Top 5 essential tips for a better website in 2016



let�s kickstart 2016 with 5 essential tips for making better websites. Are you ready? Read on!


Make it fast!:
It�s a known reality that net users don�t wish to wait. If your website fails to load quickly enough, most potential visitors can shut the page and visit another web site instead. Adding to that, Google announced last year that loading time has a vast impact on however they rank websites.

So if you wish your web site to be higher in 2016, speed is among the most crucial things to think about. Get a fast host, use caching, minify hypertext mark-up language, JavaScript and CSS, use a CDN, minimize HTTP requests. Everything you need to grasp is explained within the article connected below.


Optimize your images:
Images ar invariably Associate in Nursing vital a part of a web site. Images conjointly tend to be vast and consequently take forever to load and use a heap of information measure. Did you know that with some tools and a bit of data you'll build your web site method quicker to load and save precious bandwidth?

Image optimization will be summed up within the following: selecting the proper format and size, using pictures solely once required, and find the right balance between quality and weight. Everything you need to grasp is explained well below.


Be mobile friendly:
In recent years, mobile browsing has supplanted desktop browsing. In other words, it is now extremely important that you make sure that your website is 100% mobile ready.

A good example of mobile friendly web design is the Monte WordPress theme, created by WPzoom. Check it and resize your browser to see how well it displays under different resolutions.

Making a website responsive (i.e. fitting perfectly different screen resolutions) is easier than it seems, thanks to CSS media queries.


Use webfonts instead of icons:
Using icon webfonts is super easy. The first thing to do is to download a font. In this example I�m using the amazing MFG Labs font that you can download for free here. Feel free to browse the collection linked below if you prefer to use another font.

Once done, upload the files on your webserver and add the downloaded stylesheet to your website. For better performance, I recommand that you copy/paste the content of the stylesheet into your website�s main style.css file.

And finally, you simply have to drop the markup in your html file. Below is an example of creating two icons with links to my Twitter and Facebook profiles.


Switch to a quality host:
There�s no quality website while not a quality server. If you want your web site to be quick and out there 24/7, you have to think about using the services of a top quality hosting supplier. Below is the list of my three personal favorites:

Vidahost:
This company has been hosting CatsWhoCode since 2012. The speed and availability ar wonderful and the support service continually responds quick, even on Sundays or in the middle of the night. The only downpoint is that the somewhat overpriced worth, but simply like low cost hosting isn�t sensible, good hosting isn�t low cost.
Good news: by victimisation the coupon CATSWHOCODE once checking out, you�ll get 10% off any hosting arrange.

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