In this post, we\u00a0will attempt to cover the basics of creating a great quality website \u00a0design template for your outfit. Now it\u2019s a known fact that the layout or \u201ceye candy\u201d as we\u00a0put it will determine whether your visitors will stay more than 15 seconds or they will just become another statistic.
That\u2019s right, if you don\u2019t catch your visitors attention right away, statistics shows us that your visitors will come and go within 15 seconds or less.\u00a0That doesn\u2019t leave you with a lot of time to grab someone\u2019s attention!
Some of you may be asking yourself:<\/p>\n
See when you think about it, 15 seconds to the \u201cbrowsing eye\u201d is like an eternity. In other words, it takes about 15 seconds for the average person to browse your main page and determine whether they will explore your site further!\u00a0So with that being said;<\/p>\n
Step 1
Every new client of ours\u00a0is asked to perform the same tasks. We\u00a0ask them to explore their competitor\u2019s web sites and look for specific triggers that would make them want to click on or buy right away. More times than none, our\u00a0clients will notice specific \u201cHeadlines\u201d or \u201cGraphics\u201d that really peek their interest. In doing this, you\u2019ll have 1st hand knowledge on what you expect your visitors will see and possibly expect themselves.
Step 2
We will\u00a0ask our\u00a0clients to do one more process just like the previous one. We will\u00a0ask them to make a list of all the \u201ceye candy\u201d that really caught their attention and write us\u00a0a little note as to why it caught their attention. In doing this, it will give your web designer a 1st hand knowledge on what to implement within your site!!!
With these great tasks, you\u2019ve made your job and the job of your web designer\/developer a lot easier to target your audience.
Sites that sell \u201cWeb Site Templates\u201d :
You may have seen some sites that sell your the right for a specific \u201cTemplate Style\u201d. There are 100\u2019s of resources out there. We\u00a0need to clarify something for you, these templates are targeted at web designers only!!! Reason being, the files that you receive will no doubt require some expensive and time consuming software just to open them.
Now being a designer, we are\u00a0not about to \u201cknock\u201d pre-made templates but there\u2019s a couple of things you may want to consider:<\/p>\n
The best way to get a template is to have someone professional design your web site layout for you! This will ensure that your template is uniquely designed for your business. It will be easier for you to make changes in the future. Typically, a template may cost you between N0.00\u00a0-N9,250 depending on the intensity and added features!
Now, we\u2019ve talked about \u201cSlow loading pages\u201d. We have\u00a0found a good \u201cnorm\u201d to stick with when it comes to size and speed: Web sites are compiled of 2 elements:<\/p>\n
Both of them require memory from your computer when downloading them. If one or the other is too large then this may result in negative results for your visitors.\u00a0Here\u2019s a good norm to stick with, either you or your web designer should stick with these specs:<\/p>\n
Giving your entire web page no more than 40k-80k in size. Anything drastically more will result in the loss of many visitors from slow downloading pages.
Animation: Last but not least, making \u201csome\u201d aspects of you page stand out by adding small size animations. PLEASE NOTE: DO NOT overkill your site with graphics and animation!!! we\u00a0can\u2019t stress this enough, your visitors will most likely get a head ache from it and won\u2019t be coming back very soon.
Instead, try targeting specific promotions or services you wish to attract your visitors to right away! Many sites exchange \u201canimated banners\u201d with other sites to exchange traffic. We\u00a0personally NEVER take part in adding ANY banners on our\u00a0site. We\u00a0\u00a0honestly feel that banners only take away from the design, not add to it! A typical \u201cBanner Dimensions\u201d is 468px x 60px. There are many other sizes!
What we\u00a0will usually take part in, if any, is smaller, more unique banners that are geared to complimenting an article or text with it. This is much more effective because study shows us that \u201cContent (text)\u201d accompanied by a \u201cgraphic image\u201d is more likely to be read by our visitors than just text on its own.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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