Web Design Basics

DianeV's Web Design Basics covers web design issues and solutions. We'll also be publishing new articles here specifically for those in the web design industry.

Web Design Basics

Web Design & Development

• What do I need to make a website? : Download PDF
• Website Information Form : Download PDF
  A free form to organize your website information.
• Effective Web Design
  What skills are required to design effective websites?
• Effective Websites
  A few words about effective web design
• Why Should I Learn HTML?
  Isn't it possible to make websites without learning HTML?
• Web Design : Working Faster and Smarter
  One night as I was hand-coding into the wee hours ...
• All the Latest Bells and Whistles
  Does your website need them?
• How should your website look?
  It might depend on ... who's designing it
• Web Designer Tools : Download PDF
  Our short list of favorite programs.

HTML and XHTML

• CSS and Designing without Tables — A Brief Intro
  Taken from an email I wrote to someone who then picked up the basics of CSS (and built a website) very quickly.

1. Learn Basic HTML and Web Page Construction
   We originally published Learn Basic HTML as an ebook — now it's here for free.
2. What is HTML?
3. Basic HTML Page Structure
4. Head, MetaTags & Titles
5. Adding Content
6. Tables
7. Fonts & CSS
8. Putting it all Together
9. Finale

Color

• Color Schemes
  What do they have to do with sales?
• Website Color Schemes
  Are your website color schemes ... quite right?
• Computer color settings and screen resolutions
  How do they affect your Web (design) experience?

Domains and Web Hosting

• Domain Names
  Do you need one?
• Free Web Hosting Companies
  Should you pay for web hosting?

Doing Business Online

• Online expectations & get rich quick dreams
  Real or not?
• How to start or get a business online
  What's involved and where do you start?
• The dotcom bust & doing business online
  Is it still possible to make money on the Internet?
• How to run a website
  As a new website owner, what do you do?
• Why doesn't my website work?!!
  If your website gets few visitors or sales ...
• Choosing a web designer
• What can a website do for you?
  Is it still possible to be successful on the Web?

Internet Marketing Tips

• I want to be #1 in the Search Engines!
  Period.
• Millions of Hits
  You've heard it on the television. Is it real -- and is it necessary for e-commerce?
• Spam
  Or, I can send email to millions of people!
• Internet Marketing Conferences
• Website Visitors versus Sales
  Are you trying to get visitors to a website that doesn't sell?
• Web Design, Ad Copy and
  Targeting your Target Audience

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