Ten Do Not's When Building Your Site

There are some things you should definitely not do when building your site. These things will annoy your visitors to no end.

- This is very annoying.
• 2. Navigation that makes no sense - Show your site to some friends before you upload your site and try to let them surf around. If they get lost change your navigation scheme
• 3. Flashing and unecessary animations - Don't have any crazy graphics unless they serve a specific purpose.
• 4. No contact information - Make it easy for your visitors to find their contact information.
• 5. Free Backgrounds - Make sure your background is a solid color or just white, don't use crazy designs for your background.
• 6. Scrolling - Make sure your visitors can see most of your pages right on the screen. Don't make them have to scroll to find your information.
• 7. Awards - Do not put them on your site period.
• 8. Strange Links - Avoid links or linked GIF's that go to site that have nothing to do with what your site is about.
• 9. Overusing JavaScript - Don't use JavaScript unless you have a clearly defined role for your script on your site
• 10. Keep it Simple Stupid - If you remember KISS it will make your programming experience much easier.