| Have you ever been lost on a highway late
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| | choices at each level in your navigation.
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| at night? It's not a fun feeling.In the
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| | You'll have to carefully balance putting
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| same way that it's not fun to be lost on
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| | a limited set of choices with making too
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| a highway, it's not fun to be lost when
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| | many levels and depth to your site.For
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| visiting a web site. When you create a
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| | example, have a set of home page menu
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| web site, make sure that it is easy for
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| | options of no more than nine. If you
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| your visitors to find their way
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| | want to create subpages off of those
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| around.Here are some tips:1 - Make your
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| | pages, keep those pages to nine or less
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| pages consistentThe most important rule
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| | too. Really try to group your
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| is to make your pages and your navigation
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| | information together as you organize your
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| scheme consistent. Just because you can
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| | site. If your list of subpages gets too
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| create 58 different layouts with whiz
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| | long, make a new menu option that will
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| bang colors and graphics doesn't mean
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| | adequately represent some of those items.
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| that you should. Put your menu in the
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| | Also consider just linking to pages that
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| same place on every page. Keep
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| | are NOT included in the menu. When a
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| consistency across your pages by using
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| | page of info is necessary, create an
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| the same header or page template. This
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| | internal link and alleviate a menu option
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| will help your visitors stay oriented
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| | all together!4 - Allow for a site
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| within your web site.2 - Place the menu
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| | searchNow we are talking helpful!!A
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| with careThe most common location for the
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| | simple search box which allows your
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| menu is the left side of the page with
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| | visitors to search throughout your site
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| menu items running vertically down the
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| | can be very helpful. It can allow
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| page. This generally works best for all
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| | visitors to get to the information they
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| but the largest web sites. Many internet
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| | want quickly.5 - Create a site mapMost
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| users expect to see web site menus in
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| | every web site should have a site map.
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| this location too.Alternatively, you may
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| | It's a page on your web site that lists
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| place your menu across the top of your
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| | and links to all the pages on your site.
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| web site. This can be harder to maintain
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| | It gives your visitors an overview of all
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| in the long run as you make changes to
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| | the material on you site. As a bonus, it
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| your site. Also, if you have a long
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| | can help search engines find and index
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| menu, all of your options may not be
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| | all your pages too. (We know of a great
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| visible to viewers due the the width of
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| | set of tools that does this
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| their individual computer screens.3 -
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| | automatically!!!)When you create a web
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| Remember the rule of "7 plus or minus
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| | site that follows all these navigation
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| 2"Published in psychology journals as
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| | tips, your visitors won't feel like they
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| early as 1956, the rule of "7 plus or
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| | are lost on a highway at night. And that
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| minus 2" states that people can generally
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| | is good for your web site and for your
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| process between five and nine pieces of
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| | organization.Herb and Monica Leibacher
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| information at a time. When you create
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| | operate Web Builder Express
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| your navigation, think about limiting the
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| number of choices to between five and
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| | Create a professional web site for your
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| nine. It's not always possible, but it
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| | business or non-profit organization with
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| can help to have a reasonable number of
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| | Web Builder Express.
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