How to change the first page

A lot of things depend on execution of the homepage of the website. According to it the visitor who visited the website gets the first impression about a resource: if it is badly issued and inconvenient, it will hardly be delayed on the website. Therefore the design and convenience of the menu of the first page should pay special attention. It is required to you • Editor Cute Html or Dreamweaver program. Instruction 1. For change of the homepage of the website you should have the administrator's rights. Actually the code of the page can be edited even in normal "Notepad", but it is more convenient to use for this purpose specialized editors with syntax highlighting – for example, Cute Html. The Dreamweaver program has very great opportunities, it is the best of all to use it during creation and editing of pages of the website. 2. Copy the homepage on the computer – it is valid, it is called index.html. If you work with Cute Html, and the page has the *.php extension, just rename it into *.html. Then, having finished editing of the page, you will return former expansion again. During the work with Dreamweaver it is not necessary to rename anything. 3. Start Dreamweaver, open your homepage through an option of the choice of the file. Right there save it under any working name – for example, index1.html. It is necessary in order that you, in case of unsuccessful changes, could always return to the initial version. On the work course regularly make intermediate copies and save them under new names. 4. You can see the page in two modes: visual and in the code mode that is very convenient. Now begin to govern its in the way necessary to you. For example, change a background, having brought it into accord with subject of the website. So, if your resource "heavy" in essence, then and design should be severe, aggressive, sustained in dark tones. To the contrary, for the website about room floriculture it is necessary to select a light color box. 5. Try to use "rubber" imposition during creation of the website, it will help identical display of pages on computers with different display resolution. Avoid to set the absolute sizes, use percent. 6. Pay special attention to convenience of navigation on the website. The user should reach the most remote page no more than for three-four clicks. On the menu bars on the homepage of the website the subject of your resource should be clear at once. 7. If to you the place of your website in the rating of search engines is important, when writing the menu, headings of sections, specific subjects use rules of SEO optimization. Try to make so that headings corresponded to search queries. 8. It is not necessary to overload pages of the website with graphic elements. Do not forget that not all users have a fast Internet. If the page opens longer than 10-15 seconds, many users will prefer to close it, without waiting for the end of loading. Avoid to place the services which are not connected directly with subject of the website on the homepage. 9. Having changed the homepage as necessary, save it under an initial name and upload to the site. Check correct functioning of the menu, all references placed on the page, etc. It is the best of all to change the homepage in hours when on the website there are not enough visitors.