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Websites
You Want to
Build Your First Website?
There are some instances when
web designers have no graphics, slogans, logos, or
text to work from. For
example, if you want to design a simple website, you
need a logo, color theme, and possibly matching
brochures and business cards. Web designers do not
ignore any aspects of a person's business; and
sometimes, web designers have to create whole
business identities and create a whole new look for
their clientele (which is very time consuming). This
is one reason why it is so difficult to price web
services.
Web designing
involves more than graphics and knowledge of editors
(i.e. Dreamweaver) or html code. Web designers not
only need to understand how to design websites for
aesthetic appeal, but they need to create websites
with easy navigation systems. Web designers need to
design websites for search engines and key in the
title, description, and keywords into each webpage
within the html. This aspect is
important too, because the way websites are designed
and how they are optimized play a huge part in how
search engines rank sites.
Typography and website
content are the single most important aspect of
design. Ultimately, typography is the driving force
and the best means to deliver a message in the
written form. Normally, the graphics support the
written message and not the other way around.
Therefore, typography should receive the most
attention when designing a web site. Sans serif
fonts, sized 9, 10, 11, or 12 are the preferred size
of fonts for reading online. Readability is the key
factor for all written communication.
The range of cost of websites depend upon how much
design work needs to be done. The cost of website
designs differs widely, because much depends on the
size of the website, the graphics involved, or
whether it's an eCommerce site or not. You should
thoroughly discuss what you want with your web
designer; and hopefully together, you we can find a
solution that fits into your budget.
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