About Web Design

Hi, I’m learning web design and to learn it I’m creating a web site that I will hopefully publish. I have no ideas for a name though so I’m looking for suggestions. All suggestions are welcome thanks for all help.

It is essential for business clients that your web design Solihull turns traffic generated by an SEO campaign into sales of their products and services. This is especially the case with small businesses, whose operations live or die by the quality and ultimately success of their website. A high conversion rate equals a healthy company.

So let’s break it down. All the necessary SEO work has been completed, and your client occupies a position on page one of Google. As a result of this, their site is generating a lot of traffic. But how do you keep that all-important bounce rate low, and, perhaps most pertinently, turn web interest into financial gain?

This is where the so-called ‘Calls to Action’ come into being. This can take the form of inspiring web copy, such as in the use of urgent and active language. Building an initial connection is crucial to low bounce rates, so entice the user in with appropriate keyword placement. Once hooked, the user may be thinking: Why do I need to make a purchase? It’s YOUR job to tell them.

An E-commerce site needs to be simple and easy to navigate. The worst thing that could possibly happen here is if the user has decided to make a purchase but is confronted with an ugly or impossible to work out web shop. So keep your designs enticing but straightforward to guide the visitor to the items they seek and minimise the risk of the shopper ‘moving on’. Offering a selection of different payment platforms will help with this.

Conversion rates aren’t just limited to generating sales. Even things like filling in an online contact or enquiry form can be considered a return on investment for a website. And the addition of blogging software such as RSS or WordPress will enable your client to update regularly on sale items and special offers – which will again boost the likelihood of the visitor taking the desired action.

Elegant visual appeal will never be frowned at either. Strong graphics incorporating Flash and layout design help to create visual relevancy and a consistent brand identity, which builds an element of trust between you client and their customers.

In conclusion, it is clear that a well-designed and functional website will smooth the transition between a site visit and desirable end result – a purchase or an enquiry.

I did a couple of “unofficial” (read: under the table) freelance web design gigs when I was unemployed. Now I have a new full-time job, but it’s not in the web design field. And I think it would be a nice way to earn some extra cash on occassion.

How would I go about being officially recognized as a freelance web designer? Would I need to essentially start a business to get a vendor number, or something like that?

Please, only answer if you actually have a clue about this sort of thing.

I want to make a website that features video clips of friends (don’t want to just post to YouTube). What is the best web design software for an Apple Computer that is easy enough to learn (relatively, for an experienced apple person) but will still be able to look professional and allow me to upload video clips?

Oh, and how much would this program / these programs cost?

Thank you!

I’m an experienced freelance web designer and I’m going to start teaching web design at a small computer center. If I teach using Dreamweaver, I’m afraid the students will not bother to learn up HTML. But if I teach html and css coding with notepad, it seems to difficult or too tedious for beginners ?

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I am an artist. I graduated from college with my BFA about 5 years ago. I am currently interested in learning how to design web sites/ blogs. Where can I find good and trustworthy material to learn about these types of designs? Any websites or books would be helpful. Thanks.

A family member has a web design business but their current computer is out of date. I would like to get them a new computer but not sure what brand to go with. So I would like to know which is the best brand to buy?