Is it time for your redesign?

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If your web page is looking a little bland, or you need more traffic you should probably consider a web page redesign. This can be accomplished on many levels depending upon your desired end result. In some cases you can create better flow for your web page by restructuring. In this case you would retain your existing content, graphics and pictures. The change would affect navigation and spice up your page’s look and feel. In other cases you can achieve that fresh new look by diversifying your site. Redesigning your logo and or graphics and changing your color scheme can really change things up. Either of these options can be an economical and convenient option if you have substantial content. A complete overhaul designs your site as if it were a brand new site. Approaching it as an clean canvass allows you to change every element of the web page in a unique way. Time for completion will vary depending upon the complexity.



Tsvee Tech published what may be considered a "place holder" website for themselves. For the most part a static website conveying our general services and contact information. As a design company ourselves, we found it difficult to dedicate adequate time to completing our own E-commerce web page. Our complete overhaul has been a long term project amidst many other projects. The process started with many graphic re-design ideas, basic layout and color schemes and content expansion goals. Along the design process our layout changed in accordance with our generated content and our color schemes and graphic designs went through many phases until they were considered worthy for final stage. In our case looking at the individual components so many times over such a long time period actually invoked more changes than any normal web design process does. The goal is always to incorporate the key components and leave room for gradual improvements along the way.



If you are getting bad reviews on your web page and decreased visitors, consider a web page design to jump start your web presence again. If you have a basic website, maybe you should upgrade to a dynamic site and allow your users more interaction. If you have a dynamic website give an e-commerce web page a try. More of the world is turning to the Internet for their shopping convenience than ever before.





Things to consider when designing or redesigning your web site



Your home page will be the most visited page on your website. Some viewers will only see this page and all viewers will make up their mind about what your page represents based on the home page’s impact. If they like what they see or they find what they were looking for, chances are they will keep looking, if not they will look for a site better suiting their taste and needs. Of course you so not want to be the latter so if you are establishing your web page for the first time or re-designing an existing web page it’s best to not only know what you want but to get what you need.

When establishing a starting point Tsvee Tech advises that you explore your desired functionality of your web page. Will you be presenting information, showcasing media, seeking user interactions, selling products and services? If you just want to display information you will need a basic web site. A dynamic web page will be needed for streaming videos, seeking customer information through blogs and forms, membership sign ups, file sharing and forums allowing for feedback from visitors. If you plan to sell products or services over the Internet you will need to choose a shopping cart and prepare to accept funds. In many cases you will find providers that will process credit cards and will charge your account a fee per dollar transaction or monthly income. Pay Pal is the most popular example of this type of service. In many cases sign ups are required for these services and additional processing fees are something you’ll want to research. Accepting many payment methods might be the best avenue. A good rule of thumb is to keep it simple, if you receive requests to accept an additional form of payment then you should consider it.

Once you have established your web page’s main purpose create a map of how you want your web page to be laid out. It is often easy to go to a web page and tell the developer "I want my site to be like this." but before that, ask yourself: "what elements of this site do I like?" Then you can convey a clear picture to your designer. If you are not sure what layout you want give yourself a few options. Decide on necessary pages and their connections but leave leeway for additions and changes. Do the same for your desired color scheme.

The most important thing to consider for any web page is content. Your web page will be rated by search engines based upon the volume of related content to your site’s base. In that sense, more is better! If you are writing your own content, focus on your topic from a reader’s point of view. You don’t want to drone on and loose the attention of your viewer, but you also want to allow a visitor to scan the text and get the general idea. Most important of all - don’t just spell check, read and re-read over content before it is published to your site! Any slight error will reflect you. If someone else is generating your content specify what you do not want them to include and be sure to provide them with the tools to conjure up legitimate and stimulating material that positively reflects on you. Many marketing and web building companies offer this service.

When Tsvee Tech receives a web design contract we always ask about content and try to get a good idea of what the client wants. Then we provide 3 mock-ups which take into consideration the specifications and offer variations to properly meet the desired color of "blue" or header thickness or menu design etc. Be sure your web designer understands what you want.