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Web Design
The design conventions for websites are simple, but they are effective. To follow these conventions, designers should ensure that their logos function as links to the home page; that clicking on a small image will display a larger version of that image; that all links lead to HTML documents unless they are clearly labeled as some other format (PDS, movie, etc.); that items are purchased by adding them to a virtual shopping cart and then taking them through a virtual checkout process. Website identity checks should always be accomplished through a system that relies on user names and passwords. These are just a few of the conventions. There are many others.
Business - All business/finance/loan/mortgage related link can be found here
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Computers - All computer hardware/software/peripheral related link can be found here
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Internet - All webhosting/webdesign/internet marketing related link can be found here
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Software - All software related link can be found here
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Web Design - All web design/development related link can be found here
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Web Hosting - All web hosting related link can be found here
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Web Promotion - All search engine optimization/internet marketing related link can be found here
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Web Resources - All other web related link can be found here
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Recreation - All travel/hotel/cruise related link can be found here
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Casino - All online gambling/poker/blackjack/roulette related link can be found here
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Health - All online pharmacy/hospital/health related link can be found here
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Shopping - All online shopping/gift related link can be found here
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Miscellaneous - All other links can be found here
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There are situations in which the common website design conventions may be ignored. One such situation is if a site is so unique that what it offers is worth the time to learn how to use it. When Google introduced its Gmail product, the first webmail service in the world that provided a gigabyte of storage space, an interface that utilizes Javascript to change whole pages without reloading them was included. This was a diversion from web conventions, but the site worked so well that it became popular in spite of its departure from conventional design. The site is now beginning to create new conventions of its own.
Designers should not start believing that they are more important than they actually are. The introduction of a new product or service does not mean designers can get away with adding streaming video to a page without annoying people, for example. Designers are advised to recognize the limits of their websites and work to make them as much like other websites as possible in terms of design and navigation.
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