Improve Your Web Design Skills With These Tips

By Meagan Smith


If you are beginner to web design chances are you feel a little overwhelmed sometimes with the huge amounts of information available on the internet about all the different platforms. There are many platforms like Wordpress & Joomla which each require special designing aspects. In the following article we will provide with a few tips you can start using today to improve your designing skills.

A simple thing you should always keep in mind is functionalities, if the site you are designing is large, make sure to include a search option. This is commonly located in the topmost-right corner of the screen as an empty bar, which users can insert a search term or phrase. You can find search functions to use for your site on sites like Google.

Keep in mind that the speed of a website is also affected by the design. If your site has too many images, pages or videos or the design is too flashy it will slow down the performance of the site. Which is important when you are designing a site depending on what niche you are targeting. You simply cannot expect visitors to be patience on your site.

The web design industry is always changing and websites are always being improved. You can tell whether a site's design is current or old by simply looking at it. A good tip is to check out the portfolio of some of the biggest web design companies online and see what they are doing so you can compare and learn.

If your intention is to build a business website never use free hosting services because it looks unprofessional. Your sites should always be hosted on the best providers you can find, specially if its a business site. Free hosting services usually flood your site with ads and slow performance shared hosting. Treat your sites like a real business and make sure you have all the necessary tools available when you need them.

We believe designing a website should not be rocket science, instead you will see that the more you learn about the topic the easier it will be for you to successfully design and launch a new website. However you should always keep researching and learning as much as possible because this will improve your web design skills.




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