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Search Engine Optimization, or SEO, is a relatively new concept in the world of web design, but if you want a successful, profitable website, it’s something you cannot ignore. Competition for rankings on popular search engines like Google is fierce, and without SEO, your website is at a huge disadvantage. So when exactly, in the process of setting up your new website, should you seek an SEO specialist? The short answer: the sooner the better.

Ideally, you should consult with an SEO expert before you meet with your web designer, since your idea or vision of what you want in your website might not be SEO friendly at all. For example, a flashy site with lots of sound and graphics does nothing for improving your rankings on the search engines. Reviewing the basics with an SEO company early on can save you endless heartache and expense down the road.

The next step - when presenting your ideas to a designer, you should also include your SEO expert. If it is not feasible to all meet in person, a phone conference can easily be arranged. Some designers might try to convince you that they are SEO knowledgeable, but it is truly better to hire a separate company to handle SEO matters, as it is very unlikely that web designers have the time to stay up to date on the constantly changing details of the SEO world. Read the rest of this entry »

Working on the internet industry for more than ten years, I spent most of my time browsing for websites having good designs for inspirational purposes as well as client design research. I spent my free time blogging and forum postings which provides me up-to-date information on current trends about search engine optimization and web design as well.

One major thing that disappoints me a lot is finding websites that were created without proper preparation and poor design. These web owners have no idea that they are missing the opportunity of becoming successful. Some of these web design mistakes fall on the following :

· Poor/slow load time
· Poorly designed
· Poor spelling/Grammar
· No contact information - particularly an address
· Poorly designed navigation
· Hard to read text
· Broken links
· Poor cross-browser compatibility ( problems with CSS websites)
· Over-sized, slow loading graphics
· Too many graphics
· Horizontal scrollbars
· Very long pages / too much information on one page
· To much flash graphics
· Poor choice of color scheme
· Use of frames
· Too many pop up windows
· Poor content organization
· Advertising banners
· Too many different colors
· Under construction signs Read the rest of this entry »