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Author: Angela Wu
I remember my very first website. I thought it was the most
amazing thing ever created; it had Flash, Javascript, an
animated graphic I designed all on my own, plus various
bits of 'artwork' placed at strategic locations throughout
the site. Plus it used frames, something I thought
ease navigation for my visitors. What an astonishing
display of talent!
Now when I look back on that first website, I'm forced to
come to an inescapable conclusion:
It sucked.
You see, like so many beginners, I had succumbed to the
lure of 'technology'. Instead of designing my site
according to what my *visitors* wanted, I designed it
around what *I* wanted to show off.
Don't make these common website blunders! Visitors come
to your site for a reason - make it easy for them to get
what they want. Here are a few tips ...
__1. Don't Use Flash Frivolously.
Flash movies are all the rage these days. Sure, it's new
and cool and can do all sorts of neat things - but just
because you CAN use it doesn't mean you SHOULD.
This is particularly true of content-rich websites.
Visitors come to your site looking for information, not
for an in-your-face Flash movie. Annoy them and it only
takes a simple click of the mouse before they're gone
forever.
Flash requires users to download a plug-in, if they don't
already have it. It can chew up your machine's resources
and make it darn near impossible to get out - even a 'Skip
Intro' link is hard to click on if your computer is too
involved with Flash! And it takes too long to load. Not
everyone has ( Next Page )
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