Jazz Up Your Profile

You’ve got a great circle of friends. Each time you check your Inbox, it is inundated with MySpace updates. Clicking on your friends’ pages, you quickly find that you are compelled to browse each and every one of these attractive pages. Some belong to strangers whom you hardly even know, so why are you so obligated to check them out?

You actively update your profile and upload every single photograph that will give a clue about your lifestyle in a bid to attract more new friends, but to no avail. The solution to this is rather simple: Give your MySpace page a better layout.

The first thing that you should do is to ensure that your fonts are readable. Matrix-like background with neon green words look really cool and all but your readers might leave your page with sore eye balls, thanks to the high contrast. Next, you should try to prioritise your information and give them better titles, one that will sum up nicely what you are trying to say. Grab readers’ attention the first chance you get. A header like “Why I Eat Hamsters For Breakfast” will certainly garner more interest than a mere “My Profile” title. Finally, when optimising your MySpace layout, make sure you go easy on the graphics. Utilise HTML and create thumbnails for your huge photographs, and use .gif animations sparingly or it will turn off visitors.

If you follow the steps above, you’re well on your way to be the talk of the (MySpace) town!

Page Loading Times

Imagine this. You’re clicking through what appears to be an interesting site. It dynamic images are laid out attractively within a great layout. There are tonnes of eye-catching animations, full motion videos and music tracks pre-loaded. In a nutshell, it looks amazingly spiffy. But here’s where frustration starts. Each time you click a link, it takes a lifetime to load. “Forget it,” you say, and you promptly hit the ‘X’ button to close the window, ending what could have been a great web browsing experience.

What would you do, had you been the website designer? The simplest way to get more unique hits and attract casual visitors as well as maintain loyal readers is to create a fast-loading site. This can be done by minimizing elements used. Large photographs are not necessary but if you simply must insert them, you should optimise your embedded images by ensuring that it is in .gif or .jpg format. Even these images are made webpage-friendly, that does not mean you can go wild with the animated .gifs. They can be an annoying eyesore. Use them sparingly and only to guide visitors to sections that you want them to see or click first.

If you follow this simple method and avoid going overboard with images used in your site, you’ll get more site visitors in no time!