Regardless of target orientation of the website it will represent you or your company to the Internet. Most of people use network to find information which interests them and for this reason the design of your website should answer several simple recommendations fully.
Instruction
1. The priority of the homepage is to hook on attention of the visitor. Within the first minute he should understand where it is and where he should click to pass into interesting him undressed. You should not overload the first page of the website, rather bright and accurate logo of your company and summary of what it is devoted to. Install the menu in such place where it will harmoniously fit into an overall picture. Optimum quantity of the menu bars - four-five.
2. Surely use the system of search by the website. The window of search should be on the homepage and allow to find information which can be interesting to the visitor. It can be as the built-in search from such systems, both yandex and google, and special search with the settings allowing to look for in specific sections. If your website of small volume, optimum is the first option, in a case if on it there are a lot of sections having different subject and information use of the second option is desirable.
3. It is desirable that the menu of the website was fixed on each page and did not change the location - so it will be simpler to visitor to be guided. If on your website a set of subsections, make the ""dropping-out"" menu appearing when clicking any section.
4. Do not overload the website with pictures and animation. In spite of the fact that most of the people using the Internet for information search has a high-speed access to network, do not forget about those at whom connection has low speed. The people using the gprs-Internet or the mobile Internet in most cases turn off loading of traffic, flash-animatsy for economy. Therefore if you use a flash, put the picture or the text which will be shown in case of the ban on loading of the main content.
5. Use colors and fonts which are easily read and do not strain an eye. You should not press such shouting combinations as red and black as them you will frighten off the visitor rather than you will make him to constants.
6. Use greetings to guests and the registered users. It will allow to make the website more ""live"", personalizing providing content to the visitor. This detail does not make heavier a resource, at the same time being bonuses in the opinion of users.