What makes a good website?

bench

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I was wondering what people think about what makes a good website. This is because I am trying to piece together a website that is simple yet affective. I really don’t have any good picture due to my camera isn't that great. Also I don't really have any website building experience that’s why I want something simple.Any opinions would be greatly appreciated.

-Thanks
 

BlackDiamondGeckos

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Make it clean and clear.

Some websites are way too complicated and hard to use- too many buttons, options, pages, etc. Because of some rules we can't say which are good or bad on these forums. But after looking through some of the websites above I'm sure you can get an idea of which are 'good' and which aren't.
 

bench

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Thanks, i dont have to worry about anything be to complicated because i couldn't build anything complicated.I guess i am trying to figure out where to start would a logo be a good place to start and build my website around that?
 

BlackDiamondGeckos

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Ya, first choose a name. Something catchy I would say.

Then using photoshop or any design software design a logo.

And then just make the site. Are you going to be starting from scratch or using an existing template?
 

BlackDiamondGeckos

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I just checked out your website. Looks like you're well on your way. That style and idea works.

If you're planning on making a complete new one I would make it like the one you have. I think it works- its clean and clear
 

bench

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have something built that is close to the freewebs one, I guess it will do for a while anyways I am just going to make a new logo something that is easily transferred to different things.
 

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A Good Web Designer ;)

Dont listen to comments like this.

You are on the right track of learning but my suggestions are these.

1) Get dreamweaver and photoshop. Dreamweaver is a great wysiwyg editor but you still need to learn html.

2) Get webhosting and domain. You can get decent cheap hosting without any other advertisements on your site and most of them give you one domain for free.

3) Get friends who know how to build sites and ask them 10k questions on the everything from design to getting traffic.
 

bench

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Dont listen to comments like this.

You are on the right track of learning but my suggestions are these.

1) Get dreamweaver and photoshop. Dreamweaver is a great wysiwyg editor but you still need to learn html.

2) Get webhosting and domain. You can get decent cheap hosting without any other advertisements on your site and most of them give you one domain for free.

3) Get friends who know how to build sites and ask them 10k questions on the everything from design to getting traffic.



Thanks, I have Dreamweaver and Photoshop but I have been using FrontPage to build my site because it is easier. Also I own my own domain and I guess I will start asking everyone I know that has design experience questions.
 

Cassandranell

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The best design, content and navigation make a good website. Try to design your website using visual elements such as theme, fonts, color and logo.
 

Cathymiller

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The main things in a good web site is content and layout. You should provide accurate and fresh information in your website and it should be quite creative to attract viewers.
 

paviya

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I was wondering what people think about what makes a good website. This is because I am trying to piece together a website that is simple yet affective. I really don’t have any good picture due to my camera isn't that great. Also I don't really have any website building experience that’s why I want something simple.Any opinions would be greatly appreciated.

-Thanks



I agree with Nigel4less point.
A good web designer will help yo make a good website for you.
Tips to hire a best web designer
1) Check out some of the other sites the designer has created
2) Talk with the designer, tell him/her what your needs are
3) Don’t choose a designer that promises to get you to the front of Google
4) Don’t hire a design agency who will charge you even a cent to make minor tweaks to copy on your .com
5) Hire a designer who blogs, designs and uses the web in their free time
6) Don’t separate the design and coding of your website
I am sure the above tips is very useful to choose your web design agency.
Nowadays there are lot of providers available.I would suggest you to visit XnYnZ.com Recently i launched my own site with a help of this service provider.They built attractive web designs for me.I love my website.So only i recommend this one.I hope it will be very useful to you.
 

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