Web Design: @kins Diet for Web Pages

@kins Diet for Web Pages

Written by Thomas Jenkins

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with your visitors! The reason most click off is because they think that there is something wrong with repparttar

page, or worse, their computer! You can save them and you so much trouble by just leaving them a little note saying something like, “Please wait. Images Loading… Thank you.” on repparttar 143774

page that is loading. Or a rollover advice text that tells them that repparttar 143775

page they are about to click on has a lengthy loading time. “cut repparttar 143776

bulky images into smaller chunks” Sites with loads of images are repparttar 143777

ones that tend to take longest to load. The Bigger repparttar 143778

imager,

longer it takes to load repparttar 143780

image. Solution: reduce repparttar 143781

size of

image. This isn’t always possible, I understand that. There are other ways, try slicing repparttar 143783

image. For those of you that don’t know, this is like eating little and often, rather than having heavy meals - cut repparttar 143784

bulky images into smaller chunks and then place them back together. This will definitely aid loading times and as parts of repparttar 143785

image will be seen by repparttar 143786

viewer, they will at least know something is happening. Also look at repparttar 143787

format of

images, .bmp images will take longer to load than .jpg or .gif - These are like diet foods, which don’t always taste as good as repparttar 143789

original. The same sort of thing applies here, unless you use a good image editor then repparttar 143790

quality of repparttar 143791

image can be degraded on conversion. Okay, so in summary repparttar 143792

@kins diet recommends smaller images, rather than larger ones. When you definitely need to have a larger image, break it down into more manageable chunks and format it correctly. Most importantly of all, cut out repparttar 143793

useless content that adds nothing to your design overall!

Thomas Jenkins is the webmaster of http://www.jkomp.com

Choosing A Web Designer : A Plan to Guide You Through The Minefield

Written by Robin Porter

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If you opted to go overseas, repparttar websites already mentioned have ratings systems which can help you decide, and you can also send and receive private messages to ask questions.

Get Quotes

Once you have your shortlist, you can get quotes. For a straightforward website this can be a simple fixed price – for a more complicated project that is likely to evolve, you may just want to get a budget price at this stage, and then pin down details and a fixed price with your preferred bidder later. Always specify your expected timeframe for completion when obtaining quotes as this can affect prices.

Get References

Once you have your preferred bidder, get references. Any established web designer will be able to provide details of satisfied clients. Email them and ask if they were happy with repparttar 143653 service received, if repparttar 143654 job was completed on time, how unforeseen problems were dealt with etc.

Remember to trust your instincts: If you are not entirely happy with repparttar 143655 references you obtain, walk away and select another designer.

Appoint your web designer

You now have a fixed price, references, and confirmed timescale for your project. Now appoint your designer!

Most have standard agreements –read them carefully, and if in doubt get your legal adviser to look them over. Make sure timescales and project milestones are specified, as well as payment terms. Find out how alterations to your project are dealt with – in terms of cost and delays – and how disputes if they arise would be settled.

Finally, when you are completely happy, sign on repparttar 143656 dotted line and look forward to a productive working relationship with your web designer!

Robin Porter has been CEO of of London based web designer Arpey Internet for over six years.

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