Website Design : Navigation Basics
Filed under: Advertising, Internet Marketing, Online Business, Web Design
A link is a word, or short phrase, that when clicked takes visitors from one page of your website to another page of your website, and knowing how to make use of them as part of your website design is essential. The more pages your website has, the more links you will need. If your website has 10 pages, then you will probably need around 70-100 links. If your website has hundreds of pages, then you will probably need 300+ links.
In theory, every page on your website should link to every other page on your website, as that would mean that visitors only need to click once to find what they are looking for. However, if your website has a lot of pages, then this will not be possible, as you would have so many links filling up your pages that there would be little space left for anything else. What you should aim for though is to have every page that is directly relevant to another page to include a link to it.
You can do this by including links within the written content on your web pages. For example, if you mention ‘Sony TVs’ on one of your pages, and another page on your site provides information on Sony TVs, then you should make the phrase ‘Sony TVs’ link to your Sony TVs page. Another approach is to have a list of relevant web pages on your site at the end of each of your web pages. So, using the same example, if you have written a web page about Sony TVs in general, at the end of that page you could link to your web pages on Sony TV repairs, Sony TV prices and Sony TV models.
In addition to having links within your written content and at the bottom of your written content, it is also advisable to incorporate menu bars along the top and / or left hand side of your website design. You can include many links within a menu bar without cluttering up the look and feel of your website.
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This article was written by a website design expert who has more than 10 years experience in the industry. He is currently doing website design in White Plains, NY and can be contacted at http://kinneymedia.com
