Released on: March 16, 2008, 7:04 pm

Press Release Author: Armand Bright

Industry: Internet & Online

Press Release Summary: Internet marketing expert Armand Bright gives some free
training on how to have a people friendly website.

Press Release Body: Michelangelo Lopez, Joey From Kissimmee, and Armand Bright state
that designing websites can be a fun but challenging endeavor. There are many poorly
designed websites floating around cyber space. Here are a few guidelines to make
your site appealing to the common surfer.

1) Splash pages.Try to avoid if you can.

Splash pages are pretty much what they sound like. This is the fist page a visitor
will see upon entering your website. It's very common to see a splash of "flare".
Some of this "flare" will be in the form of pictures, fancy text, or some kind of
eye catching method that the visitor would have to click on in order to get to the
site they originally wanted. Splash pages offer no real content of the website. In
today's fast paced world, most people don't want to go through the hoops to get to
your site.

2) Advertising BANNERS..Don't Do It!

No one likes to be sold anything. People like to buy. Banner ads are so overused
today that most people simply ignore them. If you see a banner on every site sooner
or later (and we are in the later phase) people just pass them by. More effectively,
is to give good information on your product and provide a link for them to check it
out. It makes your potential buyer feeling like they made choice to but rather then
feeling "pushed" to buy

3) Keep your site simple and easy to get around.

One of the problems of becoming a better web designer is wanting to play with all
the fancy features (Frames, Drop down menus, flash, fancy fonts, music.). I once
heard this: the 3 phases to maturity of a web designer
a. I am a beginner so I will keep my site simple
b. I am now a guru, time to push my site to the limits
c. I understand why to keep my site simple (mature)
Not to say you can't make awesome websites with cool little features, but you must
keep in your mind that all visitors are not the same. And all browsers don't support
the same things. A website could look Killer on Internet Explorer at 1024x768 but
look horrendous with Netscape at 800x600. So keep your site simple and easy for the
common visitor to walk through your site.

4) Does the Visitor Know Where He Is?

When visitors are deeply engrossed in browsing your site, you will want to make sure
they know which part of the site they are in at any moment. That way, they will be
able to browse relevant information or navigate to any section of the site easily.
Don\'t confuse your visitors. That's a sure fire way to get them to leave your site.

5) AUDIO..To use or not to use.That is the question.

Nothing can be more annoying then having music blasting as soon as you enter a site.
Especially if your going to stay on that site for a while. How long will the average
user stand the same music being looped over and over?
A lot of users surf while at work. I sure hope they have there speakers off or you
just lost a visitor in record time! But, if you are hell bent on using audio, please
don't embed the music file into your code so they have no control over it. Make sure
they have basic control over it like a volume/mute adjustments. Even better give
them a link to click on if they choose to have some background music.

Now Go Design!

Armand Bright
Teaching The Science Behind Marketing

Web Site: http://ArmandBright.com

Contact Details: Armand Bright
9528 Miramar Rd. #144
San Diego, Ca.
619-203-2622
http://www.ArmandBright1@gmail.com