Why Tables?Tables have helped me to do
following while designing my website:
1. Establish organization.
2. Create sections on my web pages that are neat and uniform.
3. Build a unique sales presentation with direction.
With tables, I've been able to build an effective site that gets results, and you can too!
Below are a couple of table tips to help you design a customer oriented site for web success:
Table Tip One - The Two-Column Web Page
What I mean by "two-column" is to divide your table into two columns - one for your text writing, and one for your navigation bar.
Which side your navigation bar will be on is up to you, but it is recommended that your side navigation bar be located on left for best results. The reason for this is that a person's eyes are generally drawn to right of a page (even when online). So, you can see why it would be wise to have your "headline" and sales presentation to right.
However, if you're operating a site that's very similar to a mail order catalog with many products, you'll want to place your side navigation bar on right. Have you ever noticed that most mail order catalogs have their listing indexes on right hand side of pages? And, since your site will attract same type of customers, you'll want to keep your web page looking close to what they're accustomed to seeing in catalogs.
