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Website Accessibility – The Basics

[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

[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

[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...

Are You Aware of Popular Website Design Trends?

[ad_1] Just as the world around us is constantly changing, so is the global internet marketplace. Technology will never stop, so as long as there is research and development taking place, new and better ways of using this worldwide computer network will always be discovered. It is also true with website coding, design, and marketing, three areas that change quite frequently. Because of a dynamic and changing internet world, it is important for web developers and designers to know about such trends in website design.Why Follow  Web   Design  Trends?Following the crowd is somewhat negatively perceived; however, in some instances such as  web   design , knowing about and using popular styles can be more beneficial than inordinate uniqueness or creativity ...

Unique Web Development to Reach Global Audience – Choose the Right Web Design Company

[ad_1] If you want to stand out and excel in your business, you must have a website that becomes your mirror to the online world. A website can present you and your business worldwide to millions of people who otherwise are out of your reach. People are more interested in utilizing today's technology to save time as well money. Ecommerce is one of the outcomes of technology that has changed people's life. Upon that, internet marketing has augmented the need of a sound web presence to let people know about you and generate more business. All in all, in order to avail the plus of this ongoing trend, every company should have a powerful, attractive and search engine friendly website. Web  site  design  and development is...