of good design, usability standards, search engine optimization and what does and doesn’t work with the SiteBuilder program …

Continue Reading November 11, 2009 at 4:53 pm Leave a comment

What’s in a name? Choosing a good domain name.

Your domain name should identify your business, be search engine friendly and simple for visitors to remember. Being able to get a short, easily remembered domain is becoming more and more difficult. There are certain things to keep in mind when choosing your domain name that will help both viewers and the search engines …

Continue Reading November 16, 2008 at 1:42 pm 1 comment

Website Design and Usability

Ignoring usability can be death for a website. There are certain aspects of website design that are considered standard and make for a smoother, more friendly visit for viewers. Using volunteers to test your website will show you where improvement is needed to enhance the visitor’s experience …..

Continue Reading October 16, 2008 at 10:14 am 3 comments

Does A Pretty Site Matter?

Creating a site that appeals to both visitors and search engines requires building websites that are a combination of attractive design, user friendliness and optimization. The combination can go a long way to designing a site that will satisfy both your visitor and the SE’s….

Continue Reading October 2, 2008 at 3:16 pm 1 comment

Debunking the “can’t be optimized” myth

Designing a website using Homestead’s site builder software allows a designer or site owner to create an attractive website that can be optimized for the search engines. Knowing what search engines need to rank a site and being informed about usability and implementing these standards allows the designer to create a successful website using the drag and drop SiteBuilder program. These sites have proven that they can rank/outrank sites built using programs like DreamWeaver, or templates or sites coded by hand.

Continue Reading September 17, 2008 at 4:42 pm 3 comments

Mini Websites – A niche for Web Designers

Homestead website designers can increase their customer base by offering a mini website service to small businesses and organizations who don’t require a multi page website yet would benefit from having a presence on the Internet.

Continue Reading September 14, 2008 at 12:26 pm Leave a comment

Design fast loading pages

When designing a website fast loading pages are very important to the success of the site from the perspective of search engines and your site visitors. Here are some tips for creating pages that load quickly.

Continue Reading September 5, 2008 at 5:22 pm 1 comment

Do-It-Yourself Website Design With Homestead

Website design entails much more than just a ‘pretty face’. Some thoughts on designing with Homestead’s site builder software and ways to improve the effectiveness of the site.

Continue Reading September 4, 2008 at 11:04 am 2 comments

5 Don’ts of Web Design

There are some things that head up the Don’t list when designing a website. Here are 5 of the main things to avoid when you construct your site.

Continue Reading September 4, 2008 at 10:15 am 1 comment

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