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Graphic design, search engine marketing, banners and web site design tips

The following graphic design, web site design, banner design, and search engine and online marketing tips are written for people new to the web, web page design, and online marketing. When selecting a web page designer, online marketing professional, and graphic designer, you can use these tips as guidelines for making the best choice for your business.

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Web Site Design Tips

• 4 stages of web site design
• 5 Basic Rules of web page design and layout
• Designing sites for search engines and directories
• Fonts and typefaces in web site design
• HTML code for graphic images
• Illustration and web site design - design tips
• Image maps and web site design
• Making web sites and web graphic images easy to read
• Navigation schemes in web site design
• Pay-for-performance web site design
• Print design vs. web page design - Part 1
• Print design vs. web page design - Part 2
• Protecting your web site from online thieves - Part 1
• Protecting your web site from online thieves - Part 2
• Protecting your web site from online thieves - Part 3
• Scanning graphic images for the web
• Tips for writing web site content
• Using animation, Java, JavaScript, audio, and rich media in web site designs
• Using GIFs and JPEGs in web site design
• Using graphic images on web pages

Search Engine and Online Marketing Tips

• Copywriting for web sites, search engines, and directories
• Email etiquette: losing business when you miss manners
• Essentials of a search engine optimization campaign
• Getting listed in directories
• Getting listed in search engines
• Link popularity and search engines
• Online promotion using signature files
• Search engine and directory submission tips
• Tips for getting your web site listed in Yahoo
• Using meta-tags as an online marketing strategy
• Web site promotion scam: site submission & search engine lead times
• Web site promotion scam: using hits and visits in online marketing
• What to look for in a search engine optimization specialist
• What to look for in an online promotion or marketing company

Banner Design Tips

• Banner ad segmentation
• Banner ads and branding: defusing the dot bombs
• Banner ads and screen real estate
• Banner design tips
• Color and banner designs
• Compressing animated GIF banners
• Compressing Flash movies and Flash banners
• GIF animation and banner designs
• Planning a banner ad campaign
• Types of banner ad campaigns
• Using logos in banner designs
• Where to purchase banner ads

Graphic Design Tips

• Guidelines for selecting a logo design
• Psychology of color: projecting a professional image with color
• Using white space in web page layout and design

If you have any specific questions about our graphic design tips, please use our contact form or email us at info@grantasticdesigns.com.

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