Design Trends In Delivering Your Message

There are a few “hot spots” on a website that are important for a designer, and website owner to utilize to their full potential.

The upper left hand corner is perhaps the most important and most often where the logo is placed on a site. Right below this is often where the site navigation goes and is the second most important spot on the webpage. More and more sites however are beginning to use this area to place important text. This text may be short―only a sentence or two―or could even be a short paragraph.

Web site designers have begun using this space to summarize the purpose of the site or as a short introduction. One example of a site designed by HIT Web Design using this trend is http://pain511.com/. With people spending very little time on a site looking for what they need this is a great way to organize the content on your site.

This block of text should be separated from the main body, it needs to stand out―possibly use a larger font size or different background, and be very concise. This may be the most important piece of text on your site.

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Using Big Images On Your Website

You may have noticed an increased use of big pictures and images on websites lately. This trend has developed as a result of websites becoming more and more visual while text is becoming shorter and more focused on a specific call to action or message.

Using a large photograph or illustration will not only add visual appeal but, chosen wisely, will help market the products and services of your site more effectively. If you have a photography site using large pictures to showcase your work should be a given.

Here are a few sites designed by HIT Web Design that highlight the use of large pictures and images:

http://photosbyaw.com/

http://fenoffstonehomes.com/

http://phoenixbuildersnorcal.com/

Using large photos and images that relate to your business not only make what you do easily identifiable they a great way to showcase your work. Redesigning you site and adding large pictures and images can add visual appeal to your site and if your site is text heavy remember the old saying a “picture is worth a thousand words.”

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Building Your Companies Reputation Through Blogs and Forums

There are several ways to add good content to your site without taking up a lot of space on your landing page. Google’s Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide says “This could be through blog posts, social media services, email, forums, or other means. Organic or word-of-mouth buzz is what helps build your site's reputation with both users and Google, and it rarely comes without quality content.”

Blog posts, forum posts, and emails should be of some benefit to the customer. For example, if you write a blog post (or blog article) on something that educates visitors, they are more likely to read it and pass it on to friends and family.

Don't let the task of writing copy for your website overwhelm you. HIT Web Design has a team of professional writers who are dedicated to helping our clients create the most effective copy for their websites, newsletters, press releases, blogs, or whatever other writing needs they may have.

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