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Web Design and SEO – They Must Work Together

Wordpress Doctor2016-11-11T00:22:56+05:30

[ad_1] There is a lot more to building an effective website than just having a good design. In order to attract the attention of viewers and be noticed by search engines, it is vital to have an effective optimization plan which is a completely different aspect in website success other than just visual appeal. It is often felt that implementation of an innovative design leaves optimization unable to function as it must in order to achieve desired goals. This is why it is so important for developers to work closely with marketing and SEO - and vice versa. The final result can then be a careful, success combination of both efforts.Appearance Can Be FleetingA website has to look appealing to encourage viewers to be interested - no real argument there; however,...

Showing Respect to Your Email Audience

Wordpress Doctor2016-11-10T23:13:53+05:30

[ad_1] I am always amazed at the wide discrepancy of commercial emails that I receive. Some seem directly targeted to my - middle-aged, male - needs and wants, while others might as well have been sent to my teenaged daughter or mother-in-law. Please, email marketer! Take a little time to send me messages designed just for me. Include only products and services that might interest me, and keep them short and focused.I truly appreciate the email newsletters that I receive with clear topics that I can click on for the rest of the article. This way, I do not need to wade through six entire articles to find the one that interests me. I also respect any online reseller that knows email marketing can be used to send targeted messages based...

Website Accessibility – The Basics

Wordpress Doctor2016-11-10T17:40:51+05:30

[ad_1] Accessibility is a major consideration for any good web designer. It's important to make your website available to as wide an audience as possible, there are a number of different ways this can be achieved:Cross-browser compatibility - This involves checking through and testing sites in a variety of different browsers e.g. IE7, IE8, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome. This is very basic accessibility and yet still a stumbling block for many sites!Use of alt tags - Alt tags should be used on any image on the website that has a purpose beyond being decorative, if the image is relatively self-explanatory then a simple description will suffice, if it's more complicated e.g. a graph or chart it should be described in the content of the page or using a "longdesc" tag and...

4 Web Design Mistakes You Should Always Avoid

Wordpress Doctor2016-11-10T10:50:47+05:30

[ad_1] Your website is very important because it is what represents you to your markets and how well you have packaged it determines the value that you fetch from your visitors. There are so many tricks of building a winning website but also important is knowing mistakes that can cost you value from your site. There are a number of  web   design  mistakes that should be avoided or fixed as necessary so that you are able to retain your visitors and get some good value off them.1. Slow loadsFor users nothing can be more frustrating that a website that takes ages to load. This is actually one of the most costly mistakes you can make with your design because users do not even think twice...

A Special Notice to WebMasters and Web Designers and Builders

Wordpress Doctor2016-11-10T04:07:43+05:30

[ad_1] Website developers are co-liable with their clients for what they post. Developers need to know the rules to that they can save themselves and hopefully their client.I hope that all webpage craftsmen know that a Privacy Policy is required on ALL websites. If your website viewer is in California there are additional requirements. Since you don't know if your viewer is in California, you have to comply with California law. Do you know what that law is?Do you know how the FTC requires that you signal the importance of the Privacy Policy? If not, you'd better find out. There are two simple ways but 90% of websites violate this simple regulation.A User Agreement, sometimes called Terms of Service, is NOT legally required on a website. But the website is...