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Things To Do and ‘Not To Do’ When Designing Your Website

There are many things you would like to do for your website but you should not do.

Here are a few tips that you should do and should not do for a better website design.

So, you are a music lover and would like to have some light background music for your website to set the mood right?

Music should always be kept to a minimum for websites. Files can be heavy and thus increase response times for your visitors. If you feel like you need to use music, then make sure you include an on/off button and try not to use music that may be offensive to other musical tastes. (more…)

By EarthMovinMedia, ago
Designing Websites For Web Browsers

Designing Websites For Web Browsers

While designing your Website, you should understand the fact that your visitors might try to get access by using one of the many different browsers used throughout the globe. Hence, a vital part of your effort focuses on ensuring that your Website performs satisfactorily when accessed by any browser. If your Website is not accessible or does not run smoothly with certain browsers, then you might lose those visitors and potential clients to your competitors.

Various operating systems use different browsers. Therefore, even as Windows users prefer to use Internet Explorer, Firefox, or even Opera – Linux users could be accessing your site by using Konqueror while Mac users could visit via Safari.

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By EarthMovinMedia, ago
What's New in the World of CyberSquatting?

What’s New in the World of CyberSquatting?

Cybersquatting is the ugly-sounding name of an ugly, but borderline-legal, practice of registering a domain name with the intent to profit from the goodwill of a trademark belonging to someone else. The problem is, as is usually the case with gray laws, the proving of intent.

icon-domainICANN has the “Uniform Domain Name Resolution Policy“, which it applies as a sort-of rule-of-law for resolving cybersquatting cases. But you’re probably heard where their rulings are controversial, no? There does seem to be some huge corporations out there who win a lot of exclusive rights to domains that shouldn’t have anything to do with them, while small businesses are lucky if they can get their case heard at all. (more…)

By EarthMovinMedia, ago
Designing Websites For Universal Access

Designing Websites For Universal Access

The Internet has no geographical or cultural boundaries and one can expect visitors all corners of the world to your site. A well-designed Website should be accessible to all types of people including those with hearing disabilities, are visually impaired, and even those with physical disabilities.

If you want your Website to reach out to a larger audience, then it could be better to incorporate additional features at the planning stage itself. This could save you the trouble of re-writing all the programs and codes required to changing your Website. A feature that can jump across geographical boundaries would be the ability to incorporate a translation facility, to translate the language used in your Website into various other languages. This helps people from other countries gain access to your Website.

You might at present, be restricted to translating your Website into two or three different languages based on your target audience. The future might provide Website designers the power to translate the entire Website into any language that a visitor desires.

If you need help designing your website for universal access, you can find a web design company with a broad understanding of the different needs of web users with physical disabilities.

 

By EarthMovinMedia, ago