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Misconception #4: Images are great in illustrating points you want to deliver. It also adds appeal to your website. But do not image-overload your site because it takes some time to load them. Also, save your images using the correct format. Images that have more colors are saved as .jpg images, otherwise you have to save it as .gif format.

Misconception #5: Your website is viewed equally at all times

This mistake is very common among webmasters. You can never assume that your site looks the same in all browsers because browsers render HTML differently. Remember to view your site in all possible browsers, especially the leading ones like Firefox and IE.

Misconception #2: Flash Enhances your Website

Additional features like Flash elements sure adds appeal to your website. But be cautious in using these features because not all Internet user have a broadband connection, some of them may still be crawling dial up connections at 56K. If this is the case, it will take some annoying time to load a page.

Misconception #3: Colors Enhances your Website

Of course you wanted your site to be readable. Do not make your site out of rainbows; you cannot put all the colors in the color wheel into your website. That is totally a no-no because it will create chaos. Also, consider dark colored text and light colored background combination. It won’t hurt your reader’s eyes.

The following are web design misconceptions. Read and make sure you do not fall for them. Hope this helps.

Misconception #1: Web Designing is ONLY for Tech Savvies

Of course not! Software like CoffeeCup can help you design your own website even without technical knowledge about the subject. Even web hosting solutions provide such help in web design. There are preset templates you could choose from. You just need to insert your own content and publish right away. Everything you ever have to need in building and managing a website will come with your web hosting package.

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