Web Design Basics

easy to read

compatible colours- text and background

text size not too small

easy to find

online promotion: search engines, directories, award sites, banner advertising, e-zines, links from other web sites

offline promotion: publications, word of mouth, letterheads

consistently laid out and designed

use style sheets rather than specifying the fonts each time

webmaster should be easy to find and contact

easy to navigate

hyperlinks - distinguishable

colours for visited links

3 click-rule

more to come....

quick to download

15 second download max

keep your image files to 50k or less

keep your mp3 files to 20 seconds or less