Website Basics 2 - Yellow Frog Media

What Makes a Well Designed Website?

May 9, 2019February 2, 2015 by Dave Ellison

Reading Time: 3 minutes

There are quite a few factors that contribute to a well-designed website. Opinions vary widely among designers, and there is a continual discussion that goes on in the community of web developers. One of the major factors that contribute to a well-designed website is simplicity.

Dave Ellison

Dave is a developer for Yellow Frog Media where he works on websites for small to medium sized businesses. In the past he has served as a blogger, teacher, software developer and project manager. He resides in Arlington, Texas with his wife Charlotte and their four-legged child. (A Jack Russell Terrier mix named Eddie).

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How to Link to Content on the Web with a Hyperlink

June 16, 2019January 20, 2015 by Dave Ellison

Reading Time: 2 minutes

Hyperlink Symbol A question I’m often asked, is “How do I link to other content on the web from my own website?”
While web developers do this in their sleep, it’s not so obvious and easy for those that don’t do it all the time. Here is a breakdown of the HTML command to create a hyperlink to other content. (Note: Your keystrokes are in bold)

We start out with the opening anchor tag: <a

Next comes the href attribute: href (This stands for hypertext reference), followed by the = sign to tell it what to reference.

Dave Ellison

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Website 101

June 16, 2019January 12, 2014 by Dave Ellison

Reading Time: 3 minutes

Web Design One of the first things you should ask yourself is what you want your website to accomplish. Until you can answer that question, all else is a moot point.
Most would say that they want to ‘get more business‘ and while that may be the primary objective, there is usually more to it than that. You might use your site for any of the following purposes: