22 Feb 2008 03:49:06 | Michael Turner
If you are in the process of design a wedding web site, you want
to put some serious thought into the design of your site before
actually building it. The reason you need a plan is so that you
know where you are going and how to get there, the plan is a
roadmap of sort for the success of your wedding web site. There
are a variety of things you need to keep in mind when designing
a wedding web site your friends, family, and visitors will rave
about, so consider the following suggestions before you get
going.
Tip #1 - Plan
You should first make a plan for your wedding website and
address your different goals and what kind of audience you are
trying to reach. Will this be a typical wedding site, one
designed for outdoor weddings only, different faith marriages,
will you include rings, dresses, invitations, and other
information? Will you simply write stories about weddings? You
must come up with a cumulative plan, one you can certainly
modify as you go along. The more detailed and in depth your
plan, the better. You need to have a vision of your site before
you start building and designing it and a plan is the starting
point.
Tip #2 - Evaluate
You should do some serious research on the Internet and check
out as many wedding sites as possible. Make a checklist to go
over while you are viewing each website that includes things
like organization, colors, topics and themes, not to mention
ease of navigation, URL formatting, speed, links, and other
interesting information. By reviewing what works and what
doesn’t work on other wedding websites, you will be able to
avoid a lot of mistakes and mishaps of your own. Surfing the web
is fast and easy and the perfect way to get some great design
ideas as well as design inspiration. This part of your research
will prove very successful for you.
Tip #3 - Focus
Your wedding website should have a clear focus starting with the
very first page. Of course, you can focus on any specific part
of a wedding, every aspect, a mixture of aspects, or anything
you want. Make sure your focus is clearly stated on the first
page so visitors know what is available on your site, where to
go, and what to expect. You don’t want to make visitors have to
guess or try and figure out what your site is about. Make it
easy for your visitors and tell them. When people know what to
expect, they are more likely to stay on your site instead of
clicking away.
By following these suggestions you will be able to design an
amazing wedding site that not only your friends and family rave
about, but that web surfers love as well.
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