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Good
websites are well organized. Their content is presented in a clear manner
that is easy to follow.
Outline
and categorize the information for your site.
Use
the home page as a basic table of contents. Under each main category, distribute
the information into further topics. Present each topic individually, in
a logical order, with easy links between related items. Put the most critical
and important information on top of your site structure. Provide supporting
information in pages linked to each sub-topic.
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Text
Try to
limit the length of text lines. Long lines of text can be discouraging
to read. Try some techniques to decrease the length of some of the lines.
For example, you can use invisible tables to limit the length of a line
of text. If you know HTML code, you can also use the <BLOCKQUOTE> tag.
Limit the length of the page as well. Usually, readers will boggle at
long text and will not read it at all. When necessary, you can break down
a long page to shorter pages. Finally, text color should contrast with
the background to be easily read.
Image
Make
sure the graphics are relevant and necessary to convey the message.
Also, limit the size of the image -- usually under 60 K. Large images
demand a longer time to download and display, and you do not want
your reader to wait for minutes to view a certain image. Also, background
image or texture should contrast well with the text, so that it is easy
to read on screen.
Hyperlink
Make
sure your hyperlinks are easy to detect by using appropriate colors.
Be consistent with the color schemes for hyperlinks throughout your
Web pages.
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