I am W3 certified and can develop sites from scratch; however, I am not really good at knowing what is attractive. You might think that is crazy, but allow me to explain
Being that I am blind, I am not really sure what really looks visually appealing as far as websites are concerned. I do, however, have an understanding of color concepts and what things look like, as I saw when I was a child. Unfortunately, that was before the days of personal use of computers and the Internet as we know it today, as I was born before people used computers in their homes. Since this is the case, I am asking for your help. Please answer the following questions:
What type and size of font will be acceptable on a business website? When I construct documents, I normally write in Arial or Times New Roman, and the size is usually twelve point. Can the same apply to websites?
What color should the font be? I know that, in documents, font color is traditionally black.
What color background should I use?
What kind of layout do you recommend? Should I use columns, as many developers do, or can I just lay it out like a traditional page?
What kind of pictures are appropriate to use for a background image? Or, do I need any at all? I was thinking of just having pictures of me and other various products along with a company logo where aplicable. I was not really planning to use any background images.
I had a site up before, but that is since useless because I tore it up and am going to rebuild. Not to mention, I have been getting clients from ODesk, Scriptlance, Guru, and Elance, and I've not needed to use my site much at all in those instances because I just rely on the freelance sites. But now, I want to resurrect my site and broaden out, offering services all over the web and targeting a wider audience. I have the development part down, as well as the compelling sales copy, but I need some tips on how to make the site attractive to the eye, so customers will stay and want to do business.
Thank you in advance for any tips you can offer. I really appreciate it.
Being that I am blind, I am not really sure what really looks visually appealing as far as websites are concerned. I do, however, have an understanding of color concepts and what things look like, as I saw when I was a child. Unfortunately, that was before the days of personal use of computers and the Internet as we know it today, as I was born before people used computers in their homes. Since this is the case, I am asking for your help. Please answer the following questions:
What type and size of font will be acceptable on a business website? When I construct documents, I normally write in Arial or Times New Roman, and the size is usually twelve point. Can the same apply to websites?
What color should the font be? I know that, in documents, font color is traditionally black.
What color background should I use?
What kind of layout do you recommend? Should I use columns, as many developers do, or can I just lay it out like a traditional page?
What kind of pictures are appropriate to use for a background image? Or, do I need any at all? I was thinking of just having pictures of me and other various products along with a company logo where aplicable. I was not really planning to use any background images.
I had a site up before, but that is since useless because I tore it up and am going to rebuild. Not to mention, I have been getting clients from ODesk, Scriptlance, Guru, and Elance, and I've not needed to use my site much at all in those instances because I just rely on the freelance sites. But now, I want to resurrect my site and broaden out, offering services all over the web and targeting a wider audience. I have the development part down, as well as the compelling sales copy, but I need some tips on how to make the site attractive to the eye, so customers will stay and want to do business.
Thank you in advance for any tips you can offer. I really appreciate it.