The main website is now receiving around 15,000 unique visitors a month, and continuing to grow. I also have new features (unique & good quality of course!) to integrate into the site. The problem is the current design! It is a very pretty looking site with the big image of a sunset, but the navigation bar at the top is small and fiddly and now I can’t fit anymore links on it. It also only has one sidebar, ideally for all the content I need two.

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The right images on a website can really help complete a design in style. No matter what the nature or style of your site design there are always plenty of images you can use absolutely free (or though you may have to credit the photographer). On our main site we previously only listed 4 providers of free stock images, now we list 6! You can check them out on our Stock Photo Providers page.

Are you constantly tweaking your website or do you do a redesign/series of changes and just leave it? Is it wise to always be messing with the design? Ive been putting together plans for existing websites to continue there development and I started thinking about whether constant changes are better than making lots of changes at once?

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When designing a website there is lots to think about, and one of the most important parts is how users will navigate around your site. Users love simple navigation, it means they have to think less and can surf quicker. If you want users to stay on your website for a while then easy navigation is critical.

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Whatever your targets are for your business in 2008 make sure you start off as you mean to go on. If you begin the year getting out of bed late and putting off jobs you need to do on your website then you are heading straight on for a year where your business either fails or doesn’t grow, neither are an attractive proposition!

Make sure you are well aware of your targets for 2008. If they are financial then have them fixed in your head, if they are not directly financial IE complete design of WebsiteX then have your plan close at hand and get cracking.

If you want to end the year happy with your business then January has to be the beginning, good luck to everyone in 2008! 

Just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas! I hope 2007 has been a good all-round year for your business and yourself. Send out the year with a bang by enjoying Christmas and seeing in the New Year in style (I think everyone says that!) Then you will be fresh for 2008 and the challenges and joy that it is no doubt going to bring!

See you in 2008! Regards, Chris - FreeStockImages.net Owner

The first ever article we wrote for the articles page on our main website was titled ‘Add A Friendly Face To Your Website’, we published it at the start of 2007 and it was picked up by many web design forums and websites. If you haven’t yet read it we recommend you do. You can read the full article on eZineArticles (Add A Friendly Face).

Article In A Nutshell 

It is fact that humans like to interact with other humans - not robots. For this reason putting images of faces and groups of people on your website is beneficial because it makes the site feel more real and humane. The full article expands on this and also recommends ways to insert images easily into your website.