How well you plan will have tremendous impact on how your new web site will look, function and “feel,” how completely it will meet your needs and expectations, and how much it will cost!
Planning Websites That Work
May 29th, 2007 — Web Design
Web site design tip
May 28th, 2007 — Web Design
1. Frames
A framed site usually has only one URL and therefore can only get one listing, which usually only contains frameset info (no keywords). You’ll end up with one weak search engine listing, if any.
In addition, splitting a page into frames is very confusing for users since frames break the fundamental user model of the web page. All of a sudden, you cannot bookmark the current page and return to it (the bookmark points to another version of the frameset), URLs stop working, and printouts become difficult. Even worse, the predictability of user actions goes out the window. Who knows what information will appear where when you click on a link? Continue reading →