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Sunday, March 2, 2008

Website Blunders - Never Use FrontPage Themes

By Linda Goldsborough

Front Page themes consist of unified designs and color schemes that take into account the use of navigation bars, fonts, bullets and other website components. While the front page themes can give a uniform look to the site they don't give a very professional appearance to your site. Sites using themes all tend to have the same bland look.

Many people are familiar with front page designs because they are commonly used by amateurs when setting up personal websites. Using these themes will mark your site as unprofessional and make some people leery about your business.

When designing your website you should try to make it look as professional as possible yet functional and unique. The best and easiest way to accomplish this is by using templates for website design. Templates are now available in many varieties so finding one to suit your business should be easy.

Before you choose a template for your site design spend some time looking at other web sites. Note what you like and what you dislike about certain sites. Make a list of things you think look professional on a web site. Also notice things such as navigation, links and color schemes. Take note of where you like to see certain features on the page. Make a sketch of what your ideal home page would look like.

Now you have a pretty good idea of what to look for in a template. You can look through templates until you find one that incorporates most of the features and colors you want. While you can make changes to templates they are easiest to use as-is. One of the first things that visitors will notice is the color scheme used. Try to make it one that stands out yet is not garish or gaudy. Find a template that has the proper amount of link buttons pre-made for you.

When looking for a template try to find one that looks professional and fits into the philosophy and product you are selling. Learn what the different colors mean. Blue and green are generally soothing colors while red and orange are active colors. Muted colors are more mundane while brighter colors tend to be more memorable. Make sure that your company name can fit properly in the allotted spaces and that you have enough link buttons for the functions you need. Finally, think about the overall look of the site and choose a template that reflects your company best.

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2 comments:

Unknown said...

Website designers should be focus on theme customization of websites.Because themes only give the attractive looking to the websites.
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