Tuesday 9 August 2011

Web Development- Why Good Website Navigation Is Important ?


Web surfers are basically an impatient bunch and if a website is hard to figure out because the links are not obvious, they will click away never to return. Website navigation is one of the most crucial elements in determining the effectiveness of a website. This article discuses the basic principle of designing website navigation. To be effective website navigation must first and foremost make sense to the average person. While there is always room for creativity, well-designed websites tend to have similar navigation layouts.

As a web designer you must always keep in mind the basic purpose of the website and the intended audience when designing navigational elements. Most websites exist to either inform the visitor about a product or service or to actually sell the product or service. Therefore there are some basic guidelines to follow:

Make sure all navigational elements are clearly links by using standard conventions for links such as buttons, menus, underlining the text or changing color on mouse. Resist the temptation to use clever or ambiguous names for links.

When using non-conventional links, explicitly tell the visitor that this is a link. For example, suppose you design a web page where you want to use a map showing several different cities and want to let the user click on the city name to pull up information about that city. Just make sure you tell the user to click on the city name to get more information about that city.

Remember the “Three Click Rule” that most professional web designers use. Studies have shown that most users will not click more than three links to get to the information they want. So every page on your website should be reachable within three clicks.

Navigation Element Locations

Top Menus – a top of the page menu bar is usually located directly below the page header graphic that contains the site logo.
Left Side Navigation – left side navigation is typically implemented as either a column or text area on the left top portion of the webpage.
Right Side Navigation – right side navigation is not used that often, but when used, it is implemented as a column or text area on the top right side of the webpage.
Bottom Menus – bottom menus can be either a menu bar or footer.

Important Navigation Elements 

Internal Page Links – Every page on the website should be within two or three clicks from the home page.
Login Boxes – login boxes should be prominently displayed. Common locations are top left, top right or inside the page header.
Shopping Carts – if you use a shopping cart to sell your products, you should prominently display a view cart button on each page.
Order Buttons – if you use individual order buttons they should be large and visible.
Breadcrumbs – Breadcrumbs are usually located at the top left of the page just under the header. Each word is a link back to the previous page. They are in the form

       Home-> Articles-> Marketing

External Links – external links can be used anywhere but are most frequently used inside the text areas on a website.
Advertisements – advertisements are usually either a graphic or text with an associated hyperlink.
Downloadable Items – if you offer downloadable items such as audio, video or pdf files, make sure that you tell the user how big the file is and whether they need an application to use the file.
Site Map – A site map is a good way to layout your entire site for your visitor. (Search engine spyders like them too.) It is just a hierarchical listing of every page on your site with a clickable hyperlink to that page.
Summary
A good navigation system can increase the numbers of pages viewed by each visitor. This in turn can increase signups, customers, sales, members or whatever it is your site is designed to do and make your website more successful. 

Tuesday 2 August 2011

Solitaire Campus Management Solution

Solitaire Infosys Campus Management Solution is an administrative suite that provides students, faculty, staff, and management with immediate access to real-time information and connects that information to specific action. It is an adaptable solution serving all  types and sizes of institutions including small, private universities, community colleges, research institutions, and large, public, multi-campus establishments. Campus Management Solution is the most responsive and comprehensive student administration system which covers all the phases of student life cycle at the university; right from his admission till he graduates and becomes an alumnus.





Modules available in CMS are:
Recruitment & Admission
Student Financials
Student Records
Academic Advisement
Campus community
Grade Book
Campus Self Service
Enterprise Portal
Contributor Relations
CollegeNet Scheduling System


Today education is one of the most important spheres in life, and students constitute a high value group. As a result, campus automation has morphed from a demand fulfillment operations model to a highly competitive student-centric model.Adapting global best practices in education and learning, global governance, and management practices means that universities and colleges have to provide superior levels of service to all stakeholders while reducing costs and lowering overheads.
 Campus automation solution provides a complete solution to the manual accounting and record maintenance problems. It not only automates the current working process but also provides absolute control over the management matters through an accurate and efficient Management Information System.


Monday 1 August 2011

Web Designing/ Web Development

From idea creation and developing a business model straight through to design and technology implementation, Solitaire Infosys makes your transition into e-business as smooth and swift as possible with its interactive web design policies. Combining skills you need to compete in the ever-changing world of the internet - strategy, web technologies, user interface design, systems integration, user reach, brand and image building -  Solitaire Infosys  provide solutions that work, not just look good!


An array of interactive web design plans lets you create a unique & distinguished website with many interactive design choices. We specialize in projects that combine beautiful interactive design with intelligent technology. we understand that having a great website, a print piece, or even a beautiful logo is just not enough. You need results. We are a results-focused and driven shop. We love tying in creative marketing campaigns to our great work. Web development, email campaigns, social media, SEO/SEM, media placement and other online marketing strategies are our focus.  we know that web design involves a lot of work - and we're not scared to roll up our sleeves and get our hands dirty. When we design a web site for you, we:
Work out navigational issues. We want to make sure that your customers and clients can easily find what they are looking for.
Work out usability issues. We want your web site to be easily accessible to everyone, which is why we make sure that it works for vision impaired and hearing impaired users as well.




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From idea creation and developing a business model straight through to design and technology implementation, Solitaire Infosys  make your transition into e-business as smooth and swift as possible. Combining skills you need to compete in the ever-changing world of the internet - strategy, web technologies, user interface design, systems integration, user reach, brand and image building -  Solitaire Infosys  provide solutions that work, not just look good! Solitaire Infosys Pvt. Ltd. have been proactive in the implementation of structured processes which ensure smooth and clear communications processes  between them and their customers.
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