Website design help!

Many times we attempt to create a blog/website, but end up failing because we don't know how to properly construct and maintain a decent website. 

Here are some websites and tips to help you create your own successful website!

 http://www.cio.com/article/734408/13_Simple_Tips_for_Improving_Your_Web_Design?page=3&taxonomyId=600028 

Have a polished, professional logo--and link it to your home page.
Use intuitive navigation
Get rid of clutter

http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/5-tips-to-simplify-your-web-design/

Focus on the essential elements
Get rid of things you don’t need, those are simply distractions
Use the 80-20 rule:  focus on displaying only the 20% of site elements that are delivering 80% of that usefulness.

https://medium.com/i-dont-know-a-thing/636232ab3de3

2-3 main colors

5-8 Navigation Items

Place important information on top

http://webdesign.about.com/od/webdesigntutorials/a/aa070504.htm

Think small 10-12KB

Don’t use images that blink

http://www.networksolutions.com/education/web-design-tips/

Use Thumbnails

Limit the use of flash

Clean up your code

My favorite site is: www.youtube.com & www.facebook.com

The way these sites are arranged follow through with my research. All the important things are at the top; navigation bar usually only includes a few items.

I wouldn’t exactly change anything, because these website are running at their full potential. I might take out some of the content just to make it run a bit faster.

Examples of good websites: www.twitter.com; www.google.com; www.forever21.com

Examples of bad websites: http://www.lingscars.com/  http://i0.wp.com/www.globalwebfx.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/worst-website-of-2013.png