Website Design Tips
When I first started designing websites I was thrilled to find a resource with tips that pointed me to shortcuts, scripts, and good design ideas. I have prepared a list of some of my favorite tips. If you would like to share some of your favorite tips, drop me a note.
Content Resources
Many have heard that Content is King when it comes to website development. But when you think about it, you could have tons of content and a lousy design, visitors will land on your potential gold mine of essential information - see the layout and colors of the site and BAM - hit the back button faster than you can say "Thank you for visiting our website".
Mike Smith wrote an article in Design Bump - If Content is Really King Then What is Design? He makes a very good point. "In my opinion, if content is king, then design has to be the shiny robe and crown that the king wears."
So as a website designer I would have to say design is important, but you will need to add and update content to keep your visitors "sticking" to your site. Here are a few tools to start your design with dummy text, and to add free content from other professional authors.
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The DOCTYPE element is found at the very beginning of an HTML document, even before the <HTML> element. Many authoring programs, such as Dreamweaver, will automatically add a DOCTYPE to pages they generate. For a good explanation see this article Fix Your Site With the Right DOCTYPE!
by Jeffrey Zeldman.