As many pages as you need to sell you products or services. Some sites only need a couple of pages some have thousands. It all depends on the needs of your customers.
Colours again depend on your potential customers. You need to test all sorts of palettes until you find the one that works.
Colours again depend on your potential customers. You need to test all sorts of palettes until you find the one that works.
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Pages is dependent on number of products/services, as for colours... http://www.omginfographics.com/wp-c...of-persuasion-how-colors-affect-purchases.png
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You cannot say that a website needs a certain amount of pages. It really depends on what you are trying to achieve or sell or provide or rent...etc..
It is the same with the colour. It again really depends on your product/service/business.
Google for "colour psychology websites" and you will find information such as the following:
It is the same with the colour. It again really depends on your product/service/business.
Google for "colour psychology websites" and you will find information such as the following:
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If you are wanting to create your first web presence and get something online I would go with a minimum of 3 pages, eg. Home, About, Contact, obviously if you are creating an Ecommerce website or have products to sell this will dramatically increase.
There is no minimum documented by Google etc it really is down to yourself and how many pages of content, one thing to remember is Google loves websites with plenty of informative good content and pages, so ensure you get as much information as possible into your site and create as many informative pages as possible.
Make it easy to read, don't spam it with keywords, make it readable for users not search engines, also ensure fast easy navigation, make it clear where the information is and make it easy for the user to get to it.
Again colours are a personal preference, every client we design for usually has their own colour preference, might not be what we would choose so we advise based on the industry and requirements of the client, think of colours that suit your industry and compliment your logo etc.
If you need any advice feel free to email me.
There is no minimum documented by Google etc it really is down to yourself and how many pages of content, one thing to remember is Google loves websites with plenty of informative good content and pages, so ensure you get as much information as possible into your site and create as many informative pages as possible.
Make it easy to read, don't spam it with keywords, make it readable for users not search engines, also ensure fast easy navigation, make it clear where the information is and make it easy for the user to get to it.
Again colours are a personal preference, every client we design for usually has their own colour preference, might not be what we would choose so we advise based on the industry and requirements of the client, think of colours that suit your industry and compliment your logo etc.
If you need any advice feel free to email me.
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As many people have said, it depends on what type of website you're aiming to create & what your target audience is. If you expect to have more than 15 pages then maybe you should try developing a website with WordPress, as you can post without creating a mass amount of pages which Google may detect as spam.
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Many business sites though are converting to wordpress because they can keep the pertinent pages same while adding posts to a blog every week or month. Google does like fresh content and blogs go a long way in this regard.
You might need just 4 pages - ideal for most purposes. But a blog can have a thousand pages, all neatly stored away under categories on page 5.
You might need just 4 pages - ideal for most purposes. But a blog can have a thousand pages, all neatly stored away under categories on page 5.
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One or more
Those that contrast with your chosen background, and dont make viewers heave over their keyboards.
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Hi Leaving Home, I think by the nature of your question you are really only looking for a web presence and obviously this is just the minimum content. In my experience most clients looking for an internet site to be on the rador go for the basic...
1. home page (which can often also be the 'about us' page, this depends on how much content you have to describe your business)
2. Services - or products dependent upon your business model
3. Contact us page - usually best to have a contact form, so you don't have to go through loads of spam mails.
4. 'How to Find us' would also be a nice little add on page to help if you need to bulk the page up a bit, you can even add the little social icons on your page if you already have these pages.
One tip for a new site as I just mentioned on another post, if you want to get web traffic without spending too much on SEO companies and other advertising methods, then it is wise to have your designer/programer do you a webpage in wordpress. This is going to give you the chance to expand and it is now a fraction of the price to have your own Content management system for your webpage.
1. home page (which can often also be the 'about us' page, this depends on how much content you have to describe your business)
2. Services - or products dependent upon your business model
3. Contact us page - usually best to have a contact form, so you don't have to go through loads of spam mails.
4. 'How to Find us' would also be a nice little add on page to help if you need to bulk the page up a bit, you can even add the little social icons on your page if you already have these pages.
One tip for a new site as I just mentioned on another post, if you want to get web traffic without spending too much on SEO companies and other advertising methods, then it is wise to have your designer/programer do you a webpage in wordpress. This is going to give you the chance to expand and it is now a fraction of the price to have your own Content management system for your webpage.
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loudBANG design
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sorry, but you cant advise people to "always try to use light colors like blue.." that is like saying trousers should be green.
A website has to reflect the brand and if the brand does not have blue then why would you ever want to incorporate it into your design. It so happens, that blue is the most commonly used colour for business pages, this is not a green light to go ahead and use it too, but rather an opportunity to try and stand out from the rest by choosing something different.
On another note, light colours are not always the best, contrast is most important if you wish for people to be able to read your content on a variation of screen sizes and devices. Pale/pastel colours don't show up too well and when text is reduced in size for portable screens like smart phones and wprk pads etc. then darker text is much easier to read, having said that, black is not always required it can be a darker shade of our own main brand colour. I use dark grey on a white background.
a good tip for a website colour scheme is to use your brand colour in a variation of hues and a contrasting colour. On areas where the text appears it is good to keep a pale coloured background for better legibility.
A website has to reflect the brand and if the brand does not have blue then why would you ever want to incorporate it into your design. It so happens, that blue is the most commonly used colour for business pages, this is not a green light to go ahead and use it too, but rather an opportunity to try and stand out from the rest by choosing something different.
On another note, light colours are not always the best, contrast is most important if you wish for people to be able to read your content on a variation of screen sizes and devices. Pale/pastel colours don't show up too well and when text is reduced in size for portable screens like smart phones and wprk pads etc. then darker text is much easier to read, having said that, black is not always required it can be a darker shade of our own main brand colour. I use dark grey on a white background.
a good tip for a website colour scheme is to use your brand colour in a variation of hues and a contrasting colour. On areas where the text appears it is good to keep a pale coloured background for better legibility.
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Number of pages depends on content and purpose.
Colours are a far greater field, as some have said there is psycology involved as this effects how people feel and percieve the site and its content. You also need to think about branding and corporate look when considering website colours.
You might find the following websites handy when considering colours:
http://www.colourlovers.com/
http://www.degraeve.com/color-palette/
http://colorschemedesigner.com/
Colours are a far greater field, as some have said there is psycology involved as this effects how people feel and percieve the site and its content. You also need to think about branding and corporate look when considering website colours.
You might find the following websites handy when considering colours:
http://www.colourlovers.com/
http://www.degraeve.com/color-palette/
http://colorschemedesigner.com/
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Whats the goal of your website, what do you want your customer to do?
I've seen major businesses with just 1 single page with a few lines of text about what they do, their address and contact number.
If you want your customer to enquire about a product and also want to educate them on your product through the website, then a few more pages will be required.
If you want your customer to purchase your product then you are going to need something more dynamic which allows sales via your website.
So, in its simplest form anything from 1 - 5 pages and thene xtra pages for each product if you are selling a product.
I've seen major businesses with just 1 single page with a few lines of text about what they do, their address and contact number.
If you want your customer to enquire about a product and also want to educate them on your product through the website, then a few more pages will be required.
If you want your customer to purchase your product then you are going to need something more dynamic which allows sales via your website.
So, in its simplest form anything from 1 - 5 pages and thene xtra pages for each product if you are selling a product.
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