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1. WordPress is a very popular choice today. It’s flexible, constantly improving and doesn’t require any design experience to use.
You just pick a theme design that you like, add your text and you’re ready to go live!
When I created this site back in 2002, I had
to do it manually through software. Now more people are gravitating to
programs like WordPress because they are much easier to use.
2. Use a clean design. Forget the multi-colored websites with flashing buttons, banners and loud backgrounds. Simple is in.
If you’re using WordPress to build your website, consider using a Genesis theme - one of the most popular WordPress frameworks with crisp, clean designs.
They also use HTML5 with a lot of their
themes. Don’t let the techy speak fool you. That just means they use the
latest code that helps your pages load faster and easier for the search
engines to read.
3. Use simple navigations. Don’t
overwhelm your visitors with 20 choices on your menu. Highlight the
most important pages and use sub menus to keep your navigation clean.
4. Larger fonts and white space rules. To make your pages easier to read, it’s important to use larger fonts (at least 14px and lots of white space).
5. Build a responsive site. This ensures your site displays optimally in all browsers. For example, I use the WordPress Prose theme on my blog and it automatically loads optimally on phones, tablets, etc.
More and more people are surfing the Web on
their mobile devices so having a responsive site, or a design that works
with all resolutions, is ideal.
6. Save Your Money
Unless you need a very customized design, there’s no need to spend thousands of dollars on web design.
I cringe when I hear people say they spent thousands of dollars for a basic WordPress website. Yikes!
The only thing you really should pay for is your domain name,hosting (WordPress comes free with paid hosting) and perhaps a premium WordPress theme like Genesis.
And if you don’t want to buy a theme, you can use one of the many free WordPress themes that come with the platform.
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- Installing social media sharing icons
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