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By Chris Dill You’ve been on the internet long enough to see sites that amaze you and others that you feel like your 10 year old could do. From slick, professional sites with interactive functions, lots of great videos and plenty to keep you coming back to sites that simply don’t work, are hard to navigate and look like someone colored in with random selections out of a Crayola box, you’ve seen a wide sampling of sites and you want to create your own amazing site. You may even have a little experience with web design and have decided you may want to do it for a living.
Great Web Designs Fast So, how can you learn to do great web designs fast so you can start your new career? Easy. It’s all about the tools today. With the right design package, not only can you create sites that look great, are easy to navigate, have lots of multimedia features and support but also includes social media tools to make it easy for users to Like on Facebook and easy to Tweet on Twitter. Your first step is to find a great web design package. One of the best anywhere is WebFast Professional. Not only is it relatively inexpensive (around $50), but with all the included templates, included image and graphics tools, a powerful array of design tools and awesome support, you have everything you need in one place. However, if you’re simply looking to do one or two sites but still want all the features of a great package, Homestead is a subscription based service for only $5 a month.
Next, find a hosting site that gives you support for all the website features you need. Most hosts today offer unlimited domain name hosting, unlimited storage, unlimited bandwidth and unlimited email addresses for $5 to $10 per month. Some will even give you a free domain name when you sign up! While a great web design package makes it easy to set up and design great looking websites, it takes a great host to make your site shine. After that, sit down and learn your design package. Most packages today even include a Wizard to help you get started and with Drag and
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Drop module integration, you may even have your first, great looking website up within just a few hours. While your first couple of websites may not be quite as slick and professional as some sites you’ve seen, not only will they look better than the sites your 10 year old could do, but they’ll be sites you’ll be proud to show off to friends, family and even to show to prospective clients.
To read more blogs, please visit www.thedilldesign.com Christopher is a web developer, designer, and SEO specialist. He runs a SEO specific company at https://www.virginiaseo.org and really enjoys design and marketing.
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