what are the do's and dont's when making a webpage???

Answer 1

do have meta tags, proper HTML scripts, good layout, good flow and ease of use.

dont' use more than 2 font types, don't make each page different layout, don't fill it with images and moving pictures.

less is always better than more when it comes to sites.

good example are these yahoo answer pages....nothing more than a yahoo logo image, 3 images for "ask" "answer" and "discover" otherwise its cells, text and forms. less is best.

Answer 2

Some advice is to go light on any flash if you are using any at all. Tons of flash my be good for interaction, but it will slow down older PCs. A poorly designed flash object can slow down even a newer PC.

Also, try your webpage out in many browsers, not just IE or Firefox. Sometimes you can find problems that you wouldn't see in other browsers. And it's just nice to have the page look the same in all browsers.

And lastly, if you use a high monitor resolution (such as 1280x1024), turn it down before creating the webpage. Most people will be at 800x600 or 1024x768 and may not like a huge webpage designed for a 1280x1024 resolution.

Answer 3

Do

Create website that is eye-friendly
Create webstie that has lots of information in Text format
Create website that can be seen in any or most web browsers
Make the website user friendly navigation
Make the website with W3.org standards
Make the website with standard HTML codes
Provide Alt tag filled for all the images in the pages
Provide clean and neccessary Keyword, Description, Title on the Meta fields
Make sure to have only your own content (Text/images) on the website, if you dont have please pay royalty and publish it.

Don't

Use frames that are not acceptable for several reasons
Use browser unsupported colors in the images
Spam your website advertisement
provide directly mailto: link in your contact us page, as the email harversting application can steal your email for spam
Make it adult oriented site, as lots kids watch internet space
Go behind fake SEO companines to increase your page ranking
believe in cheap web design and hosting proposals

Answer 4

Don't use "hunt and peck" menu interfaces - which don't describe where they take the user until a rollover is used. This is boring and requires a lot of "driving" the mouse.

Don't use frames, embedded sound, animated GIFs or any moving content. Post movies as a link, not embedded into the page.

Don't subscribe to flashy ad-generator systems. They will be Adblocked anyway. Try to focus on content and less on design.

Answer 5

-Don't do flashy stuff: blinking text, many colors, etc.
-Don't use clipart.
-Don't do a splash screen; unless you're working on an art or video game site.
-Don't have music or a video automatically playing when the page loads; unless you're working on a music site.
-Don't have a video without video control buttons.

-Do have usability testing. You might think it looks good, but guess what....
-Do Keep it Simple, Stupid
-Do image optimization, always.
-Do test pages on all popular browsers; IE, Firefox, Netscape, Safari
-Do test pages on different computers, and different resolutions.


Web Design Library is a great resource for these types of questions.

http://www.webdesign.org/