2011 has proven to be a year of web design and marketing for all businesses. Here are a list of tools that are a necessity to bring your site to the top of the Search Engines!
Social Media
Last year, the rise of Facebook and Twitter sparked a huge trend: social networking. Social sites such as these are here to stay and they are integrating themselves into our entire experience on the web. The Internet is becoming more personal in the way we share our lives via social media activity. The web will become even more intimate this year and we can expect to this this reflected in the websites we visit right the way across the web.
Touch Technology
As with Facebook and Twitter, a new trend has touched down: touch screens and technology. Using your fingers for navigation rather than a mice can introduce some absorbing new forms of web design and is another element to think about. A new web design should consider that it’s users might be using touch screen. As a side note, drop down menus and link hover aren't possible with a touch screen which should be taken into consideration,
Mobile Phones
With mobile/cell phones getting smarter, it’s only natural that web browsing should be considered from the modern cell phone. Your web designs should look great from a PC to a cell phone. And don’t think looks are the only things that matter. Every aspect of your web site should FUNCTION properly on the mobile phone as well. Specialists predict that mobile phones will outsell personal computers this year, so it is vital that our websites conform to these standards.
