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- Try not to use underlining for regular text. It can be confused with a
hyperlink.
- Stay away from the < BLINK > tag. Irritating to your visitors at the very
least *g*.
- Limit the number of animated gifs that are on one page. The blinking and
movement can detract from your content.
- Provide clear navigation links throughout your site. It is especially helpful
to provide a link to your front page on each page. This helps so that your visitors don't get lost within your site. No one likes being lost!
- Limiting the size and the number of graphics on a page will help in
keeping page load time down. A page that takes someone over 2 minutes to load needs to be pared down. Too long a load time will cause your
visitor to say, "the heck with this", and move on to another site (unless, of course, its a graphics-oriented site).
- Add width, height, and alt attributes to your image tags. This allows for
quicker load times and also provides text for non-image capable browsers.
- Stay away from front pages that are solely animated gifs.
- Don't try to force your visitors to change video settings (i.e., monitor
resolution) or download a plug-in. This is an inconvenience at the least.
- Do choose your backgrounds tastefully and ensure that your text will be
legible. Previewing in your html editor will allow you to see how your page will look before you publish it.
- Don't mix and match lots of font sizes and text colors. Hard on the eyes
when reading!
- If you have an extremely long page, break it up into several smaller ones
and interlink them.
- Be careful when using Java applets. They can cause browsers to crash
and take extremely long to load. A Java applet on every page would be too much! *g*
- When using Cascading Style Sheets be aware that not all browsers
support them.
- Don't abuse the META tag. Keep them focused on the content and
description of your site.
- Layout your page in an eye-pleasing manner. The most common layouts
are aligned to the left or centered. Remember that the eye reads from left to right.
- Color coordinate your text with the background you use.
- Provide interesting, fresh, original content!
- Have fun with experimenting! If you don't like the way it looks, you can
always redo the page. *s*
- If your page has looked the same since day one, you might want to
consider doing a remodeling.
- Be sure to give credit to the graphics artists who provide your graphics,
and to yourself if you've made them. *g*
- Don't link to others' graphics!!! This is a big NO-NO online! You end up
stealing bandwidth.
{Note: Originally written for another project I was previously involved in.}
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