The arrangement of the text and graphics is boring in this example. There is nothing to interest the eye. Even with good graphics it would be difficult to make this page look professional. More important is the fact that visitors to this type of webpage would soon tire of it.

Remember, you only have a few seconds to grab the attention of someone who opens one of your webpages. That is the reason to develop a webpage design that is clean and simple to comprehend.

One that leads the eye to the main focus of the page quickly and without the use of novelties. Once you have done this use the same webpage layout throughout the site.

Unbalanced Webpage

fig. 1 - Example of a webpage that is unbalanced and lacking visual appeal

Legend: The dark gray area is either bold text or graphics. The light gray area is text

Common Web Design Mistakes

Designing Web Pages

The importance of webpage layout

New webmasters often make the mistake of paying too little attention to the layout of their webpages. It is imperative that your visitors feel good about your website and that is accomplished with clean, simple but pleasing page layouts.

Look at websites that you find appealing and try to accomplish the same effect with your site.

Connecting with your Website Visitors

Cascading Stylesheets (CSS) for the Layman

How to use Website Templates

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Critical Web Design Rules	Content is King! If you want a website to generate back-links and have quality content the search engines love, be sure to make it readable by both people and search engines.
An Easy Way to Choose Attractive Color Combinations	Lots of people struggle to come up with attractive color combinations when designing logos, banners or web sites. So, here's an easy technique that only takes a few minutes.
8 Ways To Improve Bad Website Design	You're website reads well and you're proud of it. But, you've tried and tried to create something that looks good too, and you can't seem to get it together.
Professional Webpage Layout	Examining the methods of professional webpage layout. The individual pages in your website must have a layout that allows the visitor to find out as much as possible about your webpage at a glance.

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