Website usability is not only making sure that everything on the website works perfectly, but also to ensure that the website is user friendly.
Website usability points
1. Reasonable time for website loading
2. Page titles should be perfect
3. Appropriate ALT tags should be added to images
4. Font size and style should be easy to read
5. Easy navigation throughout the website
6. Website should have default 404 page
7. Company name and logo should be placed appropriately
8. Information on Home-page should be comprehensible
9. Number of buttons/links on the website should be kept to a minimum.
10. Meta tag description should be added
11. User friendly and search engine friendly URLs
12. Contact information to be very clear
13. Links used on the website should be reliable and easy to identify
14. Easily searchable
15. Major headings to be clear & descriptive
16. Styles and Colors should be attractive
Wednesday 22 October 2014
Thursday 2 October 2014
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WebOriginate is a web design and development company specialising in designing various types of websites for small or corporate businesses. Be it designing a new web site from scratch or re-designing an existing web site, our experienced professionals dedicate their time, effort and skill to it.
We design and develop websites that are innovative and user friendly. We work closely with our customers in each and every step from conceptualisation to website content development to the launch of the website, to maintaining your website. We are committed to provide quality web development services and solutions within your budget meeting the deadlines. We focus on your goals and ways at every step to achieve them, by using apt technology, effective website design and marketing effort.
We provide wide range of web services including small business web site design, e-commerce solutions, CMS (Content Management System), SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) etc. We provide quality service at an affordable price.
Monday 29 September 2014
Images used for website - Article by WebOriginate
As we know picture speaks more than words.
Good quality images make the website look attractive.
This article throws light on the quality, resolution and type of images to be used on a website
Size of the image
if the image size is huge or is of very high resolution, the image will take some time to load. This will annoy the visitor and the bounce rate will increase.
Use relevant images:
It is advisable to use images that is relevant to the content used on the website.
This will help the visitor to understand the concept.
Quality
The images used must be clear and the visitors should understand the object or theme in the image.
Attractive and Creative
Images should be expressive, attractive and creative. Only then will the visitor pay attention to the images and the website.
Check copy right
Do not forget to check the copy right of the image. Copyright images cannot used without owner’s permission.
Avoid illegal images
It is against law to use illegal images on the website.
Good quality images make the website look attractive.
This article throws light on the quality, resolution and type of images to be used on a website
Size of the image
if the image size is huge or is of very high resolution, the image will take some time to load. This will annoy the visitor and the bounce rate will increase.
Use relevant images:
It is advisable to use images that is relevant to the content used on the website.
This will help the visitor to understand the concept.
Quality
The images used must be clear and the visitors should understand the object or theme in the image.
Attractive and Creative
Images should be expressive, attractive and creative. Only then will the visitor pay attention to the images and the website.
Check copy right
Do not forget to check the copy right of the image. Copyright images cannot used without owner’s permission.
Avoid illegal images
It is against law to use illegal images on the website.
Sunday 28 September 2014
WebOriginate - Main factors to be checked before launching a website
WebOriginate maintains professionalism in each and every step of web designing. Our specialists here will test the website design, functionalities and the outlined points mentioned below will be considered.
1. Cross Browser Compatibility
2. Web Analytics to track visitors
3. Testing Contact Forms
4. Removing Spell Check
5. Removing broken links
6. Meta Tags
7. Set up a 404 page
8. Avoiding code error
9. Setting up 301 redirect
10. Page Titles
11. URL Structure
12. Site Map
13. Social media icons
14. Robots.txt
15. fav icon
16. Copyright
17. Privacy policy
Tuesday 16 September 2014
WebOriginate :Tips for Brand Building with Web Design
Building a brand identity is the right technique to get across to the target/potential clients the products and services offered. Website branding is very important considering the time spent on the site by the visitors. The right color, phrases, images, videos should be used to impress the visitors within seconds of they visiting the website.
1. Logo
A good logo design is highly instrumental in establishing a business brand and creating a long lasting impression among its customers. A good logo design creates a professional image of the company and helps in building up the brand.
2. Color
Colour plays a very important role in branding. Colour is the first thing that strikes the visitor’s eye on the website. Using the right colour makes a lot of difference to the website.
3. Consistency
The colours, visuals and the layout should be consistent throughout the website.
4. Reusing code and visuals
Consistent visuals and layout allows you to reuse more of your content, be it stylesheets or images. This means that your site will load faster as the user’s browser doesn’t need to download as many things — old images and CSS are already stored in its cache.
5. Size and position of the logo
It is always advisable to place the logon the top left hand corner of the page or on the centre. The position of the logo and the size is very important.
6. Content
The content on the website should be such that it reinforces the brand’s character and personality.
7. Stand out of the crowd
The website design and the elements used should be different from your competitor’s websites. This will ensure that the visitors visit the website again.
1. Logo
A good logo design is highly instrumental in establishing a business brand and creating a long lasting impression among its customers. A good logo design creates a professional image of the company and helps in building up the brand.
2. Color
Colour plays a very important role in branding. Colour is the first thing that strikes the visitor’s eye on the website. Using the right colour makes a lot of difference to the website.
3. Consistency
The colours, visuals and the layout should be consistent throughout the website.
4. Reusing code and visuals
Consistent visuals and layout allows you to reuse more of your content, be it stylesheets or images. This means that your site will load faster as the user’s browser doesn’t need to download as many things — old images and CSS are already stored in its cache.
5. Size and position of the logo
It is always advisable to place the logon the top left hand corner of the page or on the centre. The position of the logo and the size is very important.
6. Content
The content on the website should be such that it reinforces the brand’s character and personality.
7. Stand out of the crowd
The website design and the elements used should be different from your competitor’s websites. This will ensure that the visitors visit the website again.
Monday 15 September 2014
WebOriginate:Understanding website usability
Website usability is not only making sure that everything on the website works perfectly, but also to ensure that the website is user friendly.
http://weboriginate.co.nz/design-layout
Website usability points
1. Reasonable time for website loading
2. Page titles should be perfect
3. Appropriate ALT tags should be added to images
4. Font size and style should be easy to read
5. Easy navigation throughout the website
6. Website should have default 404 page
7. Company name and logo should be placed appropriately
8. Information on Home-page should be comprehensible
9. Number of buttons/links on the website should be kept to a minimum.
10. Meta tag description should be added
11. User friendly and search engine friendly URLs
12. Contact information to be very clear
13. Links used on the website should be reliable and easy to identify
14. Easily searchable
15. Major headings to be clear & descriptive
16. Styles and Colors should be attractive
http://weboriginate.co.nz/design-layout
Website usability points
1. Reasonable time for website loading
2. Page titles should be perfect
3. Appropriate ALT tags should be added to images
4. Font size and style should be easy to read
5. Easy navigation throughout the website
6. Website should have default 404 page
7. Company name and logo should be placed appropriately
8. Information on Home-page should be comprehensible
9. Number of buttons/links on the website should be kept to a minimum.
10. Meta tag description should be added
11. User friendly and search engine friendly URLs
12. Contact information to be very clear
13. Links used on the website should be reliable and easy to identify
14. Easily searchable
15. Major headings to be clear & descriptive
16. Styles and Colors should be attractive
Thursday 11 September 2014
WebOriginate:How to deliver the perfect design
Every client’s design requirement is different. It is good to communicate constantly with the client about their requirements and then initiate the design process. This will avoid the additional time to modify the design of the website.
Know the business
Website branding is very important. Use the standard colours used in the company or the logo colours on the website. Ensure that the logo appears on all pages of the website. Research about the business industry and the target customers, and accordingly design the website.
Be creative :
The website design standard should be according to the industry and the target customers. Design should be apt and original. Design ideas can be gathered from other websites; however, it is always good not to copy the design. The content should be concise.
Attention to detail :
Paying attention to detail is very important. Take care of the details like consistency, colour, layout, fonts used and ensure that the page has a clean overall feel before the website is sent to the client for approval. Lack of attention to detail can leave a site design looking unprofessional.
Know the business
Website branding is very important. Use the standard colours used in the company or the logo colours on the website. Ensure that the logo appears on all pages of the website. Research about the business industry and the target customers, and accordingly design the website.
Be creative :
The website design standard should be according to the industry and the target customers. Design should be apt and original. Design ideas can be gathered from other websites; however, it is always good not to copy the design. The content should be concise.
Attention to detail :
Paying attention to detail is very important. Take care of the details like consistency, colour, layout, fonts used and ensure that the page has a clean overall feel before the website is sent to the client for approval. Lack of attention to detail can leave a site design looking unprofessional.
Tuesday 9 September 2014
WebOriginate: Tips and steps for selecting good domain names
Having an appropriate domain name is very important. It is recommended to have your company name for the domain. E.g., when people think of weboriginate they don't have to wonder what URL to type into their browser to get there. The name of the site is also the URL.
1. A domain name is the unique URL or address of a particular website that defines itself from every other website on the World Wide Web.
2. Don't get fancy with it. Choose a name that is not too long and is not too confusing so that visitors don't forget it.
3. Always have a couple of backups.
4. Short and Sweet - Domain names can be really long or really short (1 - 67 characters).
5. Consider Alternatives
6. Dot What? - There are many top level domain names available today including .com, .net, .org, and .biz.
7. Long Arm of the Law - Be very careful not to register domain names that include trademarked names.
8. Search Engines and Directories - All search engines and directories are different. Each has a unique process for being part of the results or directory listing and each has a different way of sorting and listing domain names.
1. A domain name is the unique URL or address of a particular website that defines itself from every other website on the World Wide Web.
2. Don't get fancy with it. Choose a name that is not too long and is not too confusing so that visitors don't forget it.
3. Always have a couple of backups.
4. Short and Sweet - Domain names can be really long or really short (1 - 67 characters).
5. Consider Alternatives
6. Dot What? - There are many top level domain names available today including .com, .net, .org, and .biz.
7. Long Arm of the Law - Be very careful not to register domain names that include trademarked names.
8. Search Engines and Directories - All search engines and directories are different. Each has a unique process for being part of the results or directory listing and each has a different way of sorting and listing domain names.
Monday 8 September 2014
WebOriginate: Important tips to Prevent Web Hacking
The number of sites that are being hacked on internet has increased.
Due to hacking, the website data will be stolen, loss of traffic to the site and so on. Though the web host server is secure, the responsibility lies on you to ensure your website is safe from hackers. You can always install security plug-ins in the CMS and build a firewall to keep the site safe.
Hackers gain access to your site by placing a Trojan, virus or key logger on your PC. Use virus scans, clear histories, secure your passwords and be aware of general security issues. Do not use public computer to login to your account.
Delete the directory files and database that are not in use. Website can be hacked using these files.
Update the scripts and software used to new version, as the technology involved is advanced and this helps to fix the bugs if any. This helps a great deal in maintaining your website.
If you are using HTTP or FTP protocol for website access, don’t enter the admin credentials in a Windows authentication popup window. HTTP and FTP protocols are not full-proof and hacking into a data transmission is easier. Whenever possible, use HTTPS and SFTP to encrypt the transmitted data.
Take the backup of your website files regularly. In case, such event occurs, you can fix the security plug-ins and re-host the website.
Due to hacking, the website data will be stolen, loss of traffic to the site and so on. Though the web host server is secure, the responsibility lies on you to ensure your website is safe from hackers. You can always install security plug-ins in the CMS and build a firewall to keep the site safe.
Hackers gain access to your site by placing a Trojan, virus or key logger on your PC. Use virus scans, clear histories, secure your passwords and be aware of general security issues. Do not use public computer to login to your account.
Delete the directory files and database that are not in use. Website can be hacked using these files.
Update the scripts and software used to new version, as the technology involved is advanced and this helps to fix the bugs if any. This helps a great deal in maintaining your website.
If you are using HTTP or FTP protocol for website access, don’t enter the admin credentials in a Windows authentication popup window. HTTP and FTP protocols are not full-proof and hacking into a data transmission is easier. Whenever possible, use HTTPS and SFTP to encrypt the transmitted data.
Take the backup of your website files regularly. In case, such event occurs, you can fix the security plug-ins and re-host the website.
Sunday 7 September 2014
WebOriginate: Importance of video on websites
There are several strategies that businesses are coming up with to expand their clientele. Videos are accepted as one of the best strategies. Having a video will attract visitors to the site and also visitors would like to go through the video than reading the content on the website.
Reasons Why Video is the Good Option
Uploading videos on the website will help your website rank better on search engines. Google and other search engines are using video content to index the websites. Having videos on YouTube will drive the visitors to your website.
Uploading videos on the website will help visitors to get the information easily rather than going through the content. The benefits of the products or services can be highlighted in the video.
This will also result in good conversion rates.
Friday 5 September 2014
WebOriginate : Is it the time to redesign your website?
WebOriginate offers website redesigning along with web design, hosting and maintenance services and domain registration.
Website redesigning is important to ensure that your website is up to date with the latest technology and the software plug-ins.
Website should grab the attention of the visitor. To draw more traffic, it is essential to have a good web design.
Below listed are some factors that will annoy the visitors:
1. Most of the visitors do not want to stay on a website if the major part of the website is occupied by ads, banner ads, graphics, on both sides
2. If the content is not relevant, the colours used is not appropriate, The font style and size used is not readable.
3. If navigation system is not user friendly
4. If the site is not compatible with the latest browsers then the visitor will not be able to view the website very well.
Points that needs to be considered while redesigning a website:
It is good to have a website with eye-catching design and appropriate images.
It is good to have relevant content to match the design of the website, what actually makes the visitor stay on the site is the content.
The content and graphics should be well balanced.
Interactivity should be improved by providing call to action buttons and contact form on the website.
Website redesigning is important to ensure that your website is up to date with the latest technology and the software plug-ins.
Website should grab the attention of the visitor. To draw more traffic, it is essential to have a good web design.
Below listed are some factors that will annoy the visitors:
1. Most of the visitors do not want to stay on a website if the major part of the website is occupied by ads, banner ads, graphics, on both sides
2. If the content is not relevant, the colours used is not appropriate, The font style and size used is not readable.
3. If navigation system is not user friendly
4. If the site is not compatible with the latest browsers then the visitor will not be able to view the website very well.
Points that needs to be considered while redesigning a website:
It is good to have a website with eye-catching design and appropriate images.
It is good to have relevant content to match the design of the website, what actually makes the visitor stay on the site is the content.
The content and graphics should be well balanced.
Interactivity should be improved by providing call to action buttons and contact form on the website.
Monday 1 September 2014
WebOriginate : Advantages and disadvantages of flash websites
Advantages of Flash Technology
The most obvious advantage of using Flash technology is the fact that it makes it possible to make the website more interactive and expressive. Website is made interesting by implementing interactive features ranging from feedback forms to games and movies. An interesting site will attract lots of visitors.
Disadvantages of Flash Technology
While there are some advantages to flash technology, there are several disadvantages to it as well.
Websites that feature Flash tend to take longer to load than those that do not. If the website takes too long to load, potential customers are lost.
Huge disadvantage is the requirement of a flash player to be installed for flash bits. If the flash player is not installed the user will have to download the player and then watch them. This is very inconvenient.
Use of flash on the website makes it difficult to optimise for search engines. In fact, some search engines will not be able to scan the content that is created with flash. As a result, the website ranking on search engines will be low.
Flash sites cannot be accessed on most of the mobile devices, Smartphone and tablets.
Of late since most of them access websites using mobile applications, it is a big No to have a website with flash technology.
Considering these it is always advisable not include/use flash websites.
The most obvious advantage of using Flash technology is the fact that it makes it possible to make the website more interactive and expressive. Website is made interesting by implementing interactive features ranging from feedback forms to games and movies. An interesting site will attract lots of visitors.
Disadvantages of Flash Technology
While there are some advantages to flash technology, there are several disadvantages to it as well.
Websites that feature Flash tend to take longer to load than those that do not. If the website takes too long to load, potential customers are lost.
Huge disadvantage is the requirement of a flash player to be installed for flash bits. If the flash player is not installed the user will have to download the player and then watch them. This is very inconvenient.
Use of flash on the website makes it difficult to optimise for search engines. In fact, some search engines will not be able to scan the content that is created with flash. As a result, the website ranking on search engines will be low.
Flash sites cannot be accessed on most of the mobile devices, Smartphone and tablets.
Of late since most of them access websites using mobile applications, it is a big No to have a website with flash technology.
Considering these it is always advisable not include/use flash websites.
Sunday 31 August 2014
WebOriginate : 10 successful Steps to Globalize a Website
Website globalisation is trying to reach company’s global efficiency by making the website in multilingual. This is also known as website translation. In today’s world website globalisation is a requirement. This will help your products to reach to most of the countries across the world and this helps in business expansion.
Market Analysis – First we have to do a thorough study about the market or the target customer as per the geographic, culture, economy and attitude of the visitors for targeting the exact market.
Keyword research – Research Structure of the website- Use the best structure for easy and stress free navigation and access of the website.
Effective content- Use the relevant content for the website by analysing visitor’s behavior.
Translate the content as per the requirement- Use tools for translating the text content as per the visitor’s requirement. This will increase the traffic and usability of the particular website.
Optimise the content – We can optimise the content and images by applying the key words in the way of search engine guidelines
Market Analysis – First we have to do a thorough study about the market or the target customer as per the geographic, culture, economy and attitude of the visitors for targeting the exact market.
Keyword research – Research Structure of the website- Use the best structure for easy and stress free navigation and access of the website.
Effective content- Use the relevant content for the website by analysing visitor’s behavior.
Translate the content as per the requirement- Use tools for translating the text content as per the visitor’s requirement. This will increase the traffic and usability of the particular website.
Optimise the content – We can optimise the content and images by applying the key words in the way of search engine guidelines
Thursday 28 August 2014
WebOriginate:Make an attractive landing page
Landing page is the page your website visitors arrive at after clicking the URL.
Landing page should be well designed as this result in good conversion rate.
The content should be very clear and concise, keeping in mind the target customers.
If there is no clarity with the design or the content then there are lots of chances that your customer might get out of your website and hit one of your competitor’s website. This will increase the bounce rate.
Listed below are some points to bear in mind while creating the landing page:
Professional and attractive Design: The landing page should be well crafted and should look very professional.
Exhibit only useful content: The content used should be brief and should provide essential information to the visitors. It is advisable to use qualitative and informative content.
Offer announcements: if you are running any promotional offers, put that up on the landing page as this will keep the visitors looking for more and not get out of the website.
Do not mislead the visitors: It is always recommended not to upload any misleading articles on the landing page or on the website itself.
Secured browsing: None of the visitors want to be a victim of hacking attempts or spamming. So make the website landing page secured and trust worthy
Listed below are some points to bear in mind while creating the landing page:
Professional and attractive Design: The landing page should be well crafted and should look very professional.
Exhibit only useful content: The content used should be brief and should provide essential information to the visitors. It is advisable to use qualitative and informative content.
Offer announcements: if you are running any promotional offers, put that up on the landing page as this will keep the visitors looking for more and not get out of the website.
Do not mislead the visitors: It is always recommended not to upload any misleading articles on the landing page or on the website itself.
Secured browsing: None of the visitors want to be a victim of hacking attempts or spamming. So make the website landing page secured and trust worthy
Wednesday 27 August 2014
WebOriginate : Tips for Company FB website
At WebOriginate, we design and develop facebook sites. Having a Facebook site helps you in expanding your business. Some tips are lined up below:
Call to action
The purpose of a Facebook business page is to get more and more fans. It is a must to have a definite call-to-action on your page; this will help you draw fans for your page. This will help to increase the number of fans. The easiest way to do this is by having a ‘like’ button on your page. Every visitor who clicks on the ‘like’ button becomes a fan.
Different
The landing page and profile picture go hand in hand and this will catch visitor’s attention a little more than normal picture. This is the first thing the visitors get to see when they are on your page. So it is always recommended to upload a picture that represents your business very well.
Interaction
The QR code on the profile picture catches visitors interest and makes them ask what that is?
Landing page of the website
Before anything else people look at the visual appeal of the landing page. Make your Facebook landing page stand out and visitors will stay long enough to get to the message.
Call to action
The purpose of a Facebook business page is to get more and more fans. It is a must to have a definite call-to-action on your page; this will help you draw fans for your page. This will help to increase the number of fans. The easiest way to do this is by having a ‘like’ button on your page. Every visitor who clicks on the ‘like’ button becomes a fan.
Different
The landing page and profile picture go hand in hand and this will catch visitor’s attention a little more than normal picture. This is the first thing the visitors get to see when they are on your page. So it is always recommended to upload a picture that represents your business very well.
Interaction
The QR code on the profile picture catches visitors interest and makes them ask what that is?
Landing page of the website
Before anything else people look at the visual appeal of the landing page. Make your Facebook landing page stand out and visitors will stay long enough to get to the message.
Monday 25 August 2014
Services @ WebOriginate
WebOriginate is a professional web design company offering affordable web design packages.
We also offer a wide range of other web development services that goes beyond just designing and hosting the website. Managing and Maintenance of websites are two important things and WebOriginate does that very well.
Package includes the list of services mentioned below:
1. Web design
2. Web Development
3. Web Hosting
4. SEO
5. Domain name registration
Web Design
We are equipped with the right tools and creative designers to design a website that best represents your business online. We design and develop websites with content management system (CMS), Corporate Website, E-commerce, Wordpress etc.
Web Development.
The team of web developers at WebOriginate are highly experienced and can develop website of any complexity. The team is up to date with the latest technology and implements the same to develop websites.
Web Hosting
Our prime focus is to provide Fast, Reliable and Secured Web Hosting at affordable price.
1. Best bandwidth
2. Password Protection
3. 24x7 Technical supports
4. FTP Access
5. Mail Accounts
6. FrontPage Support
7. Server Side Includes (SSI)
SEO
Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) is a method of increasing visibility of a website. SEO consists of keyword research, content development, and competitive analysis, link building activities with blogging, link submission, social networking activities and press releases.
Web Design
We are equipped with the right tools and creative designers to design a website that best represents your business online. We design and develop websites with content management system (CMS), Corporate Website, E-commerce, Wordpress etc.
Web Development.
The team of web developers at WebOriginate are highly experienced and can develop website of any complexity. The team is up to date with the latest technology and implements the same to develop websites.
Web Hosting
Our prime focus is to provide Fast, Reliable and Secured Web Hosting at affordable price.
1. Best bandwidth
2. Password Protection
3. 24x7 Technical supports
4. FTP Access
5. Mail Accounts
6. FrontPage Support
7. Server Side Includes (SSI)
SEO
Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) is a method of increasing visibility of a website. SEO consists of keyword research, content development, and competitive analysis, link building activities with blogging, link submission, social networking activities and press releases.
Thursday 21 August 2014
WebOriginate Tips : For Optimizing Your Website for Mobile Users
The future of the internet is in mobile devices, such as cell and smart phones, personal digital assistant (PDA), and more. Not optimizing your website for mobile access is ignoring a huge potential customer base. For many businesses - and not just internet-driven ones - it is becoming increasingly necessary to have a mobile-friendly website.
Business and sites with interactive mobile websites can specifically market to mobile users, optimize their content, and maintain and build their brand.
In light of that, how about we check out the techniques for mobile online presence objective that can help you make a locale that puts your best equipped foot advance.
Content and layout:
Considering the screen space, upload only important and useful information and pictures on the website.
Since mobile websites load slower compared to the regular web pages, it is advisable to have few pages with important information.
Branding
The branding essentials on your regular web site and the mobile site should be same.
Pop-Ups:
Pop-ups and flash should not be used on mobile website as most of the mobile applications do not support these.
Content and Design layout:
The mobile website design should be simple. The visitors should be able to move around the site without any difficulty. The content and navigation of the website should be simple.
Option to view the full website
Option of switching back to the full site or links to the desktop version of the site should be provided, so the visitors can access the information that is not available on the mobile version. Considering the screen resolution for mobile sites, links to go back to the top of the page has to be provided.
Navigation placement:
The header and the content should be visible. The navigation on the website should be made very easy if not the visitors. It is advisable to have the navigation at the top of the page.
Reduce user text entry
It is hard to input text on mobile websites. Remember that mobiles users don’t have access to conventional keyboard and mouse. The shorter the URL , the easier it is to type in.
Monday 18 August 2014
WebOriginate creates user friendly websites
Steps to follow to create user friendly websites:
1. Selecting the design that is visually attractive
There are more than 10,000 templates to choose from WebOriginate’s template section. Choose a template that meets your requirement. A good looking user interface is also a key for providing a user-friendly website. Make sure that your brand identity is reflected in the color theme.
2. Easy to navigate
Website’s navigation plays an important role. New/complicated navigation methods should not be used on the website as it makes navigation a tedious process and majority of users will not be anxious to learn new system for navigation. A good navigation is preferred. It is also a search engine friendly technique.
3. Instant Loading
Visitors will not wait a long time for the website to load. The major portion of the internet users are connected slow loading connections. So it is important for the website to load faster. It is also a search engine friendly technique.
4. Internal and external search.
It is necessary to offer a search box in each and every page for internal and external search. Internal search for searching content inside the website and the external is for search engine search box. Users will naturally make use of a search engine within your website if they cannot locate what they are looking for.
5. Contact Information
Providing contact information creates confidence and offers peace of mind to users as they will be aware of the company’s physical location and existence. This will have a potential impact on your goal conversion, especially if you are selling products and/or services directly via your website.
1. Selecting the design that is visually attractive
There are more than 10,000 templates to choose from WebOriginate’s template section. Choose a template that meets your requirement. A good looking user interface is also a key for providing a user-friendly website. Make sure that your brand identity is reflected in the color theme.
2. Easy to navigate
Website’s navigation plays an important role. New/complicated navigation methods should not be used on the website as it makes navigation a tedious process and majority of users will not be anxious to learn new system for navigation. A good navigation is preferred. It is also a search engine friendly technique.
3. Instant Loading
Visitors will not wait a long time for the website to load. The major portion of the internet users are connected slow loading connections. So it is important for the website to load faster. It is also a search engine friendly technique.
4. Internal and external search.
It is necessary to offer a search box in each and every page for internal and external search. Internal search for searching content inside the website and the external is for search engine search box. Users will naturally make use of a search engine within your website if they cannot locate what they are looking for.
5. Contact Information
Providing contact information creates confidence and offers peace of mind to users as they will be aware of the company’s physical location and existence. This will have a potential impact on your goal conversion, especially if you are selling products and/or services directly via your website.
Sunday 17 August 2014
WebOriginate : The most secured web browser
Most of the clients at WebOriginate inquire about the secured browser:
This article throws some light on this.
There are many browsers that are available as of today like Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Opera, Safari and many more. Most of these browsers perform well. However, there are only few sites that are secured and are safe to use.
As per the study, Google chrome is the most secured browser, Mozilla Firefox stands second and then comes Microsoft Internet explorer. The studies are done based on the factors like Sand boxing, Just-in-time Hardening and Plug-in Security.
The analysis or conclusion of the study will not be valid for ever as the other browsers are coming up with new technology and security measures and there will be new findings.
The security of the browser depends entirely on the user. Though browsers have taken preventive measures and prompt the user before getting in to a non secured site, the browser security feature will protect the user only to a certain extent. Precautionary measures should be taken by the user while surfing. If the user is responsible then the browser used does not matter.
This article throws some light on this.
There are many browsers that are available as of today like Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Opera, Safari and many more. Most of these browsers perform well. However, there are only few sites that are secured and are safe to use.
As per the study, Google chrome is the most secured browser, Mozilla Firefox stands second and then comes Microsoft Internet explorer. The studies are done based on the factors like Sand boxing, Just-in-time Hardening and Plug-in Security.
The analysis or conclusion of the study will not be valid for ever as the other browsers are coming up with new technology and security measures and there will be new findings.
The security of the browser depends entirely on the user. Though browsers have taken preventive measures and prompt the user before getting in to a non secured site, the browser security feature will protect the user only to a certain extent. Precautionary measures should be taken by the user while surfing. If the user is responsible then the browser used does not matter.
Wednesday 13 August 2014
WebOriginate and the combinations of a Successful Website
WebOriginate Websites :
1. Plan your web presence
By defining your customers and target
Registering a Domain Name for the business
Finalise text content, images and graphic components.
2. Budget - Choose a website package that boasts of all the features required to promote the business effectively and that falls within the budget.
3. Tools - Choose a good web hosting company and have FTP access.
4. Make the right decisions while planning the web design and layout by following general web design principles and suggestions from the experts.
5. Learn the basics of Hypertext Markup Language and how it works.
6. Identify the Best Software for developing text content & images for the website
7. Optimise the web Site for Search Engines by understanding the search engine guidelines and SEO practices.
8. Collect staff’s and customer’s site reviews, check cross browser compatibility and test the website.
9. SEO – Once the website is live, search engine submission, Ad placement, page rank campaign, PPC and blogging needs to be done.
10. Secure the website by managing the existing content, studying the analytics and SEO report, updating the content regularly and constantly promoting the website.
2. Budget - Choose a website package that boasts of all the features required to promote the business effectively and that falls within the budget.
3. Tools - Choose a good web hosting company and have FTP access.
4. Make the right decisions while planning the web design and layout by following general web design principles and suggestions from the experts.
5. Learn the basics of Hypertext Markup Language and how it works.
6. Identify the Best Software for developing text content & images for the website
7. Optimise the web Site for Search Engines by understanding the search engine guidelines and SEO practices.
8. Collect staff’s and customer’s site reviews, check cross browser compatibility and test the website.
9. SEO – Once the website is live, search engine submission, Ad placement, page rank campaign, PPC and blogging needs to be done.
10. Secure the website by managing the existing content, studying the analytics and SEO report, updating the content regularly and constantly promoting the website.
Tuesday 12 August 2014
WebOriginate : Why Good Website Navigation Is Important?
WebOriginate : Website is designed for your target customers or visitors and not for yourself. So while you are getting your website designed or re-designed, always bear in mind the usability factor. The structure of the website should be such that the visitors are able to find what they are looking for on the website without any hassle. Navigation should be made very easy. If this is not met, then visitors will never return to the site.
As a web designer you must always keep in mind the basic purpose of the website and the intended audience when designing navigational elements.
Important Navigation Elements
Internal Page Links – An internal link allows you to link to another section on the same web page, so it basically scrolls the page up or down to the desired location. The pages on the website should be one click away on the website.
External Links – These are the links from the webpage or the URL the user is on to another website. They may be references to more information located on another site.
Breadcrumbs – This is a navigation method through which the user’s location can be established. Breadcrumbs are usually located at the top left of the page just under the header
Shopping Cart – When building a shopping cart site, the Cart button should be prominently displayed on all pages.
Login – If there is a member login area then the login button should be displayed.
Order Buttons – If order buttons are used, they should be large and visible. It is advisable for the order page to be one click away from the order button.
Downloadable Items – If the user has to download any item like PDF, video files, mp3 then proper instructions or links the plug-in required should be provided.
Site Map – A site map is a good way to layout your entire site for your visitor. This is important for SEO as well.
As a web designer you must always keep in mind the basic purpose of the website and the intended audience when designing navigational elements.
Important Navigation Elements
Internal Page Links – An internal link allows you to link to another section on the same web page, so it basically scrolls the page up or down to the desired location. The pages on the website should be one click away on the website.
External Links – These are the links from the webpage or the URL the user is on to another website. They may be references to more information located on another site.
Breadcrumbs – This is a navigation method through which the user’s location can be established. Breadcrumbs are usually located at the top left of the page just under the header
Shopping Cart – When building a shopping cart site, the Cart button should be prominently displayed on all pages.
Login – If there is a member login area then the login button should be displayed.
Order Buttons – If order buttons are used, they should be large and visible. It is advisable for the order page to be one click away from the order button.
Downloadable Items – If the user has to download any item like PDF, video files, mp3 then proper instructions or links the plug-in required should be provided.
Site Map – A site map is a good way to layout your entire site for your visitor. This is important for SEO as well.
Monday 11 August 2014
WebOriginate : Web Design Color tips for the clients
WebOriginate Makes a Good use of colours in a website goes a long way in creating the lasting impression on the visitor.
Choose right colours depending on the colour scheme followed by the company, the logo colour etc.This is an important part of designing.
Give priority to natural colours:
It is true that nothing can beat the color palette of nature. The natural shades are more attractive and relates to human emotions. It is advisable to choose natural colours.
Colours for text content:
It is not recommended for the text colour to be light. If the text colour used is light, there are lots of possibilities that visitors will be annoyed as the readability will be low and thus bounce rate will increase.
Keep strong contrast between background and text content:
This is the best way to make the web pages more readable without any strain for reader’s eyes. This will in turn increase the hits.
Keep White Spacing:
White is a universally approved color which is helpful to keep the visual energy in a website. Try to use white spaces for balancing the web page.
Avoid fatigue Colors:
It is the duty of a designer to create something unique to attract visitors. Colour groupings such as blue and red, blue and yellow, red and green etc are considered as fatigue colors so avoid over usage of such colors.
Sunday 10 August 2014
WebOriginate Tips: RSS feed and its advantages
As a multinational Web Design Company, WebOriginate recommends RSS feed. RSS is a technology or a system that helps to track each and every update of website by millions of web users around the world.
RSS Advantages for Publishers:
Easy to circulate news and updates A simple writing process The assurance of reaching your subscribers Publishing of articles is easy Links back to website.
Best relationship with the subscribers
RSS Advantages for Subscribers:
24/7 availability of all category News Saves time
Unwanted news can be avoided
Freedom from e-mail overload
Easy to publish in large scale
Friday 8 August 2014
WebOriginate Tips : The importance of keeping your website updated
At WebOriginate, clients are advised about the importance of updating the content regularly on the website. A survey report shows that the websites which were frequently updated with content and pictures got over 300% additional visitors than sites not updated often.
Fresh contents and materials added regularly to your website keeps visitors stick on the website to see what's new. This also helps in optimizing the website. The ranking on search engines is better if the content is updated often on the website. As per the latest search engine algorithms the website with fresh content is very easy to be listed in the top positions for highly competitive keywords. The success of your website depends on the traffic through a search engine.
Thursday 7 August 2014
Article by WebOriginate : How can we Make our Website More Interactive
Most of the internet marketing experts, web developers and website owners are coming up with advanced method to ensure that the user interaction on the website is high.
At WebOriginate, we have developed systems and applied below methods for the same:
Promote Social Media Profiles.
Today, small and large businesses around the world are creating company profiles on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn, My Space, and other social networking sites. This is a very convenient and the best way to share all the updates and this also provides very high level of interaction.
Maintain a Blog– Blog is the most effective way to make a website more interactive and is mainly in practice. By creating and maintaining an interesting blog, the level of interactivity on your website will go higher. The comments section will keep your visitors coming back on a regular basis.
Create a group chat— This is a new system for making an interactive website. Here the readers can chat, discuss and share the knowledge on the topic of discussion.
Weekly Quizzes or Polls— This is one of the simplest method to make your website interactive. To create weekly poll or quiz, place a simple poll question in a box at any corner of your website. Things to be kept in mind while creating a poll is that the question should be related to your business and visitors should be able to relate to that. Only then will the website attract good level of interactivity.
Allow User Generated Content— Allowing user generated content will be a risky move, but it can create interaction between the users. However, if the users create negative content it will affect the brand image. So regular monitoring is required.
Promote Social Media Profiles.
Today, small and large businesses around the world are creating company profiles on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn, My Space, and other social networking sites. This is a very convenient and the best way to share all the updates and this also provides very high level of interaction.
Maintain a Blog– Blog is the most effective way to make a website more interactive and is mainly in practice. By creating and maintaining an interesting blog, the level of interactivity on your website will go higher. The comments section will keep your visitors coming back on a regular basis.
Create a group chat— This is a new system for making an interactive website. Here the readers can chat, discuss and share the knowledge on the topic of discussion.
Weekly Quizzes or Polls— This is one of the simplest method to make your website interactive. To create weekly poll or quiz, place a simple poll question in a box at any corner of your website. Things to be kept in mind while creating a poll is that the question should be related to your business and visitors should be able to relate to that. Only then will the website attract good level of interactivity.
Allow User Generated Content— Allowing user generated content will be a risky move, but it can create interaction between the users. However, if the users create negative content it will affect the brand image. So regular monitoring is required.
Wednesday 6 August 2014
WebOriginate : Techniques to ensure security for Your website
WebOriginate gives Website security assurance to clients and visitors with advanced web and server technologies. WebOriginate is using the best and invented security measures to protect client websites and visitors from hackers and virus.
Essential security actions:
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
SSL is a technique of giving security certificates to the client computer. All main browsers are supporting SSL. When a browser requests a website, it requests a security certificate also. If the website provides a certificate, the originality of the website is verified, and the clients see a notification of the secure connection. This provides security to the client by preventing from phishing and other attacks.
SQL Injection
This is a technique of using user-written code on the client server side, applying SQL commands on the server database side. This is used by malicious users to steal passwords or log into websites without passwords and this can be easily defended by SQL injection examination.
Tuesday 5 August 2014
Speed up website loading – with WebOriginate
WebOriginate knows that fast loading speed is one of the main factors behind a successful website. Website with slow loading speed will not draw any visitors. Most of the website owners and web developers face loading speed issues. We have to reduce the number of HTTP requests in our page for reducing the loading time.
WebOriginate lists some techniques which can increase the web page loading time up to 70%
Use a Cache-Control Header
Since style-sheets (CSS), multiple scripts (java script), flash and images are used in the same page on a website, the visitor browsing the website for the first time need to make a number of HTTP requests.
In this scenario, a cache-control header will make these components cacheable, thus avoiding unwanted HTTP requests on page views.
Combine CSS and script files
It is another good method to increase the loading speed. If we combine the CSS and script files, it will not take much time for loading because there is no need of loading all the files separately.
Gzip components and compression techniques
Beginning with HTTP/1.1, web clients point to support for compression with the accept-encoding header. With the help of Gzip, values can be sent by web client as the accept-encoding header
WebOriginate Tips:What clients should provide their web design agency?
Business owner/client plays an important role in the overall design process of their website. At WebOriginate, we understand clients have certain expectations about the look and the functionality of the site. First of all, we understand the client’s requirements and expectations from the website before initiating the design work. We ensure that we involve clients in each and every step of the design process and that they are aware how their website is turning up.
The website design checklist below summarizes some of the main factors to consider while preparing to work with a web design company:
1. The Budget
2. The Client’s Specific Requirements like logo, colour scheme, order/booking form if required and so on
3. Identify the target audience
4. Explain the purpose of the website.
5. Quality of images to be used
6. Provide appropriate images and text
7. Provide Web Design Samples or templates
Monday 4 August 2014
Tips to maximize the traffic to your site
Here WebOriginate listing some tips for making maximum traffic to your website
Submit your site to as many search engines as you can. Here are some of the popular ones are Google, Yahoo, Bing, MSN, Ask, national directory and so on. If the website is an e-commerce website, submit it to all registries and directories.
Content:
Content used on the website must be short and precise. Main focus should be on product, services and offers available. This has to be updated regularly. As updates is what makes the visitors return your website.
Marketing tools:
Social networking sites make powerful marketing tool. Share the website link, offers and updates on these and this will improve the traffic to your website.
Search Engines:
Optimise the website for search engines by using appropriate meta tags. If the website is ranked well on search engines, the traffic will improve.
Smartphone:
As most of them access internet through their phone, it is important to optimize the website for smartphones and this will add to the website traffic.
Performance:
The website should not take time to load. If the loading speed is too high, the bounce rate will increase and the conversion will go down. The design layout of the website should be good. Apt information should be provided on the Home page.
Sunday 3 August 2014
WebOriginate Tips : 10 successful Steps to Globalise a Website
Website globalisation is trying to reach company’s global efficiency by making the website in multilingual. This is also known as website translation. In today’s world website globalisation is a requirement. This will help your products to reach to most of the countries across the world and this helps in business expansion.
Market Analysis – First we have to do a thorough study about the market or the target customer as per the geographic, culture, economy and attitude of the visitors for targeting the exact market.
Keyword research – Research Structure of the website- Use the best structure for easy and stress free navigation and access of the website.
Effective content- Use the relevant content for the website by analysing visitor’s behavior.
Translate the content as per the requirement- Use tools for translating the text content as per the visitor’s requirement. This will increase the traffic and usability of the particular website.
Optimise the content – We can optimise the content and images by applying the key words in the way of search engine guidelines
WebOrignate Helps you to Acheive the Same.
Thursday 31 July 2014
WebOriginate tips : E-commerce websites
E-commerce website is the most cost effective way of marketing your services and goods online and managing your business.
WebOriginate, Website Development Company has developed E-commerce solutions for many successful clients.
E-commerce solution requirements vary from client to client. So we understand your business model and then apply that on the site.
CMS
WebOriginate is a search engine friendly, professional CMS
Web Design company which helps its clients to achieve a great Return on Investment
(ROI).
WebOriginate’s Content Management Systems (CMS) helps its clients to edit and add contents to their website in real-time and is user friendly. It is true that anybody can update the website using CMS without any knowledge in programming.
Tuesday 29 July 2014
WebOriginate offers website maintenance service for better performance of websites.
WebOriginate offers:
Advantages of website maintenance are listed below :
Advantages of website maintenance are listed below :
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Website with updated contents
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Customer satisfaction
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Refreshing the performance
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Affordable
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Search engine friendly
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Content changing or adding based on the
experience
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Backup of your website
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Chance to choose professional approach
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Economical and convenient
Weborignate Recommendation : Importance of Anchor text
Weborignate Recommendation :
Anchor text is the words and visible characters that hyperlink display when linking to another document or location on the web. Anchor text is the word that has a link to any relevant page or to any other website.
Anchor text is the words and visible characters that hyperlink display when linking to another document or location on the web. Anchor text is the word that has a link to any relevant page or to any other website.
1. Pointing
the importance of the word
2. Perfect
Navigation
3. Internal
linking
4. Link
to relevant page
5. Meaning
of the word
6. SEO
friendly
7. Back
link to other websites
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