1. 4 Simple Web Design Rules

2. Your Web Site Should Be Easy To Read  Choose your text and background colors very carefully  Don't use backgrounds that obscure your text or use colors that are hard to read  Dark-colored text on a light-colored background is easier to read

3. Your Web Site Should Be Easy to Navigate  All of your hyperlinks should be clear to your visitors  Link colors in your text should be familiar to your visitor Blue = Unvisited Purple = Visited  Your visitors should be able to find what they are looking for in your site within three clicks

4. Your Web Page Layout and Design Should be Consistent  All graphic images and elements, typefaces, headings, and footers should remain consistent throughout your web site. CSS  Link-colors, typefaces and background colors, should remain the same throughout your site. DWT

5. Your Web Site Should be Quick to Download  Studies have indicated that visitors will quickly lose interest in your web site if the majority of a page does not download within 15 seconds  Lots of large graphics, animations, flash movies, etc can really slow down a website.

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7. Good Examples Have:  Are clean cut  Have personality  Stand out  Are extremely effective  Are well thought out and usable

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