Website Design | Website Development
The importance of responsive web design in 2016
At Directory One, one of our main goals of 2016 is to emphasize the importance of responsive web design. If you are a business owner, you may be asking “What is responsive web design and why do I need it?” One URL, multiple ways to view it Responsive web design enables a website’s layout, including images and text, to automatically...
Design a great website with 9 visualizations
Houston wants great website design, but you can’t make an impact if you don’t put what you know about your audience into action. Visitor centricity means knowing what a visitor wants to see. Your ideas of what a website should look like may not be what visitors want. Think of it this way. What makes you leave a website quicker...
SEO-Friendly Websites: Navigation and Sitemaps
One aspect of a website that is relatively neglected is the navigation. While the navigation may not seem like a critical part of a website, it actually heavily influences user experience and can heavily impact rankings. So what is website navigation and how can web designers make it more SEO-friendly? How Do I Get Back Home? A website's navigation includes...
Finding Visitor Centricity in Great Website Design
All the gurus tell you great website design starts with an intimate knowledge of your audience. They insinuate visitor centricity. Then they give you lists. Right people Fantastic branding THE seductive freebies Imaginative content Engage, engage, engage Or Age Sex Location Profession And all that other demographic stuff Worn out treads don’t make for good traction in great website design....
Great website design starts with knowing what you want – and exactly what you need
"We need really great website design. Our current site is not working to grow our business. I expect you to increase traffic to our site so our sales go up." Clients often start the initial meeting with their search engine marketing (SEM) company with this statement, or at least something similar. Houston, we have a problem. The client only knows...